Last year I was sent some of this beautiful Lady McElroy fabric to review from Sew Loco. I made this top and took photos in the old house but then life happened and Lucy took a little break to have a baby! She's back now and Sew Loco has reopened with 20% off all fabrics…
Hello! It's my #ToolThursday weekly review post and this week I have tried out Vlieseline Waistshaper interfacing. It is basically a strip of interfacing with perforated lines to guide where you press/sew in order to create a perfect waistband without any pattern pieces. Now I am no pattern drafter so not having to do a…
click here Oh man, this fabric and I have been through the ringer! I actually cut out pieces of another pattern before I realised it wasn't going to fit me!! Fortunately, the Chalk and Notch Fringe Dress came to my rescue and I LOVE the finished dress! For all the grizzly details in the disaster…
Anyone get the quote from the title? I can't stop saying it whenever I wear this dress! Anyway, as I've mentioned before, there's no point writing a whole blog post for my blog when I do one of these reviews as I don't have any more to say than I have already said (and WHO…
Hi folks! I have a quick little update for you today. Vlieseline have released a press release regarding their products and sustainability and have asked me to share it with you guys! For the sake of transparency: I am not receiving anything for sharing this information with you and I haven't tried all these products,…
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Hello! Another quick post today to say I've written a whole blog post about this Simplicity pattern. I got this super cute Octopus jersey from Minerva Crafts and wrote a blog post for them which you can read here! Hope you've all had a great week! Disclaimer: ⭐️Fabric was provided free of charge in exchange for…
I am so excited to share this post with you this week! It is a product review of some knitting needles which I was SO excited to receive. I spoke before when I knitted this hat that I really wished I had some interchangeable knitting needles. In fact, I think I would have avoided making…
If I love a pattern I am totally likely to make it again. If I have gone to the effort of taping and cutting OR tracing a pattern, fitting it to my measurements and learning new techniques by sewing it, YOU BETTER BELIEVE I am making it again if it is a success! This was…
Hello! After a little break, I am back with a weekly product review! This week I am looking at this little Hemline Sewing Gauge. I have seen a few different versions of these handy little gadgets popping up all over the internet lately so I was pleased to be able to give this one a…
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