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    VLOG Fabric haul | What I bought in the January sales and some sewing plans

    January 17, 2021 /

    Hi everyone welcome to another fabric haul vlog talking about some fabrics I picked up in the January sales and some plans I have for what to make with them. I hope you’ll enjoy the video let me know if you have any ideas of what I should make with the fabrics. Sally xx

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    VLOG – Sharing my 10 favourite makes of 2020…

    January 11, 2021 /

    Hello everyone welcome to another vlog, today I’m showing and talking all about my favourite makes of 2020. Everything I mention should be linked in the description of the YouTube video but don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions I hope you like my favourites! Sally xx

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•My Finished I Am Merlin Coat• Probably the mo •My Finished I Am Merlin Coat• Probably the most overthought sewing project ever but oh my goodness I couldn’t love it more now it’s finished!! I have so much to say about this pattern, my changes and how I found it etc so I will be doing a more in depth review and that’ll be coming soon for anyone that’s interested - I also apologise in advance for the amount of coat spam there might be here over the next week or so 😂💗 Pattern: @iam_patterns I Am Merlin Coat Fabric: Wool coating & taffeta lining both @minervadotcom
•Knitting Progress• I’m really enjoying knit •Knitting Progress• I’m really enjoying knitting up this cable pattern on the front of my jumper and the best thing is it’s a ten row repeat pattern so every evening I’m like ‘oh just another ten more rows’!! Tiring but makes it knit up quicker at least 😂 😴 🥰
Happy Monday! There’s a new VLOG up on my YouTub Happy Monday! There’s a new VLOG up on my YouTube channel all about what I’ve been sewing and making during February including another Billie sweatshirt, yet more loungewear and a bit about my finished coat! The link to my channel is in my bio if you fancy a watch xx
I did share this the other day but I want it on my I did share this the other day but I want it on my grid ‘properly’ too! 🥰🥰 I’m not sure how I’m feeling about the kids going back to school in just over a week, part of me knows it’ll be best for them and part of me just wants to keep us all together at home. Part of me is also wondering how we’ll ever be up and out the door by 8.15 every morning 🙈 PJs: T shirt pattern and sausage dog fabric from @stoffstil Leggings: @bobbins_and_buttons Frances Leggings I also knitted that panda she’s holding a long while ago 🤪 xx
Please could someone tell me where this week has g Please could someone tell me where this week has gone so far - thanks!! 🙈 Here’s a couple of pictures of my @closetcorepatterns #closetcorepouf which I made last week. I absolutely love this free pattern - it uses up scraps to make it and I managed to clear out a whole basket worth of scraps to stuff it with and there’s still room for a bit more. Can’t be too precious about this make though I don’t think, it’s already been used as a trampoline by my daughter and a podium for the pup (swipe to see) 😂 xx
I feel my camera is a bit like the sun, I should n I feel my camera is a bit like the sun, I should never look directly at it 😂 A couple more of this loungewear set and then I’ll stop I promise... I literally used every scrap of the two metres I had of this gorgeous French Terry fabric, so much so that the only thing I couldn’t get out of it was the waistband for the sweatshirt but I think it works ok without it actually so I might try another version without sometime but I’ll probably lengthen it a little bit 😉 xx Top: @grainlinestudio Linden Sweatshirt Bottoms: @tillybuttons Stella Joggers Fabric: @stoffstil
Lounging around in our new loungewear 😂 A bit o Lounging around in our new loungewear 😂 A bit of fun photo taking in half term... My daughters are the Frances Leggings by @bobbins_and_buttons with a t shirt pattern from Stoff & Stil. Mine are the @tillybuttons Stella Joggers and the @grainlinestudio Linden Sweatshirt. Both lovely fabrics are from @stoffstil. Happy Sunday everyone xxx
Pretty flowers and Billie sleeves 💗Anyone got p Pretty flowers and Billie sleeves 💗Anyone got plans to sew this weekend?? I might cut out my coat in the ‘proper’ fabric if I feel brave enough 🙈🤪
I have an unfinished coat staring at me in my bedr I have an unfinished coat staring at me in my bedroom but for now I’ll keep procrastinating on that and sewing loungewear 😂🙈🥰
I forgot how quickly chunky knitting works up! I’ve almost finished the back of my jumper and I’m really enjoying knitting with this fluffy Rowan brushed fleece. Swipe to see what I’m making... Knitting and watching Mad Men in the evenings is my little bit of relaxing time at the moment - what’s in your knitting bag (if you’re a knitter) if not what are you watching?? 👀 Xx #nosey
Another one of my ‘fancy’ Billie sweatshirt 😂 I realised after making this that I have hardly any black in my wardrobe so I think this will be a staple. All the details, fabric links and a few more pics can be found over on my @minervadotcom profile (link in bio). I have serious sweatshirt making fever at the moment I have two more ready to go at the moment 🙈 At least I’m actually sewing for the correct season for once I suppose 😉 Pattern: Billie Sweatshirt by @tillybuttons
•Weekend loungewear• Actually it works for any •Weekend loungewear• Actually it works for anytime at the moment really doesn’t it! 😂 I’ve had a lot of happy accidents with sewing lately, had I had enough pink fabric I probably would have gone for a full on pink sweatshirt too but not quite having enough meant I got to use up my scraps of this grey and I actually like it better this way! Here’s to experimenting and scrap busting more in the future 😊 xx Top: Linden Sweatshirt by @grainlinestudio Bottoms: Stella Joggers by @tillybuttons Pink Sweatshirt fabric: @abakhanfabrics
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