I am not particularly proud of this, but I wanted to talk about how recently I let several people down. Before I got my new job (that I wrote about in my last blog post), I had agreed to several blogging/sewing opportunities which were all due within a few weeks of one another. However, suddenly…
Its Fashion Revolution week! That means this week we uplift the voices of those in the garment industry, and examine what we can do to reduce our fast fashion consumption while asking brands 'Who Made My Clothes?'. Of course, for many of us home sewists we know who made our clothes, so maybe the better…
I am thrilled to be making my first project from Adaku’s book ‘Sewing With African Wax Print Fabrics’ which was kindly sent to me along with the fabric to celebrate the book launch. The book is brilliant and has so many brilliant projects from extremely simple hair ties, to gorgeous shirts and dresses! For my…
These linen Arenite Pants are perfect for all seasons! I made them around six months ago (I am carrying on with my look back at makes that never made it to the blog) and I have been wearing them with different shoes/jackets and they are actually perfect for many situations! The linen is definitely more…
I don't know about you, but there is not a lot of sewing going on around here right now. We are in the middle of lockdown (again) here in the UK and I am homeschooling my little boy full-time. After he goes to bed I am much more likely to be found knitting on the…
I love sewing with scraps, it's so satisfying making a garment out of what are essentially waste materials. When I ordered 3m of tencel/cotton twill I was planning to make dungarees but changed my mind as to whether I would wear them. So I made a beautiful Grainline Farrow dress which I love and have…
I love a free pattern, who doesn't?! I love them so much I keep this list of hundreds of free patterns to help other sewists find them quickly and easily. This particular pattern is the Peppermint Wrap Skirt and has been on my radar since it's release. It's drafted by Emily of In The Folds,…
So as we are heading towards the end of this disturbing year I wanted to reflect upon what I have made and look back on my resolutions I set out at the beginning of the year in this post. My resolutions for 2020 included a dedication to get back to sustainable sewing, to reduce my…
Oh Christmas shirt, oh Christmas shirt, how long have I waited for thee! This shirt is three years in the making and I am SO happy to be wearing it today! I bought the fabric in July 2018 with plans to make it for Christmas 2018, then we put our house up for sale and…
So this week I asked on Instagram if people minded seeing out-of-season makes. The answer on instagram was a resounding NO, people don't mind seeing makes that aren't seasonal, people want to see the sewing regardless of season! AND it just so happens to be perfect timing for all my southern hemisphere followers so I…
Making and Books 