• Dressmaking, Interiors, Crafts •
I bought this silk taffeta fabric as soon as I heard about the New Craft House Galentine’s Party, with a vague idea that I wanted to make something with puffed sleeves. There was some great high street inspiration on the big sleeve front, if anything a little too much, because I ended up getting a…
My latest hack go-to is the By Hand London Holly bodice with the Nina Lee Kew skirt. I love this hack because it's versatile - it's a bit of a blank canvas since it's such a classic shape and you can easily add any type of sleeve. It also only uses about 2 metres of…
I’ve been waiting to use this Rifle Paper co Menagerie fabric for quite some time and when I saw Elisalex from By Hand London’s full circle version of the Orsola, I knew it would be the perfect pattern in this Rayon Lawn. I also wanted to modify further and add short sleeves to make it…
The majority of my wardrobe now is me made but I do have a couple of ready to wear dresses that I still love, one of them being this Topshop tie back dress that I bought off eBay some years ago. I love the fit of this dress, and the playfulness of the bow at…
By Hand London's Flora dress is my go-to Summer dress pattern; I think I have around 10 of them now. It's pretty easy to sew, the finish is great due to some clever lining techniques and it's really easy to adapt, particularly the straps. I've tried wide straps, double straps and thin straps so far…
I have finally finished my Liberty print cushions! I was looking for some lovely ribbons for some time and gave in yesterday and went to Liberty so I could match the ribbon to the material. I have finished two designs. The first is in Betsy grey and gold which I have matched with a velvet…
Ok, so i'm not talking about the Great British Sewing Bee but rather sewing with this lovely Sophie Allport bumblebee fabric. I wanted to make myself a Kindle case and this was really just a prototype with some off-cuts as I do want to make one in oilcloth so that it's wipe clean and more…
Got my hands on a screen printing kit and it is basically the best thing ever. I decided as my first design I would make some handy tote bags and bring to life the little bird on my birdcage cards. I made a stencil for the birdcage and printed it in black ink onto the tote…
I have recently updated my Etsy with some Birthday bunting cards and I thought I would take the liberty of showing you... All of these designs and more can be purchased from https://www.etsy.com/shop/KateEvaDesigns
So I decided it was definitely time to perfect my sewing machine skills after watching The Great British Sewing Bee and being inspired by the amazing Ann!I thought I'd start simple with some cushion covers and where better to begin than going fabric shopping at Liberty London? By the time I'd threaded the machine and pinned…
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