Hot Patterns Peasant Top for Mama
I finally have my first handmade maternity garment, made from Hot Patterns Boho-de-luxe Peasant Tops. Like all the HP patterns I’ve tried so far it went together very well (once I applied myself) and...
View ArticleFourth Trimester Clothing
In the middle of my pregnancy I had a mini wardrobe sort out and moved the things I could still wear to one end. This meant I could only open one door of the wardrobe and not be taunted by some...
View ArticleEvidence
In between balancing the baby on one arm and hanging up laundry with the other (I’d leave the laundry but we must have pants) I have managed to sneak myself into the sewing room for the odd half hour....
View ArticleA Make a Month – February
It seemed as if this tunic would never be finished, but it is and I’ve learned some valuable things in the making. The most important one is that the adage ‘sew for the body you have’ does not apply to...
View ArticleA Make a Month – July
A little while ago I swore off making clothes for me, because my shape was all wrong. Well, I still wouldn’t go as far as saying that it’s all right, but it’s better. I have a little more definition,...
View ArticlePattern Review – Colette's Sencha Blouse
The first Colette pattern I saw was the Lady Grey coat, and it fired up a ‘me want’ feeling that just got bigger when I looked at the other patterns in her range, and read that they’ve been designed...
View ArticleLady Grey Sew Along
It’s so timely that Gertie has decided to have a sew along for the Lady Grey coat, because I recently cracked and bought it, almost without any plan to make it. I think I just wanted to have it, and...
View ArticleFabrics Galore
More of where I’ve been next time, but for now, let’s just look at the loveliness of this fabric. In the middle of last week I realised I have a car, I have a car seat, I have a willing child, and...
View ArticleForward Thinking
I love a parcel from Alice at Backstitch. The wrapping is so fresh and hopeful, it almost makes me forget that I am likely to let at least one of my purchases sit unused for several months. I just had...
View ArticlePattern Review: Figgy’s Tee for Two
Sewing for Fitz is one thing I’m growing into. I imagined I’d do oodles of it while he was a baby, but a) life with newborns and b) where oh where are the cute patterns and fabrics for boys? The...
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