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How to sew fabric pumpkins…
Autumn is my favourite time of year, misty mornings, sunny afternoons, all the colours, walks through the leaves, I love it all. I’ve been making these fabric pumpkins for a few years now, every year I find myself adding to my collection as they’re such a fun, speedy project and a great way to use up scraps. Here I’ve included instructions (below) and a FREE print at home downloadable template so that you can make your own. NOTE: To print the pumpkin template you’ll need to download the file and then ensure you print out at 100% scale. Once printed, check your test square measures 1″ or 2.5cm and cut…
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Vlog | My top five sewing patterns for woven tops…
Hi everyone, In today’s video, I’m sharing my top five sewing patterns for woven tops. I hope you like the patterns I’ve chosen and I’d love to know what your favourite top sewing patterns are in the comments too. Thank you for watching! Sally xx
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VLOG | Sew a cosy jersey tunic dress with me…
Hi everyone… This week’s video is a relaxed ‘sew day’ sew-along and I’m making up New Look 6298 which is a cosy jersey tunic dress as part of the Minerva #sewnwithnewlookchallenge. I hope you’ll enjoy and don’t forget to let me know if you’ve made this pattern and what you think of it 🙂 Thank you for watching! Sally xx
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The Hayley Robe by Tammy Handmade – a sewing pattern review…
A new dressing gown, or robe whatever you’d rather call it, has been something that’s been on my ‘to sew’ list for quite some time so when Makerist kindly invited me to collaborate with them again on their most recent $2 sale campaign I of course said yes and after a scout through all of the wonderful patterns on their site, soon settled on the Hayley Robe by Tammy Handmade. I loved the look of this pattern because it didn’t look too oversized as some robe patterns can be. I also loved that there were two length options given and of course you have the option to make it in…
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How to choose the right fabric for your sewing pattern | My top five tips…
This is something I’ve been asked about quite a lot recently on Instagram and over on YouTube so I thought I’d write a short blog and make a quick YouTube video explaining how I personally go about selecting my pattern and fabric matches. I hope you might find something helpful in it 🙂 Tip No. 1 – Use the Pattern Envelope… It might be an obvious one but those fabric suggestions are included on the back of your pattern envelope for a good reason and that is that the pattern designer or company think these will work best for the type of garment the pattern is designed to make. That’s…
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VLOG | What I’ve been sewing and knitting in July and August 2021…
Hi everyone! Join me as I chat through everything I’ve been sewing and knitting during July and August. In this video I talk about three midi dress hacks I made using the Tilly and the Buttons Indigo and Lyra patterns and the Myosotis Dress pattern, a Jarrah Sweater, some t shirts and a couple of cute makes for my daughter… It’s a bit of a bumper, double month edition so you might want to get yourself a cup of tea 🙂 Thank you for watching! Sally xx
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NEW | ‘My Top Five’ series over on my YouTube channel…
Hi everyone! Over the summer holidays I scheduled a series called ‘My Top Five’ which included some sewing related hints, tips and favourites. I’ve linked the playlist below if you’d like to watch! Thank you so much for your support! Lots of love as always… Sally xx
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VLOG | Sew a True Bias Ogden Cami Peplum Hack with me…
Join me as I sew up a hacked version of the Ogden Cami by True Bias using one of their Ogden Month hacks from the True Bias blog. I absolutely love how this one turned out and I hope you will too! Thanks so much for watching… Sally xx
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Sewing my first Lyra Dress by Tilly and the Buttons – A Sewing Pattern Review…
The minute Tilly and the Buttons brought out the Lyra Shirt Dress pattern, I knew it was right up my street and I had to have a go at it. I bought the pattern immediately and then, despite my initial enthusiasm, it sat in my stash for a little while while I admired all of the other lovely versions I saw people making up online. The pattern is described as a ‘romantic shirt dress’ which I think is a great description for it since it has the more formal style ‘proper’ shirt bodice and then the floaty romantic style ‘buffet style’ tiered gathered skirt at the bottom. If you’re looking…
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Making my first (two) pairs of Carolyn Pyjamas – a pattern review…
I have had my eye on the Carolyn Pyjama pattern by Closet Core Patterns for so very long, I’ve been stalking the hashtag on Instagram and ogling over all of the lovely pairs I’ve seen made up online. So enamoured was I with this pattern that it actually made it onto my ‘Make Nine’ for 2021 – if you’re not familiar with the Make Nine challenge it’s an Instagram based challenge whereby makers set themselves a challenge of nine new things they would like to make during the year. I’ve added a picture of my grid of nine hopeful makes below incase you’re interested, you can also watch my YouTube…
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