Keeping the memories alive…
Back to my old favourite pattern for this one. Now that I’ve made this pattern a few times, I felt confident to cut into this gorgeous fabric that I have been saving. CRAFT Sewing CATEGORY Clothing PATTERN DETAIL Simplicity 2917 MADE FOR Me FABRIC DETAILS Linen Viscose START/FINISH August 2024 I saw this fabric at the Sewing for Pleasure show in Birmingham in March and immediately knew that I wanted to make this dress with …
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As soon as I saw images of the Laundry Day Tee, I knew I had to have the pattern. The shape of this top is just lovely with the swing hemline perfectly disguising menopausal tummies! CRAFT Sewing CATEGORY Clothing PATTERN DETAIL Laundry Day Tee from Love Notions MADE FOR Me FABRIC DETAILS Ponte Roma START/FINISH August 2023 I had this navy blue Ponte Roma in stash and decided to make a lounge suit for our …
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I bought this fabric from Minerva Crafts online about a year ago with this style of dress in mind. Having cut my teeth on making the tunic a couple of times, I was ready to make a dress. CRAFT Sewing CATEGORY Clothing PATTERN DETAIL Simplicity 2917 MADE FOR Me FABRIC DETAILS Linen Viscose START/FINISH May 2024 From making the tunics, I had decided that the neckline was a little loose so decided to take a …
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I promised you a blog about how I came to make my first self-drafted dress pattern for the above dress. Now, firstly I must say that the dress isn’t perfect by any means so don’t get all judgey on me haha! It is only made in the cheapest polycotton, as I wanted to make sure that I finally had the fit as good as I could get before using any of my nicer fabrics. That …
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CRAFT Sewing CATEGORY Clothing PATTERN DETAIL Tunic from Simplicity 2917 pattern MADE FOR Me FABRIC DETAILS Printed polycotton & Ponte de Roma START/FINISH January 2024 I’ve had this pattern a while now, it’s a style of dress I love and it suits my body shape well. It is a fit and flare style with princess seams, both front and back having four pattern pieces. After having had problems with previous patterns and sizing, I decided …
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