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Selfless Sewing: McCalls M6044 for my brother….but modelled by OH…
Hello everyone, Here is a shirt I actually sewed in January 2016 for my little brother who lives in Switzerland. He spent Christmas with us and I offered to make... Read More
Burda Young B6719 Mens Casual Pants Pattern Review
My other half is my loudest cheerleader who deserves to benefit from my sewing addiction. So in order to show my appreciation of his support I made him some much needed joggers... Read More
Self Drafted Men’s Tee shirt
Hello chums, One of the perks of enrolling on the pattern drafting class was that I had access to loads of drafting paper and a large spacious studio to work... Read More
Summer McCalls M6044 3.0
Hello chums, I cant believe that this is the 3rd shirt I have made for Mr SNS. The first was in Alexander Henry cotton <link here> and the second was in... Read More
Octopus McCalls M6044 retake
Hello everyone, After the success of the first M6044Â shirt I made for Mr SNS I decided to make another one. Mr SNS chose this fabric after he saw me browsing... Read More
Sewaholic Granville No. 5
Hello everyone, It seems I cannot go 6 months without making another Granville shirt. So I present to you my 5th rendition. Made in a medium weight cotton fabric.... Read More
McCalls M6973
Hello everyone. Is there such a thing as selfless sewing? I have come to doubt it because after making these shorts (that I am super excited to blog about) for my husband... Read More
Burda 6849 Pattern Review
Hello chums. I am back after an epic 3 week family holiday – I then needed a holiday to recover from being the operations manager of said holiday :-). After... Read More
Sewing Pattern Review -Sewaholic Granville Shirt
Sewaholic Ladies Sewing Pattern Granville shirt Few things look more put together than a quick pairing of jeans (preferably clean) and a well fitting shirt. Having discovered a shirt pattern... Read More
Vogue V1440 Sewing Pattern Review | OOP
Happy Wednesday all! Greetings and salutations! I have been quiet – busy beavering away. Frantically  trying to set up our new home before the little people break off for summer.... Read More
Vogue V1440 Designer Pattern Review | Pt 2
Happy Friday! I have committed a repeat pattern offence! This is my 3rd V1440 top. Made in linen here and in purple quilting cotton here. This is made in a... Read More
Sewaholic Patterns Granville Shirt Pattern Review
Hello Everyone! Carrying on from my last post about  Sewaholic Granville I have my first Granville in proper fabric! It took a couple of days to make this. But first let... Read More
Sewaholic Patterns Granville Shirt | Sewing Notesn
Hello everyone! Hope you are all having a good week! Mine has been busy with work seeing little sewing action. I do have a post about my Sewaholic Granville muslins.... Read More
Vogue 1440 Sewing Pattern Review
Hello all, I am back with my beloved Vogue V1440 top. Since I’ve already made the pattern once, there’s not really anything new to report in terms of construction. I... Read More
Vogue V1440
Hello all, I am back with the construction details of my beloved Vogue V1440 top. I warn you this is quite text and photo intensive so feel free to scroll on... Read More
Notebook: Vogue V1440 Muslin 2
Hello everyone! How are you? Hope you are having a great weekend! I am super excited to share my completed second muslin of the V1440 top. Firstly fit was an issue... Read More
Notebook: Vogue V1440 Muslin
Hello everyone! This is a super quick ‘Notebook’ style post. Its to post my notes on processes etc so I don’t loose them. I have a bad habit of writing adjustments... Read More
Thread Theory Goldstream Peacoat Sewing Pattern Review
Thread Theory GoldStream Pea Coat Sewing Pattern Review Tedious at first. Really got into the tailoring it as it progressed. Instructions were exceptionally clear which you would expect given the... Read More