DIY Dressmaking with Emily ❤️
Ever wanted to make your own raincoat but felt a bit intimidated by the patterns on offer? Then the Eden is for you! This is the latest pattern release from Tilly and the Buttons – a classic anorak style jacket with raglan sleeves that comes in two lengths and with optional storm flaps. You can […]
I love that this pattern is just called Dress 47. It’s weird and awesome at the same time! So this new pattern is from Cali Faye. To be honest I’ve not made many things from this company in the past – mostly because they’re often not really my style and I find that their “fit […]
So I’ve come to a point in life where lots of people I know are popping out babies! (That’s what happens as the big 3-0 arrives I guess! 🤣). A week or so ago saw a small gathering of London sewing bloggers gather for a baby shower for Megan AKA Pigeon Wishes and one half […]
I took a crochet basket making class at my local yarn shop a few weeks ago. It was a lot of fun, if a bit basic but it was a great place to develop some ideas! One of which was making little crochet flowerpot covers! Now I am probably the most un-green fingered person you […]
I made the Ralph Pink Sahara shirtdress a few weeks ago as one of my entries to the Indie Pattern Month competition on The Monthly Stitch in July. I loved the dress but actually found it a bit impractical when wearing it. Every time I raised by arms the sleeves got pulled up and tugged […]
I didn’t actually mean to make this skirt. Which is a bit weird but is sometimes what happens during the creative process! I’d initially planned to use this pink polyester crepe fabric for a hack of my much beloved Sabrina dress from By Hand London but after much flapping about, I knew it just wasn’t […]
So I’ve been working on learning how to create PDF patterns lately. I’ve been dipping in and out of Lauren Dahl’s Pattern Workshop course which has spawned tons of indie pattern designers already. Who’s knows, maybe I’ll be next! Hehe! I’ve gotten as far as digitising hand drafted ones – which isn’t very far let me […]
This month’s make is the Cali Faye Basic Pocket Skirt (if you couldn’t tell that from the title!). It’s a sweet and simple design with big pockets on the front and an elasticated waistband on the back. Now before I actually got my hands the pattern, I had a few ideas on what I wanted […]
What better says summer that white crochet lace? I got a remnant piece from the Stitch Fabrics warehouse a few weeks ago. It was about 1.5 metres long and quite wide with the pattern repeating on both edges. It was gorgeous and only £8! I spent some time thinking about the best way to tackle […]
I am ridiculously un-greenfingered. I manage to kill off all my houseplants with alarming regularity and even killed off my tiny succulents which aren’t supposed to need much looking after! So I’m going faux green instead. Fake plants all the way! And I’m starting with some felt cactus pin cushions! (I used the pots from […]
