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Your Makes Vol 2

Your Makes Vol 2

I absolutely love seeing what you make and every time a picture pops up on Instagram I do a little squeal and instantly show my husband.

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The Molly Top; A Double Feature

The Molly Top; A Double Feature

Having made my pledge to MeMadeMay on Zoe's, of So, Zo... What do you know?, blog I decided it was time to pull my sleeves up and make myself a few new everyday garments.

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Learning to Sew with Slippery Fabrics

Learning to Sew with Slippery Fabrics

Quilting weight cottons are such a fantastic place to start out dressmaking, and I still get sucked in by the gorgeous array of prints that they come in. But fairly quickly you start to see what else is out there and that sticking to this type of fabric can actually become kind of restrictive.

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The Stella Skirt

The Stella Skirt

Although I've been sewing for a while most of what I've learnt has been from books, the internet and my family, so when I started SewHayleyJane I decide to take the course just ensure that I was doing everything right.

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Spring To Life: Pattern Picks

Spring To Life: Pattern Picks

I'm going to dive straight in with my pattern picks to give you some inspiration on what you might like to make using your SewHayleyJane fabric.

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Alex Shirt Take Two

Alex Shirt Take Two

It was either going to be a floaty tea dress style, or the Alex Shirt from Sew Over It's My Capsule Wardrobe City Break e-book. As you can see, the Alex shirt won. I am in desperate need of more things I can wear on an everyday basis and this shirt definitely ticks that box.

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Moneta Party!!

Moneta Party!!

It's Moneta Party time!

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CHSI Stitches; My First Trade Show

CHSI Stitches; My First Trade Show

This was my first ever experience of a trade show and whilst most people probably go with a strategy of how they are going to spend their time there I decided the best thing for me was to just get a feel for how things work, have a look around and speak to some suppliers, old and new.

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