The London fabric
I’ve been looking for some fabric suitable to re-cover my ironing board for some time, so was delighted to find ‘the London fabric’ whilst at the NEC in March. It … Continue reading
Genuine Indonesian batik dress
This was a very risky make.The fabric is from the home of Indonesian batik, Jogyakarta, on Java, on the other side the world. I bought it last October. There was … Continue reading
Children’s Clothes
I’m going to be a great aunt. To me that makes me sound so old, but the mother- to- be assures me that its a good thing. Especially a great … Continue reading
My vintage make
To be clear, in no way am I writing this post to say ‘Hey, I made a felt ball’ I did make a felt ball, from a vintage pattern book. … Continue reading
Shorts pyjamas in honour of my apiary!
The box is in place, the seeds have been planted, and now I have the pyjamas to match! Oh, how I looked forward to starting a blog post with those … Continue reading
Over-sized T shirt by the Maker’s Atelier
I have started to use the patterns in my new book! The Essential Collection I chose the oversized T shirt with long sleeves and planned to make use of the … Continue reading
Birmingham tunic, Marcy Tilton strikes again!
This is my new Birmingham tunic made using V9193 from Marcy Tilton, again. So why is it a Birmingham tunic? I have never quite understood why the Birmingham assay mark … Continue reading
Travel jacket – another Marcy Tilton design
I have trouble resisting Marcy’s designs. So I had to have V9244, and was super pleased to find this fabric to make it. It came from Barry’s. It’s a relatively … Continue reading
Aubergine dress
This is McCalls 7533 styled three ways. I’m not quite sure why I bought this pattern as I have several others which are similar, here and here. I am looking … Continue reading
The Lutterloh System – An introduction from Jenni Taylor
I don’t think I have ever seen a blog post that started by saying that the pattern had been created using the Lutterloh System. And yet the system is quite … Continue reading
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