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Vlog | Sew a new winter jacket with me including sewing tips for beginners…
Hi everyone, This week I’ve been sewing up an Ilford Jacket by Friday Pattern Co. in a super cosy fleece fabric. Join me for the sewing process, sewing tips and general chit chat. Thank you for watching! Sally x
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Vlog | Five autumn/winter high street looks and the sewing patterns you can use to recreate them…
Hi everyone, In this week’s video I’m sharing five high street, autumn/winter trends I’ve been seeing on the high street and pairing them to sewing patterns you can use to recreate them. I hope you’ll enjoy the video, it was a lot of fun to put together. Thanks for watching! Sally x
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VLOG | Talking pre-washing tips and reviewing Eco-friendly laundry products from Smol…
Hi everyone, Today I’m sharing some new fabrics, talking pre-washing tips and tricks and reviewing some new (to me) laundry products from Smol. I hope you’ll enjoy the video! Sally
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VLOG | Ten Sewing hacks to make your life easier | Cleaning, pressing, threading…
Hi everyone In this video I’m sharing ten sewing hacks that will hopefully make your sewing life easier! Some of them I’ve been doing for years and some are new to me that I’m planning to try out more in my sewing life. I hope you enjoy watching! Sally xx
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VLOG | Three looks I’ve been inspired to sew for my wardrobe this autumn/winter…
In this week’s video, I’m sharing three looks that I’ve been inspired to sew for my autumn/winter wardrobe this season based on images I’ve seen on the hight street and on Pinterest. I hope you’ll enjoy it… Sally xx
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VLOG | Sew a Chalk & Notch Wren Blouse with me…
Join me as I sew up the newest pattern by Chalk & Notch, the Wren Blouse. This is such a lovely blouse and I’m so happy with it now it’s done but I did have my problems with it along the way as you’ll see in the video… I hope you enjoy it! Sally xx
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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 š 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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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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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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Fabric haul | Sewing and knitting plans and a catch up…
Hi everyone – welcome to another fabric haul and sewing plans blog and vlog. This blog accompanies my YouTube ‘fabric haul’ video and includes links to everything I talk about within the video. You can watch this video by clicking below. In the video I’m wearing an Ogden Cami by True Bias – you can find this pattern here. I used a cream crepe fabric and I’ve linked similar here. My Sewing Plans I was gifted this beautiful Art Gallery cotton fabric from Minerva for my next Brand Ambassador project for them. You can find this fabric here. I’m planning to make a short sleeved Darling Ranges Dress by Megan…