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Jun 27 202027/06/2020

Great British Sewing Bee – Season 6 – Episode 10 – Celebration Week

Dressmaking, Fashion, Sewing, Vintage / 11 minutes of reading / 27/06/2020 27/06/2020 / 1930s dress, Decades of Style, Folkwear patterns, GBSB, Great British Sewing Bee, Great British Sewing Bee 2020, Great British Sewing Bee Series 6, Kilts, Minerva Crafts, Sewing Kilts, simplicity 8330, tartan

Well it’s finals week this week & we were down to the last 3 contestants to crown this seasons winner. …

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Jun 21 202021/06/2020

Great British Sewing Bee Series 6 Episode 9 – Movies Week

Dressmaking, Fashion, Sewing, Tailoring / 13 minutes of reading / 21/06/2020 21/06/2020 / flapper dress, Folkwear patterns, Great British Sewing Bee, Great British Sewing Bee 2020, Great British Sewing Bee Series 6, Halterneck, Marillyn Monroe, Sustainable Style, Vintage Dress, Vintage sewing

A review of GBSB episode 9 – Movies week

Jun 17 202017/06/2020

Great British Sewing Bee Series 6 Episode 8 – International week

Dressmaking, Sewing, Tailoring / 14 minutes of reading / 17/06/2020 17/06/2020 / African Wax Print, Ankara, Folkwear patterns, GBSB, Great British Sewing Bee, Great British Sewing Bee 2020, Great British Sewing Bee Series 6, mood Patterns, New Look 6483, Simplicity 8606

It’s quarter finals week already! Here’s  my review of the 8th episode of this season’s Great British Sewing Bee, aired …

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Jun 7 202016/06/2020

Great British Sewing Bee Series 6 Episode 7 – 80s Week

Dressmaking, Fashion, Sewing / 13 minutes of reading / 07/06/2020 16/06/2020 / 1980s sewing, 80s fashion, Butterick B4343, Great British Sewing Bee, Great British Sewing Bee 2020, Great British Sewing Bee Series 6, McCalls 6838, mood Patterns, New Look 6352

A review of the Great British Sewing Bee 80s week & a challenge to sew something inspired from the show

Jun 4 202017/06/2020

Great British Sewing Bee Series 6 Episode 6 – Reduce | Reuse | Recycle

Uncategorized / 15 minutes of reading / 04/06/2020 17/06/2020 / Bomber jacket, Decades of Style, Free pattern, Great British Sewing Bee, Great British Sewing Bee 2020, Great British Sewing Bee Series 6, Jalie, McCalls, Montavilla top, Named Patterns, Reduce, Refashion, Reuse, Saraste, Sew House Seven, sewing, Stylearc, Sustainable Style, upcycle

Here’s my review of the 6th episode of this season’s Great British Sewing Bee, aired on the 27th of May …

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May 28 202028/05/2020

Great British Sewing Bee Series 6 – Episode 5 – Lingerie & Sleepwear

Uncategorized / 12 minutes of reading / 28/05/2020 28/05/2020 / Great British Sewing Bee, Great British Sewing Bee 2020, Great British Sewing Bee Series 6, sewing, sewing lingerie, sewing sleepwear, Sustainable stye, Tilly and the Buttons

We were down to 8 contestants for this weeks show, where we saw them making a basque, refashion pyjamas & …

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May 20 202020/05/2020

Great British Sewing Bee – Series 6 Episode 4 – Sports Week

Dressmaking, Fashion, Sewing, Tailoring / 12 minutes of reading / 20/05/2020 20/05/2020 / Cagoules, Great British Sewing Bee, Great British Sewing Bee 2020, Great British Sewing Bee Series 6, Onsies, Rugby Shirts, sewing, Sportswear, Tennis

This week we are down to 9 contestants for Sports week, where they sewed a mans rugby shirt, transformed some …

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May 17 202017/05/2020

Great British Sewing Bee – Series 6 Episode 3 Children’s Week

Dressmaking, Fashion, Sewing, Tailoring / 10 minutes of reading / 17/05/2020 17/05/2020 / dungarees, Great British Sewing Bee, Great British Sewing Bee 2020, Great British Sewing Bee Series 6, Palazzo Pants, sewing for kids, smocking

Another great week on the sewing bee, this one aired on the 6th of May 2020. Here’s my YouTube review, …

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May 12 202012/05/2020

GBSB Series 6 Episode 2 Review

Dressmaking, Fashion, Sewing, Vintage / 11 minutes of reading / 12/05/2020 12/05/2020 / Great British Sewing Bee, Great British Sewing Bee 2020, Great British Sewing Bee Series 6, Liberty Tana Lawn, Simplicity 1777, Vintage sewing, Vintage styling

I’m back for my review of the 2nd episode of this season’s Great British Sewing Bee, aired on the 29th …

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Apr 28 202028/04/2020

GBSB Series 6 Episode 1 Review & Challenge

Dressmaking, Fashion, Sewing, Vintage / 7 minutes of reading / 28/04/2020 28/04/2020 / Betty Dress, Butterick 6130, Butterick 6485, Denim Company, Free pattern, GBSB, Great British Sewing Bee, Great British Sewing Bee 2020, Great British Sewing Bee Series 6, LadyMcElroy, Minerva Crafts, sew over it, Shelby, Simple Sew, Simplicity 1777, Simplicity 8248, Simplicity 8384, Simplicity S8875, Tea Dress, True Bias, Vintage Dress, VogueV9239, Wrap Skirt

I’m back with another YouTube video, reviewing the 1st episode of the new series aired on the 22nd of April …

