The minute I had finished my first Liz Haywood zero waste jacket I knew I wanted a spring/summer version. I dug out a piece of Marimekko I had bought in Stockholm and which I ruined with some reckless cutting. The design is quite lovely but I have these bias cuts all along the edge as […]
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I have never seen a Stokx Stadtmantel I haven’t immediately loved, so have been desperate to add one to my wardrobe for at least a year. I had a lot of trouble printing the pattern, so the lovely Lindy of Stokx Patterns sent me a hard copy all the way from Berlin. So generous! So […]
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I really enjoy the Refebulous challenge over on Instagram as it always motivates me to make something, which I would otherwise procrastinate about. The aim of the challenge is to take unwanted garments or textiles and turn them into something new, thereby keeping said objects out of landfill. I began my adventure with a lovely […]
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A while back Megan found some RM Williams moleskin deadstock in bone and burgundy, and Katherine, Megan and I got 2m of each colour each and decided that it would be our next sewalong, which coincided beautifully with Jamming June for Magamsewalong. Katherine dyed her light moleskin pale blue, which is gorgeous and stopped us […]
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Issue 28 of the Fibremood magazine is once again full of lovely garments and I did have trouble choosing one. Sleeves seem to be having a big moment and as I love my Fibremood Odyna with the big sleeves, I decided to choose the Malia, which has similar but different sleeves. As autumn is rumoured […]
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I seem to have made quite a few Stokx patterns recently, namely the Square Pants, Play Pants and Flirt Skirt. I made the Play Pants from a beautiful piece of wool flannel that had been my mother’s. I made the version with the little split at the ankle, but this meant that I couldn’t lengthen […]
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Several months ago I started a hexie quilt, not quite knowing what I was going to do with it: a bag, cushion cover and lap quilt were all in my mind, but the minute I saw this pattern I knew it would be perfect for my hexies. It also qualified for the informal challenge to […]
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The April theme for Make a Garment a Month challenge on Instagram is “April Amigos” where my co-hosts and I encourage participants to sew something with friends, either in real life or virtually. My cohosts – Suzy @Sewing_in_Spain and Hélène @hportemanteau all sewed the Stokx Birdy blouse, kindly provided by Lindy from Stokx Patterns. this […]
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I am deeply in love with my sofa square pants, so was determined to make another pair as soon as possible. I bought some orange denim from FabScrap in Brooklyn a few years back with the express purpose of making a pair of orange jeans, so the time was right! The minute I saw these […]
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I’ve seen lots of versions of this pattern and was always attracted to it, and then my friend Hélène made a swoonworthy one and I knew I needed a pink and grey one just like hers. Here is the line drawing so you can see that really lovely front. I need to say at this […]
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