I think I’m one of the last people to have made this dress from By Hand London. It was the subject of the Anna Party a couple of years back (the equivalent to the Moneta Party from earlier this year) which I missed so I never got round to it! I’ve seen so many lovely […]
The Vogue 1354 AKA Kicking off the holiday season in style!
When I was approached by Spoonflower a few weeks ago to participate in their holiday blog tour I just couldn’t say no! The theme was simple – what’s everyone making this holiday season? I thought I’d start us off with a fabulous holiday party dress! I’d picked up an Anne Klein for Vogue pattern a […]
The Harriet Lumberjacker by Named
I’ve given myself a few BIG projects to do this month (this was one of them) so blogging has taken a little bit of a backseat. I’m planning to post just once a week for a while whilst I get sorted out. Hopefully that’ll mean better (but just less frequent) content! For November’s Minerva Crafts […]
When you find a pattern that works…
Do you ever find a pattern that works and just make multiples of them? It’s not something I do very often. I’m very much a once I’ve tried it I want to take on a new challenge kind of gal so it’s only for really basics that I end up doing so. My current favourite […]
Autumnal sewing – a Melilot shirt dress!
A new Mélilot shirt was on my Make Nine list for this year. I’d made a couple of short sleeved dresses from this pattern in the past but I wanted to make the full length sleeve option. This Deer and Doe pattern is definitely a firm favourite of mine. I like the hidden button placket […]