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My Three Versions of the Davenport Dress by Friday Pattern Company…
Now and again a pattern is released, and you know immediately that you NEED to own it and get it into your wardrobe asap. This was the case for me when Friday Pattern Co released the Davenport Dress pattern. I loved the boho style of this dress and the little details involved, such as the gathered yoke at the back, the shoulder flutters, the elasticated neckline and let’s be honest – who doesn’t love a drawstring waist anything! I’ve made three versions of the Davenport since buying the pattern last year and in this blog I’m going to give a short run through of how I found the pattern initially…
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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…
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VLOG | Sew a Chalk & Notch Wren Blouse with me…
Join me as I sew up the newest pattern by Chalk & Notch, the Wren Blouse. This is such a lovely blouse and I’m so happy with it now it’s done but I did have my problems with it along the way as you’ll see in the video… I hope you enjoy it! Sally xx
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My Favourite Makes of Summer 2021
Summer is probably my favourite season to sew for. I feel most inspired when planning for floaty summer dresses and pretty woven tops. This year, the weather was particularly uninspiring but I still managed to make up a few things to see me through the season. Here’s a quick run down of my top three makes from summer 2021. My frill collar blouse hack…. I’m never quite sure what to title this make but I guess the title I’ve given it is a pretty good description. Early at the beginning of summer, I made a list of three things I’d like to make to add to my summer wardrobe this…
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VLOG | Sew a True Bias Ogden Cami Peplum Hack with me…
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 | What I’ve been sewing and making in June 2021…
Hi everyone… My latest Sew and Tell video is now up on YouTube and it’s all about what I’ve been sewing and making in June including my Tilly and the Buttons Lyra Dress, a frilly collar blouse hack, a Safiya/Odgen combo and another super cosy Jarrah Sweatshirt. I hope you enjoy it! Happy sewing… Sally
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Fabric haul | Sewing and knitting plans and a catch up…
Hi everyone – welcome to another fabric haul and sewing plans blog and vlog. This blog accompanies my YouTube ‘fabric haul’ video and includes links to everything I talk about within the video. You can watch this video by clicking below. In the video I’m wearing an Ogden Cami by True Bias – you can find this pattern here. I used a cream crepe fabric and I’ve linked similar here. My Sewing Plans I was gifted this beautiful Art Gallery cotton fabric from Minerva for my next Brand Ambassador project for them. You can find this fabric here. I’m planning to make a short sleeved Darling Ranges Dress by Megan…
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Sewing my first coat | A review of the I Am Merlin Coat by I Am Patterns
When I Am Patterns brought out the Merlin Coat in autumn 2020 I jumped at the chance to buy it. I had been looking for a pattern to try as my first foray into coat making for a while and I loved the oversized look of this coat and the slight cocoon shape in the body. The Pattern I ordered myself the paper pattern directly from I Am Patterns and it arrived around a week later. This is the first paper pattern I’ve bought from this company and I liked the minimalistic style of the pattern cover with its gold backing and see-through front. Something to note about the paper…
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Vlog | Playing the ‘ask me anything game’, answering questions about sewing and life…
Hi everyone – welcome back to another video, this week I’m answering all of my ‘ask me anything’ questions. Thank you so much if you did send me a question it was really fun to record this video. Thanks for watching! Sally xx
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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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