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Apr 27 202027/04/2020

Great British Sewing Bee – Sustainable Style Book & Pattern Review

Dressmaking, Fashion, Lifestyle, Sewing / 7 minutes of reading / 27/04/2020 27/04/2020 / GBSB, Great British Sewing Bee, Great British Sewing Bee 2020, Great British Sewing Bee Series 6

So, exciting news, I’ve launched a YouTube channel 😱 My very first video is about the new Great British Sewing …

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Apr 2 202002/04/2020

Isewlation Sewing

Dressmaking, Fashion, Sewing / 15 minutes of reading / 02/04/2020 02/04/2020 / Covid19, craft, crochet, Frocktails, Isewlation, Isolation, knitting, mending, reading, SewcialDistancing, SewcialIsolation, sewing, sewing plans, SewJo, stay home, WIPs

Ideas for sewers & crafters during lockdown or suffering loss of sewjo

Feb 26 202026/02/2020

2020 Sewing Plans

Dressmaking, Fashion, Lifestyle, Sewing / 10 minutes of reading / 26/02/2020 26/02/2020 / Augusta Moto Jeans, closet case patterns, DIYB Club, Named Patterns, palo jeans, Parker coat, ruska dress, Seamwork, Sew House Seven, Sew Over 50, sew over it, sewing plans, stylerc patterns, toaster sweater, Vintage sewing

Now that I’ve got the coat making out of the way I can concentrate on my sewing plans for the …

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Feb 2 202004/02/2020

2019 – A Year in Review

Dressmaking, Fashion, Sewing, Tailoring, Vintage / 17 minutes of reading / 02/02/2020 04/02/2020 / Anna Trench coat, Blazer, breaking the pattern, Breaking the Pattern Book, Butterick B6412, Camden cape, Camille Jumpsuit, Celine, closet case patterns, Colette, Colette Penny, dress, fabric, Fabrics Store, Great British Sewing Bee, Jasika, Jasika Blazer, Kalle, Liberty Tana Lawn, Lisette B6358, McCalls Shirtdress M6891, Montavilla dress, Montavilla top, Morsbags, Named Patterns, New Look 6446, Pearson & Pope, Peplum top, Peppermint magazine, Sade, Saraste, Seamwork, Sew Down Dewsbury, Sew House Seven, sew over it, Sewing Meet Ups, Simplicity K8460, Solina dress, Victory Patterns

Well it’s February & I started writing this review early in January & never got it finished! Better late than …

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Jan 27 202027/01/2020

Pattern Testing For Gertie

Dressmaking, Fashion, Lifestyle, Sewing, Tailoring, Vintage / 14 minutes of reading / 27/01/2020 27/01/2020 / Butterick, Charm Patterns, Faux fur, Gertie, Gretchen Hirch, Minerva, minerva makers, Paris Beret, Princess coat, Princess jacket, Vintage fashion, Vintage sewing, Vintage styling

My first foray into testing a pattern for a vintage style coat for Charm patterns

Sep 26 201926/09/2019

A Trio of Montavillas

Fashion, Sewing / 5 minutes of reading / 26/09/2019 26/09/2019 / Minerva, Minerva Crafts, minerva makers, montadress, montatop, Montavilla dress, Montavilla muumuu, Montavilla top, Sew House 7, Sew House Seven, sewing

The Montavilla is a dress & top pattern by Sew House 7, which I bought last year when it was …

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Sep 22 201922/09/2019

Make Nine The Autumn/Winter Edition

Fashion, Sewing, Uncategorized / 11 minutes of reading / 22/09/2019 22/09/2019 / DIYB, Jalie, Make nine, Make9, Moto jean, Named Patterns, Seamwork, sewing plans, Vogue 9246

After the success of my first make 9 I thought that I would lay down my plans for Autumn/Winter 2019. …

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Sep 12 201912/09/2019

Make 9 2019 an Update

Fashion, Sewing / 9 minutes of reading / 12/09/2019 12/09/2019 / bags, Colette, dress, jeans, Liberty Tana Lawn, Make nine, Make9, Named Patterns, Plans, sew over it, sewing, Shirtdress, William Morris

So here we are 3/4s of the way through the year & I thought I would post a quick update …

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Aug 18 201919/08/2019

Colette Penny – A True Labour of Love

Uncategorized / 7 minutes of reading / 18/08/2019 19/08/2019 / Colette, dress, Liberty Tana Lawn, Memade, sewing, Shirtdress, William Morris, Yorkshire

The final project on my make 9 list for 2019 was the Penny dress by Colette, a calf length shirt …

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Jul 3 201912/09/2019

How much fabric is too much fabric?

Fashion, Sewing / 9 minutes of reading / 03/07/2019 12/09/2019 / fabric, sewing

I’ve recently become rather overwhelmed with the amount of fabric I have & want to tackle the stash before it …

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May 13 201914/05/2019

McCalls 6891- Shirtdress

Fashion, Sewing / 7 minutes of reading / 13/05/2019 14/05/2019 / cotton, dress, memademay, sewing, Shirtdress

I was inspired to sew this shirtdress after seeing Beccas @Redwsews lovely version in issue 63 of Love Sewing magazine. …

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May 5 202005/05/2020

A Tea Dress Inspired by the Great British Sewing Bee

Dressmaking, Fashion, Sewing, Vintage / 3 minutes of reading / 05/05/2020 05/05/2020 / Great British Sewing Bee, Great British Sewing Bee 2020, Great British Sewing Bee Series 6, Simplicity 1777, Tea Dress

I was inspired by the 1st episode of season 6 to make a tea dress & challenged myself to make …

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