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I’d been admiring the amazing prints from StorrsLondon.com when they approached me and asked if I wanted some of their fabric and obviously I jumped at the chance. Just to note that they didn’t ask me to blog or share anything, I just chose to because I genuinely think their fabric is great. I chose…
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…
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…
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'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…
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 know it's crazy but I've never properly looked around the fabric shops on Goldhawk Road, and I only live about 25 minutes away from there now I live in Battersea. The quest for this fabric was a long one which I won't bore you with but involved lots of delayed deliveries and an emergency…
After sewing two swooshy Martha dresses from the Les Fleurs rayon, I thought it would be the perfect fabric for a Spring blouse. I bought a remnant of it in light blue and decided to try and squeeze the M7542 out of one metre. This pattern has several sleeve variations but I went with my…
When I made my last (and first) dress in Cotton & Steel rayon, it made me really want to make a second with some flouncy sleeves since it had such great movement. I wanted the fabric for this one to be floral and feminine to an extent, but I think the navy avoids it looking…
This was my fourth Rifle Paper co fabric purchase, but for me this print 'Tapestry' felt a little less Rifle, I think because it's really reminiscent of Strawberry Thief. However despite the similarities, this print is bang up to date, with nude, denim blue and perky flashes of orange which make it equally relevant in…
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