In my visit to the pop up shop in Nottingham, I had found a McCalls pattern (M7084) for a shirt dress with different variations in style. This was one of my bargain patterns as it was in their sale for £4 and I fell in love with the style! I had bought a similar style …
Attempt to make a t-shirt with it. Or sell it and buy some lemons. This was my big moment. Moving away from the safe and comfortable standard cottons, and onto a knit fabric: the pineapple cotton jersey. It was a thing of beauty and got a lot of compliments when I first bought it. The …
Having made a second pair of the pyjama shorts pattern from Sew Over It in a gorgeous Rose and Hubble polkadot cotton poplin, I decided that they needed a matching top. I’d bought a pattern for a New Look top, so I thought if I was ever going to have a first attempt at an …
We have a great sense of humour in my family. All through my life, my Dad (Ken) has always found great creative ways to be funny, and that’s passed on to me. Some of my finest moments include things like a New Years Eve awards ceremony when I was around 16/17, and I hosted it …
I’m a little late to the sewing club when it comes to doing my bit to help the community sewers who have been sewing scrubs for the NHS or PPE for key workers, however in a way this feels like it’s just the start of something. The new normal ahead of us seems to heavily …
This blog post is dedicated to the Alderley Cami (pattern by Sew Over It) which, when I looked at the instructions, looked like one of the most daunting pieces of clothing I might ever choose to make. The words “cut on the bias” sent chills down my spine, knowing that this was going to be …
I really like to try and find solutions to problems or that make things easier or tidier. I’m a sucker for a storage basket/container/tub – basically anything that brings some sort of order to a cupboard. I’m a sorter – I like to spend time just sorting things out, for example rearranging the kitchen larder …
As you’ve read in my last blog, a week in and I was now a sewing pro on the old bedsheets. Time to pluck up the courage to make things using prettier and “proper” fabric. Rewind the intro to sewing course and to the familiar cushion cover, this time in some nice bright tartan fabric. …
Who knew I could have so much fun with a sewing machine and a plain dyed flat bed sheet? For years I’ve talked so much about getting a sewing machine and starting to make my own clothes, and learning a new skill that will mean I am set for life. As you’ll probably learn from …
A summary of my journey to creativity, from March to now, since life as we know it changed.