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I’ve made a few hacks of the By Hand London Anna and Flora dresses. I think I like it so much because of dresses from the 90s; dresses I remember my mum wearing and dresses like THAT mint green dress from Friends. I bought this fabric on a bit of a panic and a whim…
I haven’t made pjs for a while and when better to make some then when you’re in lockdown. I’ve seen some lovely linen versions of the Common Stitch Pipit PJs and I think it looks amazing in plain or patterned fabrics. I had this Rifle Paper Co cotton that they kindly gifted me when they…
I bought this linen from Sister Mintaka last year and was saving it for an Axis dress however being in lockdown and not having the pattern, I decided to make do and make a trusty By Hand London Flora. I didn’t have a zip in the same colour and since I’ve been working from home…
Rifle Paper Co kindly sent me a package full of goodies from their Primavera collection including this cotton. I had 2 yards so I decided to do a short Tilly and the Buttons Indigo dress. As with the one I made previously, I added waist ties at the sides of the bodice that tie up…
This was one of those ideas so clever that I was immediately inspired and so easy that I thought, why have I never thought to do this?! Thanks to Vicky @Sewstainability for thinking of this and Joy from Pink Coat Club for drawing my attention to it. So I’m taking a look at the clothes…
I’d admired many versions of the Deer and Doe Magnolia dress, but never thought the neckline was for me - mainly because I don’t usually wear low necklines so I was worried about feeling uncomfortable. But when I saw this Rifle Paper co fabric I thought it would be a great match so I decided…
I was excited about Me Made May this year mainly because I love seeing everyone’s outfits and discovering new sewists, but also because it’s the first year that it didn’t seem like a huge effort for me since I’ve got quite a vast handmade wardrobe now. Aside from a couple of jackets, one or two…
One of the most exciting things that's happened in my sewing journey was when I went to meet Anna Rifle Bond in Liberty where she was doing a signing. To be honest I felt kind of silly, queuing up to tell her how much of a creative idol she is to me and asking for…
Continue reading ➞ [Gifted fabric] Rifle Paper Co Anna/Flora/Kew hack
I've already blogged about an Anna/Kew hack in a previous post so I will spare you the details but in short this is one of my favourite hacks, so simple and only needed 2 metres of fabric. I bought this Rifle Paper Co rayon from Sister Mintaka. It's one of my favourite fabrics to work…
I've done a few different hacks of the Kew dress and Holly bodice but this time I decided to use the Anna bodice (By Hand London). It's one of my favourite bodices to sew up, so simple and easy to adjust. I think paired with the Kew skirt it's quite a 1940s silhouette so I…
