Hello! It's time for the next installment of my product review series called Tool Thursdays and this time I have my hands on a product I am really excited about! Thread giants Gutermann have been innovating and have come out with 100% recycled polyester thread made from recycled plastic bottles. Less energy is required to…
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I've been meaning to have a go at the Tilly and the Buttons Freya top since Tilly's Stretch book came out last year. The problem was, I really didn't want any of the other patterns in the book. I have a raglan t-shirt pattern already and I won't make a hoodie, jogging bottoms or the…
I was sent some of this loop back jersey to review for Minerva Crafts and I knew immediately that it was going to become a Papercut Pattern's Solar Sweater, a pattern that I had been eyeing up for a while and was in fact the only thing I snapped up in the Black Friday sales…
I finally got my hands on this most beautiful fabric, the Atelier Brunette Stardust Double Gauze. I have been drooling over it for months and couldn't afford to buy any, but then I was given the opportunity to join the Minerva Crafts Blogger Network and what was the first fabric I asked for? This OF…
This is the autumnal top of dreams right? I am so in love with this fabric! I received this small piece of reddish leaves Tencel in a scrap bag I was given for Christmas last year and it has taken me all year to get this ready just in time for it to be a…
I have already mentioned it a bunch of times but, I seriously love autumn you guys! It is my absolute favourite season closely followed by winter. So as the nights have been drawing in and the days have turned colder I am getting more and more inspired to sew! In fact, my head is overflowing…
So if you are following me on social media it is likely that you will have seen my BIG NEWS this week! The big news is... I have officially joined the Minerva Crafts Blogger Network! This is such a huge deal for me, one of the main reasons I started looking at sustainable sewing and…
A little while ago I was lucky enough to be sent some of this fabric to review from Minerva Crafts. As soon as I saw the retro sixties floral I knew I wanted to turn it into a Tilly and The Buttons Francoise Dress! Even though it is marketed as a 'quilting cotton' I am…
I was generously sent 1m of Stretch Cotton Sateen to review by Minerva Crafts and I chose to make a Tilly and the Buttons Arielle Skirt out of it. I paired the navy blue polka dots with some yellow buttons - I just love the navy and yellow combination! This was my first time really…
I am so in love with this make. It is actually my second Francoise but I can't share my first one yet as it is a product review post for Minerva Crafts. I was lucky enough to win a Tilly and The Buttons Pattern of my choice from Sew Loco in March and I chose…
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