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 as our heating is pretty dreadful I have shifted my sewing focus towards knits, jersey and cosy clothes. Pretty much everything I’ve made since the start of October has beenContinue reading “Sewing Project: Super Cosy 2 Hour Pyjamas”
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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 copy of Love Sewing magazine. I only started my subscription last month but I already love it, I love how many free patterns you can access and its always superContinue reading “Monthly Magazine Make: Boxy Blouse and My Very First Yoke!”
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 machine and trying to sort some other little projects/alterations/fixes which have been piling up for a while now. However, before I completely forget how I made it I wanted toContinue reading “My Top Tips To Sew Your Own Amaya Shirt”
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 make. Now of course there aren’t many difficult techniques of garment construction involved, what makes this difficult is a) pattern matching and b) working on the bias. Project Details Pattern:Continue reading “Sewing Project: Bias Cut Top – My First Attempt At Pattern Matching”
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 weeks! If you follow me on Instagram then, thank you! If you don’t then look me up @sowhatifisew . Anyway, on to this weekend’s challenge. As I had hit aContinue reading “Sewing Project: Shell Top / My First Forays Into Viscose”
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 pillow into my repertoire. My partner’s mum bought us some towels and a beautiful throw so I wanted to make something nice for her and I decided on a throwContinue reading “Envelope Pillow: A How To Guide For My First Home Make”
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 them to start sewing or to take their sewing more seriously. For me it was the inability to find a shirt/blouse that would fit. I have a larger bust, aContinue reading “Sewing Project: Shirt Dress (Pt. 1)”
