Posts filed under: Dresses

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Burda 6/2016 #101 Wool Jersey Dress Review

This is a dress I made for my February #burdachallenge2018 project. It wasnt a planned make – I reacquainted myself with the dark blue wool jersey that I bought from Fabworks... Read More
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The Great British Sewing Bee From Stitch to Style: The Breton Dress

It gives me great pleasure to share this dress with you. Its from the book, The Great British Sewing Bee From Stitch to Style The Breton jersey dress attracted me with... Read More
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Burda 5/2016 #115 Sewing Pattern Review | Second DIY Dress

Updated 1/5/2021 This is another Burdastyle dress I made especially for a holiday to the seaside. Its Burda 5/2016 #115 – the dress sewing pattern. I have sewed the pattern... Read More
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Simple Sew Patterns The Cocoon Dress x2

Today I have something a little different to my usual style. In an effort to move out of my comfort zone, I decided to make this cocoon dress. The pattern... Read More
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McCalls Shirt dress M7387 Pattern Review

This was a dress that I made for a sewing challenge called #sewingtogetherforsummer last year. The challenge was to sew a shirtdress in time for the British summer (I know... Read More
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McCalls 6886 Sewing Pattern Review

Here is a McCalls M6886 sewing pattern review…… I sewed another McCalls M6886 as a reader review article for Love Sewing magazine (Issue 44). They invited me to their studio... Read More
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Named Anneli Double Front T shirt maxi Dress as featured in Sew Now Magazine Issue 8

I am super, quite possibly uber, excited to finally be able to share this project. This is a pattern review I wrote for Sew Now magazine (Issue 8 circa May... Read More
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Another Giselle Maxi Dress for Indie Pattern Month 2017

July is Indie Pattern Month over at The Monthly Stitch. Its a month set aside for celebrating indie patterns. I always the challenges set by Kat and Mel and this... Read More
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Burda 6/2016 101 Review | Maxi Dress

I made this dress using a birdy fabric that I had bought some time ago but was quite precious about it. The challenge was just perfect – it made me... Read More
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Burda 9/2015 #108 Sewing Pattern Review

This is the project that made me realise a skill deficit; I had real problems lining this dress which made me set a 2017 new year resolution: to sew more... Read More
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Vogue V9112

I actually first made this toile in June 2015 – I know because I have a log of the picture of the muslin. Vogue V9112 is an asymmetrical seam detail... Read More
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Retro Vibes Coco Dress – Tilly and the Buttons

Coco dress 4.0 This past winter I caught a bit of the Coco bug. It’s an easy super quick make – I totally blame SewChet for her beautiful stag print Coco <link... Read More
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Instagram and Vogue V1314: An Unexpected Rescue

I joined Instagram (IG) with a very sceptical mind. I kept my eye out for the catch. Having tried Facebook very briefly when it first came out and disliked it intensely,... Read More
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Linen & Lace Simplicity 8215 Top

Hello everyone, I had missed sewing with linen over the colder months so when I saw this pattern I decided to have a go with some linen that has been... Read More
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Additions to my Moneta colleterie

I made 2 more Moneta dresses! To add to my growing colleterie of Monetas (it has been officially designated that a group or collection of Moneta dresses is refered to... Read More
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Alder Shirt Dress by Grainline Studio Pt 4

Hello chums, I must apologise in advance for the deluge of daily posts – I want to catch up with my blogging – only a few more posts to go... Read More
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Colette Laurel Shift dress

Hello everyone, This was my first White Tree Blogger Network project. For my first project, I decided to fill a gap  in my wardrobe – the shift dress.... Read More
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McCalls M7430 Pattern Review

Hello everyone, I am so behind with my blogging – though its February I still am blogging things from last year – still better late than never. I purchased this... Read More
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Lady Skater Dress No. 3

Hello everyone, Just before Christmas last year I sewed another Lady Skater dress – and its quite possibly my favourite. I already get quite a lot of wear out of... Read More
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Lekala 4437 Sewing Pattern Review: A Christmas Day Dress

I thought I may have time to share a quick sewing pattern review of Lekala 4437. This is my little red dress that I wore for today. Its a dress... Read More
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