Why I Won’t Be Doing Another Sewing Challenge
You can’t swing a metaphorical cat on Instagram without hitting a sewing challenge. You can join in with challenges for particular garments, or monthly challenges.…
#MakeNine2019 (and #MakeNine2018 Roundup)
Last year I declared, for all the world to see, that I was going to make nine things. Nine. Just nine. I thought long and…
50s Style Halterneck Dress
I’m amazed that I haven’t gotten around to blogging about this halterneck dress already; I finished it on 1st November! But that’s ok, I’ve given…
Autumn Flowers Anna Dress
You know the By Hand London Anna dress, right? I don’t think I know anyone who hasn’t sewn it. I got my Anna pattern in…
The Trouble With Slow Sewing
Slow Sewing You’ll know by now that I’ve got a thing with slow sewing, sustainable sewing, call it what you will. It all started when…
Should we only buy fabric when we need to?
I had an interesting bit of feedback on my post about eco-friendly sewing spaces. My first point in that post was that we should buy…
Sewing the Astoria from Colette Patterns’ Seamwork Magazine
The Astoria Sweatshirt About a million years ago, Colette Patterns released the Astoria sweatshirt pattern via the Seamwork magazine. At the time, every sewing blogger…
