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Vlog | A day in my sewing life, sewing a Davenport Top hack…
Hi everyone, Join me as I sew up a hack of the Davenport Dress by Friday Pattern Company. This video is a collab with Becky from Notes from the Sewing Room, we both bought the same fabric and have made up two totally different garments with it… I hope you’ll enjoy seeing what we both made! Sally
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An Indigo/Lyra pattern mash up – possibly my new favourite dress…
Ah the midi dress trend, are you a lover or a hater?? I have to say, for a long while I was unsure about this oh so difficult length to get right, particularly in ready to wear dresses where my little old petite self would simply end up drowning in what should have been midi length and invariably turned out to be maxi and possibly a little bit more in the shops. Enter yet another reason why I love being able to make my own clothes… I have to say though, I really like the midi dress trend. I think it’s that little bit more flattering than maxi if you…
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How to hack patterns, sharing my hints and tips…
Hi everyone – this blog accompanies my YouTube video on pattern hacking tips. You can watch the video by clicking below, all of the patterns I talk about have been linked below (where possible) simply click on the pattern link and it’ll take you straight there. Tip No. 1 – Take inspiration from the high street, designer wear, Pinterest etc. I love to take inspiration from all around me and keep a Pinterest board of clothes and outfits I’ve seen that I like to use as inspiration for making new garments. I used a combination of the Megan Nielson Sudley Dress and Fibre Mood Mira Dress patterns to make the…
