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Continue reading →: I made my own pattern…woop!
It has been a while since I made a post to my blog. Over the past few years a few things have changed in my world. My boys aren’t so little anymore 12 and 18 now! I lost my sewing mojo 😦 I did on the other hand discover that…
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Continue reading →: Home made pattern with circle skirt
Evening All 🙂 It’s been sooo long since I blogged last. I’ve sewn quite a few garments since my last blog post, most of them have been successful, some not 😱. So here’s the latest one. I managed to get a shot of it in the garden this afternoon,…
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Continue reading →: Black n’ White – Simplicity 1699
I have been trying to blog about this dress for a few weeks now. Finding the time to take pictures seems nigh on impossible sometimes when you work and have 2 children! This weekend I found five minutes and quickly managed to get a few snaps in before darkness drew.…
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Continue reading →: New pattern – Simplicity 1699
Trying a new pattern was way over due! During the half price Simplicity sale a month or so ago I picked some half price patterns. I decided to have a go at Simplicity 1699. To start with I traced the bodice pieces for the dress on to craft paper (my…
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Continue reading →: M4826 bodice with BHL circle skirt Combo
Hi Everyone, I have had this dress made for a while but have just been soo busy lately with x2 children, LegoLand, Sonisphere festival, office parties and more that I have not had time to blog about it. I have about 20 minutes now so this may be a little…
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Continue reading →: My Betty Dress by Sew Over It #SOIsewalong
Hello Everyone, I finally found time to blog about my Betty Dress which I made as part if the Sew Over It Sew Along challenge. There were a few moments where I thought I would not finish my dress in time. With the school year drawing to a close my calendar…
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Continue reading →: Dress for Wedding made from a homemade pattern
Hello 🙂 I have been trying to blog about this dress now for a few weeks but just haven’t had time or the right words in my head. I’m not a natural writer and find blogging a little tough but I’m getting there! So…the story goes…a friend of mine from work…
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Continue reading →: Flora Dress sew along – Completed! #florasewalong
My Flora Dress Sew along from By Hand London is complete 🙂 I chose to make the Faux Wrap style version which was actually quite tricky. I felt like I pushed myself out of my comfort zone with this dress. Although I have been sewing for a few years I…
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Continue reading →: Starting the #florasewalong By Hand London
Last weekend I started on my next challenge the Flora Sewalong with By Hand London. I thought I would try something new and decided to attempt the faux wrap style version. I made a Toile/Muslin from the bodice pieces first. First I traced off my mashed up sizes from the…