I’m participating in Making Zen, and one of the classes is by Trixi Symonds and is about sewing a softie. As part of the VIP package Trixi is offering a copy of her e-book, but I happen to have the actual book, so I began flicking through it. Froggie and the Baby in a Pouch […]
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I’ve previously reported the very generous parcel (in fact two parcels) of patterns sent to me by Sally @baylissblanche from the US, and as soon as I saw this little jacket I knew I wanted to make it. It’s by Sew Baby and is really sweet. I invited Miss G and her Mum round and […]
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When Sally @baylissblanche sent me a large cache of children’s patterns, I immediately began looking for some winter appropriate things to make and thought pyjamas would be nice. I had quite a lot of vintage pink floral flannelette that had belonged to my mother and from which I had made pyjamas for myself. Miss G […]
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Lindy from Stokx Patterns has recently been detailing a cardigan hack from any sort of tee shirt, but specifically from her Kim and Skater tops, and I was lucky enough to be sent the instructions. I immediately knew which fabric I was going to use; some beautiful brown ponte given to me by my friend […]
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I’ve made a Liz Haywood zero waste satchel before and loved it, but it was beginning to look a bit tatty so I thought it was time for a new one. The pattern is in her May e-zine, or in her new book! I wanted to make a few modifications such as having the ability […]
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