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New tools for the sewing box
to make life a bit easier
Custom size fabric baskets
great for keeping things tidy and organised
A month of Birthdays!
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Grainline Alder gathered shirtdress
in a lovely summery nautical viscose
Maternity Agnes tunic top tutorial
I promise not to go about maternity pattern adaptations too much more (I’ll be onto feeding tops soon enough!), but I wanted to share another quick pattern hack of the Tilly and the Buttons Agnes top that makes it into...
Happy New Year 2016!
Happy New Year to you all! I hope you’ve been having a lovely time over the festive season and had a chance to relax a bit. The 1st of January is always a nice time to stop and reflect for...
The Ultimate Fancy Shopping Bag Tutorial
I think you can never have enough bags! I always seem to have several everywhere I go – a handbag, a laptop bag and a general bag for lunch, projects, extra papers…..the list goes on! Now that the plastic bag...
Neckerchief Scarf Tutorial
Despite the totally gorgeous weather we have been having the past week, it is drawing closer and closer to that time of year. I won’t actually say (type) it yet as I know it is really early……..but there may be...
Summer 2015
I've got another lovely bunch of photos to share with you this week of all the awesome things you have been making with our fabrics and patterns! Bridey made this lovely simple top from my book Learn to Sew with...
New ironing gadgets for sewing
I’m a huge fan of the iron when it comes to sewing. In fact I couldn’t sew without ironing! When I sew at home I always have the ironing board set up and use it almost like a standing workbench....
Adding in pin tucks tutorial
For week four of my Me Made May Simple Sleeveless Top Challenge I’m going to show you another design detail that can be added to this ultimate basic pattern – pin tucks! This is one of my favourite variations! It’s...
Fray Check and Transparent Sewing Thread
I'm always keen to try out new sewing gadgets and recently the girls and I have been trying out some more cool haberdashery items - so here are the details of what we thought of them! First one under the...
Adjusting the neckline and adding ribbon tutorial
This week on the Simple Sleeveless Top Blog Series as part of my Me Made May Challenge I’m going to show you how to adapt and change the neckline if the Simple Sleeveless Top from my book, along with how...
Choosing a size and making bust adjustments tutorial
For the first part of my Me Made May 2015 Blog series on the Simple Sleeveless Top from my book, I wanted to give you a few pointers about getting the fit right and this week I’ll be showing you...
Textile Repair Powder and Wonder Tape
Recently we have been checking out and investigating two of our more unusal haberdahery items to bring you the low down on how to use these gizmos! First up is the Prym Textile Repair Powder (Price £3.60), which we have...