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Sewing My First Two Myosotis Dresses – A Pattern Review…
It took me so long to get around to sewing up the Myosotis Dress, I think it sat in my pattern stash for almost a year before I finally gave it a go and I really don’t know why it took me so long. I think initially I simply couldn’t decide which version to make. I loved the frilly sleeve but wasn’t sure how it would sit under a cardigan (a very important question!) and while I loved the bottom frill, I just wasn’t quite sure about that either. So, after a lot of overthinking (who me – never!) and a lot of putting off I decided it was high…
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Lulu Gathered Mini Dress by The Aware Collection – A pattern review in collaboration with Makerist
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VLOG – What I’ve been sewing during July and August (part 2)
Hi everyone, welcome back to my channel and to part two of my ‘sew and tell’ all about what I’ve been making over July and August. As there are quite a few makes to get through I’ve decided to split the video into a part one and part two. You can find part one on my channel if you haven’t watched it and would like to. I would love you to subscribe to my channel if you haven’t already and don’t forget to hit the notification bell to be notified of any future videos I make. Happy sewing and thank you again for your support! Sally xx
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VLOG – One Fabric Two Pattern Challenge with Notes from the Sewing Room
Join myself and Becky from Notes from the Sewing Room as we both make something different from the same lovely fabric and join together for the reveal. I hope you enjoy it! Sally xx
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VLOG – My entire collection of Tilly and the Buttons makes (so far)…
Join me to chat through my entire collection of Tilly and the Buttons makes so far. What fabric I used and how I found the patterns. I’d love you to subscribe to my channel if you haven’t already and if you watch thank you so much for watching 🙂 Sally xx
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Cosy Rainy Sewing Day | Sew a Megan Nielsen Darling Ranges dress with me
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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
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