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    VLOG | Sew a True Bias Ogden Cami Peplum Hack with me…

    July 19, 2021 /

    Join me as I sew up a hacked version of the Ogden Cami by True Bias using one of their Ogden Month hacks from the True Bias blog. I absolutely love how this one turned out and I hope you will too! Thanks so much for watching… Sally xx

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    VLOG | Sharing my entire collection of handmade woven summer tops…

    July 12, 2021 /

    Join me as a share and talk through every handmade woven summer top I currently have in my wardrobe including some Sew Over It, Tilly and the Buttons and many more. You might want to get a cup of tea for this one! 🙂 Thank you for watching! Sally xx

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    VLOG | Sew a Davenport Dress by Friday Pattern Company with me…

    May 24, 2021 /

    Hi everyone! This week’s video is a sew along making the Davenport Dress by Friday Pattern Company in this beautiful Art Gallery rayon fabric. I hope you enjoy it! Everything I mention should be linked below the video but please don’t hesitate to ask if you have any other questions. Thank you for watching! Sally xx

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    What I’ve been sewing and knitting in April 2021

    May 2, 2021 /

    Hi everyone – welcome back to another Sew and Tell blog and vlog. This blog accompanies my YouTube makes video and includes links to everything I talk about within the video. You can watch my April ‘Makes’ YouTube video by clicking below. Girls Loungewear Set I made this loungewear set for my daughter as my most recent Minerva Brand Ambassador make using this very cosy sausage dog print, fleece backed sweatshirt fabric which you can find here. The patterns I used were the Ikatee Jasmin Sweatshirt for the top here, and the Made by Me patterns kids jogger pattern which you can find here. If you would like to read…

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    April 24, 2020

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    VLOG | Crafty catch up, new fabrics, sewing plans, knitting and news…

    March 22, 2021 /

    Hi everyone Thank you for joining me for another video. This week I’m talking about some new fabrics I’ve picked up, some sewing plans, knitting progress as well as some book and tv chat. I hope you’ll enjoy the video and I’d love you to subscribe to my channel if you haven’t already 🙂 Thank you for watching! Sally xx

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    Tilly & The Buttons Mimi Blouse Pattern and Fabric Review

    June 26, 2020 /

    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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    March 5, 2020
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    Cosy Rainy Sewing Day | Sew a Megan Nielsen Darling Ranges dress with me

    June 21, 2020 /

    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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  • Uncategorized,  Pattern Reviews

    ‘Darling Ranges’ by Megan Nielsen |A Pattern Review

    June 18, 2020 /

    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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  • Minerva Blog

    Megan Nielsen Sudley Dress/Top Hack

    May 26, 2020 /

    I think I have an obsession with Megan Nielsen dress patterns, there’s always so much potential to adapt and so many different variations to the patterns.  When I saw this beautiful blue spot crepe fabric on the Minerva website loved it immediately and wasn’t sure what to make with it at first, then the Sudley Dress pattern came into my life and I knew it would be the perfect match.  I wasn’t sure at first whether to make the dress version or a top from this fabric and in the end I settled on something in between.  A sort of hack of the pattern to make a peplum top.  Here’s…

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    My Sew Over It Top Collection Vlog

    May 15, 2020 /

    In this video I thought I’d show you all of the Sew Over It top patterns I’ve made. Click the link below to watch and don’t forget to subscribe if you’d like to 🙂 Thanks so much for watching! Sally xx

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