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Vlog | Recreating a High Street look with two easy sewing patterns…
Hi everyone, Join me in one of my favourite types of videos to make as I attempt to recreate a High Street winter look using very quick and easy sewing patterns. Can you believe I sewed this outfit up in around two and a half hours! I hope you enjoy the video! Sally x
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How to sew fabric pumpkins…
Autumn is my favourite time of year, misty mornings, sunny afternoons, all the colours, walks through the leaves, I love it all. I’ve been making these fabric pumpkins for a few years now, every year I find myself adding to my collection as they’re such a fun, speedy project and a great way to use up scraps. Here I’ve included instructions (below) and a FREE print at home downloadable template so that you can make your own. NOTE: To print the pumpkin template you’ll need to download the file and then ensure you print out at 100% scale. Once printed, check your test square measures 1″ or 2.5cm and cut…
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Vlog | My Top Five Super Speedy Sewing Patterns…
Hello everyone, We all have those times when we just need a quick sewing fix and today I’m sharing my Top Five super speedy sewing patterns for when you want something quick to sew. These are all great for beginners too! Thanks for watching! Sally x
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Vlog | My top five sewing patterns for woven tops…
Hi everyone, In today’s video, I’m sharing my top five sewing patterns for woven tops. I hope you like the patterns I’ve chosen and I’d love to know what your favourite top sewing patterns are in the comments too. Thank you for watching! Sally xx
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Vlog | Fabric haul – so many sewing plans and a knitting project too…
Hi everyone, Join me in this week’s video as I talk through some new fabrics and what I’m planning to make with them. I also have a new knitting project to share too… Thank you for watching! Sally x
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VLOG | What I’ve been sewing and knitting in March…
Hi everyone Today I’m sharing everything I made in March. There are four sewing makes in there plus two knitting projects that I managed to get finished up this month. I hope you’ll enjoy watching! Sally xx
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VLOG | Ten Sewing hacks to make your life easier | Cleaning, pressing, threading…
Hi everyone In this video I’m sharing ten sewing hacks that will hopefully make your sewing life easier! Some of them I’ve been doing for years and some are new to me that I’m planning to try out more in my sewing life. I hope you enjoy watching! Sally xx
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Ten reasons why sewing is amazing (and you should try it)…
One – It’s good for your mental health – For me, the whole sewing process from start to finish can be so mindful. I tend to switch off from everything else when I sit at my machine so it’s a great way to take a break from the everyday stresses of life and have a bit of ‘me time’. Working with your hands has been proven to have a positive effect on anxiety too! Two – There are so many pretty fabrics to use – Fabric shopping can be seriously addictive! Gone are the days of limited fabric choice with only a few fabric shops to buy from. There are…
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Designing My dream Valentines Day outfit – with Makerist and MyFabrics…
So, during February, Makerist and My Fabrics are running a Valentines challenge over on Instagram and the idea is that you create a sketch or mood board of your dream Valentines Day outfit. If you’ve not heard of Makerist before, they are an amazing craft website with loads of sewing, knitting and craft patterns and creative blogs, tutorials and inspiration. If you’d like to visit their website I’ve linked it here. My Fabrics are a fab online fabric seller with a really wide range of dressmaking and home wear fabrics, knitting supplies and haberdashery. If you’ve not heard of them before and want to pay them a visit, I’ve linked…
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Tilly and the Buttons Pearl Cardigan | A sewing pattern review…
It’s always an exciting day when Tilly and the Buttons launch a new pattern and I was so happy to be offered a copy of the Pearl Cardigan to try out before the launch date. (This pattern was gifted to me with no obligation to share but of course, I loved the finished result so much that I had to!). Pearl is described as an ‘on trend’ V neck wrap cardigan. The cardigan is cropped at the waist and fastens at the side with adjustable ties for the perfect fit. There are three options for sleeve style with the pattern; choose from long straight sleeves, short sleeves or (my personal…
