Category: Sewing

Shoulder and Neckline Adjustments

No one has the same body, we are all completely unique and very rarely does a garment fit perfectly first time. Today I thought I’d share with you two of my most common adjustments. These are ones that I have…

Moneta Party!!

It’s Moneta Party time! If you are on Instagram you might well have seen that this is the weekend of the #monetaparty. Last month The Triple Stitchers announced the hash tag that has taken the Instagram sewing community by storm….

Sewing Room Goodies

If you didn’t already know I’m a huge fan of bunting, so much so that I rallied the troops and made what felt like miles of the stuff for our wedding in 2015. I have a small length of it…

My Lovely New Machine

The Brother XN2500 was perfect as a starter machine and saw me through many a project, including one with denim which I was pretty impressed with. But I started wanting more from my machine, not only that but it was…

The Buchanan

Yep, gone are the days when Friday was the night for getting dressed up and hitting the town. I’ll be honest with you I never have been a big party goer and I’ve certainly never been one to enjoy dancing…

The Fraser Sweatshirt

I’m going to put all the blame on Christmas here, and that spending time with family and friends, going out and getting all the shopping done really was far more important. We’ll forget the fact that I could have done…

My 2017 Make Nine

If you follow any sewing Instagram accounts you will probably have noticed a hashtag that has been doing the rounds the last week or so, you might even have done it yourself! #2017makenine came into being thanks to Rochelle New…

My Festive Frock

I finally now have a dress to match the festivities! Hooray! This dress is made from the fabric that was sent out in last months boxes. I don’t think you can get much more Christmassy than red with white stars….