DIY Dressmaking with Emily ❤️
I went to a wedding this summer for the first time since Covid. It was definitely an occasion that needed a new dress! I was lucky enough to receive a wonderful gift from Liberty and got my hands on the most spectacular silk print from their summer The Beauty and the Chaos collection. I’ve been […]
Well it’s been a while hasn’t it? I didn’t intend on having such a long blogging break. I would start half writing a post and then would just never get round to finishing them or taking nice photos! It’s definitely become less important to me but I still think it’s nice to document my makes. […]
I’ve been meaning to make some new tops for a while but always got distracted by my next big new shiny project that I’ve just put it off for ages. I finally did it though and made not one, but three versions of Rowan by Megan Nielsen. I picked this pattern as a base as […]
[AD – gifted fabric in collaboration with Peppermint Magazine and Spoonflower] The Bowen dress is the latest free pattern from Peppermint Magazine’s Sewing School. It’s a boxy loose fit summer dress – very much leaning into the oversized and gathered trend – designed by Hubba Ding Patterns, a new-to-me pattern company. It features a short […]
I’m that person that hangs on to my favourite fabrics, waiting and hoping for the perfect project to come along for it. One of these was a viscose print I got from Stoff &Stil (when it was still Stoff & Stil!) several years ago! the dark green print featured a delicate floral pattern and the […]
This is a rather belated Lunar New Year pyjama post! Every Lunar New Year (or Chinese New Year in my house), my mother has insisted on us having new pyjamas and clothes. It’s tradition! (I think historically it’s always been a time when kids get their new clothes for the year much like how you […]
I made one other thing for my holiday and that was a new set of dungaree shorts! I’d always planned on making some and this seemed like a great time to do so! I decided to use a pattern I’d made once before – the Jenny overalls from Closet Core Patterns. I liked the loose […]
I had no intentions of making the Celeste pattern from Selkie until I heard there was a competition to win a fancy schmancy embroidery sewing machine from Husqvarna Viking if you made one! Typically, I only heard about the competition about 6 days before the deadline so the challenge was not just about the pattern […]
If I had to pick my pattern of the year, the Nina Lee Park Lane dress. It’s the pattern I never knew I needed until I had it and then I couldn’t stop making more! This time I was inspired by the brand Yolke who for whatever reason kept popping up on my Instagram feeds […]
I don’t think this pattern was one that immediately called out to me when it was released although on an objective level it should have – button front, tiered skirt… It all sounds like something I’d wear! Maybe it was the styling of the sample garments? Who knows! That being said, I saw a lady […]
