Personally, I don’t mind a cocophony-but-for-the-eyes approach to clashing prints, but my top sewing goal to come out of Me Made May was to sew up more solid colour fabrics. It has been four months. I have not made a…
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Which is why, for this month I decided to go a little off-piste and make a pretty ironing board cover… I think it was the very Cath Kidston-esque fabric that did it! The whole ironing board cover took me about…
I have no problem wearing bright colours, clashing prints – and, to help matters, I am very short – hence the name being @thelittledressmaker! I love dressing the way I do, but I’m trying to integrate some more ‘grown-up’ items…
First up are some patterns to use with that fabulous silky satin in the Classic and Mini boxes. If you have a man in your life who enjoys a statement tie that you could give Sew Over It’s Tie pattern…
I used to be exactly the same, squirrelling away those little squares of loveliness in the hopes that one day I’d find something to do with them – lo and behold, that day has finally come! Here are some ideas…
Hopefully you’re feeling super organised (or at least inspired to be organised) and ready for some autumn sewing! Don’t worry if you’re not quite there yet, I’ve got a good mix of patterns here for you, to inspire you to…
I’ve even already started making some cooler weather clothes which I hope to share with you very soon. This week however is box packing week, which means my living room has been completely taken over and is now home to…
I found myself imagining stepping off of a plane in my floral cigarette trousers (and possibly a matching tie-front top, should there have been enough fabric left before I jetted off to said holiday), a 40s style headscarf and ridiculously…
I love seeing on Facebook and Instagram what plans people have for the fabric, but if you’re stuck for ideas give some of these a try. Hibiscus Stretch Cotton Let’s kick things off with the Osaka skirt from Seamwork. This…