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VLOG – What I’ve been sewing in November and December…
Join me as I chat all about what I’ve been sewing during November and December. Including the Sew Over It Heather Dress, the Tilly and the Buttons Agnes Top, the Deer and Doe Myosotis Dress, the Tilly and the Buttons Billie Sweatshirt, a Friday Pattern Company Sagebrush Top hack and a Cassiopee Mini Dress by I Am Patterns for my daughter. I hope you enjoy it! Sally x
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Friday Pattern Company Sagebrush Top and Fibre Mood Norma Blouse Mash Up
The idea… The Sagebrush Top by Friday Pattern Company has been on my ‘to make’ list for a little while now but with autumn and the colder months coming up I wondered how much wear I’d get out of it if I made it with the short, possibly cardigan unfriendly sleeve. So I started to think of ways I could adapt the pattern slightly to add a longer sleeve instead and that’s when the Fibre Mood Norma Blouse came to mind. I absolutely love the Fibre Mood Norma blouse too and it’s another one that’s been on my list for a while but I’d not yet got around to trying. …
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2019 Sewing Review and plans for 2020
At the end of December I made myself a list of everything I’d made in 2019 – I had made 40 garments. I couldn’t believe it, if you’d asked me to guess how many things I’d made I never would have guessed that many. This was a great little exercise to do though because it made me realise how far I’d come with my sewing, how many new techniques I’ve tried and conquered (even if through trial and error) and I’ve learned to be braver and better at sewing with a variety of different fabrics. Most of all I’m so pleased that I’m no longer scared of jersey! I can’t…
