From technique guides to sew-a-long blogs, this page is all about projects, patterns and garments.
Step By Step Guide To Sewing French Seams
Join me for a step by step walk through of sewing french seams – my favourite seam finishing technique!
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Make Do And Mend: Looking After Your Me-Made Wardrobe
When I made the choice to reduce my consumption of fast fashion, I also signed up to another pledge. I committed to looking after my…
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10 Ultimate Truths of Sewing
Whether it’s the white knuckle ride of bobbin chicken when you know you have none of the matching thread left in the house, the infuriating…
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Pattern Review: SizeMe Sewing Florence Boxy Tee
Today I want to tell you about one of my favourite tried and tested patterns. There are very few patterns I’ve made again and again…
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#FeelingSewMuchBetter Challenge: My Week Of Slow Sewing
I stumbled across the #feelingsewmuchbetter challenge on instagram after a few people I follow posted for the first day. Its run by Sister Mintaka, a…
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How To Choose Your First Overlocker
To the uninitiated Overlockers are baffling and choosing one even more so. Until this year I really didn’t need one, however, 2020 saw my sewing…
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Tilly And The Buttons Eden Coat – Sewing Project
I’ve been a little bit absent on here recently due to my degree workload however if you head over to my youtube you can see…
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Sewing Project: Tilly and The Buttons Lotta Dress Pattern Review
Hey everyone! Apologies for the prolonged absence I’ve just finished a massive project which I was vlogging so I’ve neglected the blog a little(more on…
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5 Top Tips For Using PDF Patterns
Happy Thursday everybody! Today is the last day of my annual leave so I’m sat on the sofa doing some life admin and watching the…
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Sewing Project: Super Cosy 2 Hour Pyjamas
Hello lovely readers! Those of you who live in the UK will have noticed that it has become significantly colder in the last weeks and…
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Monthly Magazine Make: Boxy Blouse and My Very First Yoke!
This is my first detailed project blog for a while but here I am to talk to you about this month’s make chosen from my…
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My Top Tips To Sew Your Own Amaya Shirt
As my YouTube subscribers will know, I have just finished making the Amaya Shirt from Made My Wardrobe. Today I am mopping up, resetting my…
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Sewing Project: Bias Cut Top – My First Attempt At Pattern Matching
My last project before I went away was a bias cut chevron top. This garment falls into the category of a simple yet deceptively difficult…
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2 Hour Sewing Project: Sew Simple Gwen Top
Happy Monday Everyone! I am half way through my week off from work and I’m feeling good. The stress is starting to dissipate and I’m…
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Tammy Handmade Rhea Dress & My First Sewing Vlog
Hello everyone, its been quite the week so far and its only Tuesday! I launched my sewing YouTube channel, So What If I Sew on…
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Box Pleat Skirts – What I’ve Learnt In A Year
Back in April 2019, after four years of living in the south, I found my self missing my sewing machine more than I can explain.…
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Sewing Project: Shell Top / My First Forays Into Viscose
Hello lovely people, I hope you have had a wonderful weekend so far. Yesterday I hit 300 followers on my Instagram in just under four…
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Sewing Project: Shirt Dress Pt. 3 – It’s finally done!
Its finally finished! I am beyond proud of this dress, its the most complex thing I’ve ever made. It contains my first collar, my first…
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Envelope Pillow: A How To Guide For My First Home Make
Today’s project is a little different to my usual sewing projects and its actually my first ever home make! I have officially welcomed the envelope…
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Sewing Project: Shirt Dress (Pt 2)
Hello everyone! I know its been a few days since I last posted but I’ve been holding off on writing in the vain hope that…
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Sewing Project: Pyjama Shorts
This time last year I asked my sisters what they wanted for Christmas and they both asked for pyjamas. My middle sister jokingly asked for…
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Sewing Project: Shirt Dress (Pt. 1)
I think that most sewists and dressmakers have one item of clothing or one design that they’ve always wanted to make. One thing that prompted…
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Lockdown Sewing: Making My Own Face Mask
There has been one sewing trend that has been sweeping the UK since lockdown. Since there was a PPE shortage in March and lots of…
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Sewing Essentials For Beginners
Sewing can be a mystifying world, the language, the equipment and even the space required can feel like a barrier. Today I want to talk…
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So What If I Sew 