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Collage Gather Top

The lovely Suzy from @sewing_in_spain on Instagram suggested I make a Matchy Matchy Sewing club Collage Gather Top to use some of my smaller pieces of fabric. I wasn’t certain how it would be on my body, but I actually love it, so thank you Suzy! I’ve already blogged a couple of pairs of trousers […]

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Zero Waste Optimatium Coat

I watched people making the Optimatium dress when it was offered in the Tauko magazine last year and wondered how I could get my mitts on it, and then Liz, the designer, offered it to her fans and followers and I snapped it up – apparently the first in the world to do so! With […]

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Stokx Skater top cardi hack

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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Closet core patterns Cielo top

It’s Natural November on Magamsewalong over on Instagram, so I thought I’d make a top as naturally as I could. I made the Closet Core Patterns Cielo top for the first time. In this iteration it’s very similar to other patterns I own, and I would have liked a fancier sleeve but didn’t have enough […]

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