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Tilly & The Buttons Mimi Blouse Pattern and Fabric Review
I have had the Tilly and the Buttons ‘Love At First Stitch’ book for a long while now and I’ve always loved the look of this blouse. As seems to be normal for me though, I decided to ogle it for a while before actually getting on and making it. I absolutely loved the look of this chiffon, navy and red leaf print fabric from Minerva and thought that it would be a lovely match for the Mimi pattern. You can find this gorgeous fabric here. Here’s a review of how I found both the pattern and fabric to work with. Pattern: Mimi Blouse from the Tilly and the Buttons…
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Cosy Rainy Sewing Day | Sew a Megan Nielsen Darling Ranges dress with me
Join me for a cozy, rainy day sewing day where I sew up my latest (there are many!) Megan Nielsen Darling Ranges dress in this beautiful embroidered chambray denim. I’d love to know what you thought of this video and whether you would like to see more of this kind of thing. Also do comment below and let me know if you’ve made the Darling Ranges dress and what you thought of it. Happy sewing! Sally xx
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‘Darling Ranges’ by Megan Nielsen |A Pattern Review
I first came across this pattern at the very beginning of my sewing journey and I remember thinking to myself how much I’d love to be able to make a dress like this. I love a shirt dress and I loved the look of the denim chambray version on the front of the pattern so I made it my mission to improve my skills enough that I could make my own version. Here’s a look at the pattern. The cover has actually had a bit of an update since I bought mine – the most recent copy is the one on the left but I’ve included a photo of the…
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A Quick Fabric Haul and More Sewing Plans
Join me for my latest fabric haul and sewing plans video… I would love you to subscribe to my YouTube channel if you haven’t already and give the video a thumbs up if you enjoyed it. I look forward to seeing you in my next one 🙂 Sally xx
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My Sew Over It Dress & Playsuit Collection
Join me to talk all about my collection of Sew Over It dresses and playsuits. I really like making these videos and looking over all of the different versions I’ve made. Thank you for watching, I’d love you to subscribe if you haven’t already I’m hoping to make weekly videos and upload on a Saturday night. Sally xxx
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Five mistakes I made as a beginner Sewist – who is very much still learning…
If you’re thinking of trying out sewing or dressmaking but are worried about making mistakes, don’t let it put you off! We’ve all been there and I for one am very much still learning… Here are five (there are many more) mistakes I made in the beginning which have helped me to learn and hopefully might be helpful to you too if you’re thinking about starting out on your own dressmaking journey. Trying patterns that were beyond my skillset as a beginner It’s all too easy to be tempted to sew that beautiful dress that you’ve seen and fallen in love with but so many times in the beginning of…
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Sew & Tell VLOG | What I made in May
Join me for another Sew and Tell video all about what I’ve been making in May including the Tilly & the Buttons Safiya playsuit and trousers from the Make It Simple book. The links to everything I talk about can be found in the YouTube description below the video 🙂 Thank you for watching Sally xx