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Apr 2 2020

Isewlation Sewing

Dressmaking, Fashion, Sewing / 15 minutes of reading / 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

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Feb 26 2020

2020 Sewing Plans

Dressmaking, Fashion, Lifestyle, Sewing / 11 minutes of reading / 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 2020

2019 – A Year in Review

Dressmaking, Fashion, Sewing, Tailoring, Vintage / 17 minutes of reading / 02/02/2020 / 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 2020

Pattern Testing For Gertie

Dressmaking, Fashion, Lifestyle, Sewing, Tailoring, Vintage / 15 minutes of reading / 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

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Sep 26 2019

A Trio of Montavillas

Fashion, Sewing / 5 minutes of reading / 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 2019

Make Nine The Autumn/Winter Edition

Fashion, Sewing, Uncategorized / 11 minutes of reading / 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 2019

Make 9 2019 an Update

Fashion, Sewing / 9 minutes of reading / 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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Jul 3 2019

How much fabric is too much fabric?

Fashion, Sewing / 9 minutes of reading / 03/07/2019 / 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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Jul 1 2019

Make 9 for 2019

Fashion, Sewing / 5 minutes of reading / 01/07/2019 / closet case patterns, Colette, dress, ginger jeans, jeans, Named Patterns, Plans, sew over it, sew sweetness, sewing, Shirtdress

I’ve been making plans for my 2019 makes & have been inspired by all the lovely Make 9 grids around

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May 13 2019

McCalls 6891- Shirtdress

Fashion, Sewing / 7 minutes of reading / 13/05/2019 / 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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