My very first Me Made May was in 2013 and so this is the eighth time I have participated. At the beginning I was still working so I just wore something I had made every day, mixing in with ready to wear, but as the years have gone on and I’ve stopped buying ready to […]
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Anyone who follows me on Instagram will know that I have recently made two dressing gowns from a couple of blankets saved from my late Mother-in-law’s possessions. I managed to get seven blankets and these are the most modern, but are still at least forty years old, and in fact, Mark and I had them […]
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At the very beginning of May I thought I would use some of the scraps on my sewing table and make a start on the fabric book from Vogue 1959. My intention was to make one page every now and then. I began with the giraffe as I thought it was easiest. Ten days later […]
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If you are a regular reader of this blog, you will have seen the Megan Nielsen Tania Culottes and Floreat top that I made in preparation for the community photo shoot organised by Megan. I took a deep breath to make the “real” Floreat top from the two pieces of precious peace silk provided by […]
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A team of pattern testers have been busy making a new pattern from Pattern Union – the Cora Blouse! This is a really versatile pattern. It can be made in a knit for a casual look, in a fine fabric for evening wear, and anything in between! As is usual with Pattern Union, the patterns […]
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I have had the Closet Case Patterns Kalle shirt in my pattern stash for a very long time and never made it, in spite of seeing many inspiring examples on social media. Then, a conversation with my SewingSansFrontieres friends, Hélène and Suzy, resulted in the three of us deciding to make this shirt, and make […]
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I was one of the testers for the Lisa Bias Skirt, which is the latest offering from Pattern Union, and I have to say that it’s one of the nicest skirts I own. It is described as follows: The midi-length Lisa Bias Skirt is a game-changer in bias sewing and fitting! There are no side seams, […]
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