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…
Naturally, due to the beautiful Parisian prints in these fat quarters, I’ve gone for a bit of a travel theme with this collection of projects I’ve sourced around the interwebs. First things first, a girl needs some where to keep…
So to keep me distracted a little while I have been browsing the internet to find you a fabulous collection of patterns that would work with the fabric that went into the April ‘French Fancies’ boxes. Yet again, so many…
The inspiration for these boxes came as soon as I saw the bundle of Paris themed fat quarters; the colours, the prints, those bicycles.. absolutely gorgeous. It’s always interesting to see how each box takes form. Inspiration can come from…
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….
Today however I thought I’d share a few ways you can use them in your dressmaking. These ideas can be made using any small pieces of fabric you have in your stash, from previous projects, but they are perfect for…
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. The Vienna tank top from Itch To Stitch is great pattern to get you…
It may still be cold and there may still be a bucket load of rain coming down on us around the country but if there are daffodils in the garden it’s officially spring in my book! I knew I wanted…
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…