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Do you love sewing? I do, and I love sharing my sewing pattern reviews here. I started by sewing for my kids 6 years ago after my twins were born and I found myself needing something to help me relax as I now had 5 kids.

The funny thing is that when I started my sewing journey, I never thought I’d sew for myself but I got the bug and now I have a completely 100% handmade wardrobe. I have sewn everything from mens coats, trousers, shirts to little girls dresses, leggings and everything in between.

If you love sewing, dressmaking, and tailoring then you will find lots to be inspired by here. I share some tips and tricks I have picked up over the years. You will find helpful and honest reviews here on Saturday Night Stitch.

I am passionate about using sewing magazines like Burda, Knipmode, Patrones and La Maison Victor in my sewing as well as indie pattern companies and Vogue, McCalls, New Look, Simplicity paper patterns.

All sorts any one? Ottobre Kids Design shirts.

2016, Boys, cotton, DIY Sewing Projects, Fabric Types, Kids Sewing, Ottobre Design, Sewing, Uncategorized

Hello chums, I am just so excited to share these kiddie shirts. I finished them on Friday night and my little people adorned them on Saturday morning. Seeing how adorable they looked...

MeMadeMay 2016

2016, DIY Sewing Projects, MeMadeMay2015, Musings, Sewing Challenges, Uncategorized

Hello chums! How are you? Hope you all also had the most sunniest weekend yet! We got the paddle pool and BBQ out – it was such a gloriously sunny...

Oliver and S Bucket hats plus more Spring watching

2016, Accessories, DIY Sewing Projects, Kids Sewing, Sewing, Twins clothes, Uncategorized

Hello again, I am excited to share these cute little hats. As I was packing for our holiday I realised we didn’t have enough kids hats one day before departing....

McCalls M7242

2016, DIY Sewing Projects, Dresses, M7242, McCalls, Sewing, Uncategorized, Women

Hello chums, Sunny May greeting from the North of England! Its lovely and sunny after some truly horrid weather that included hailstorm which battered my lovely flowers and snow which...

McCalls M6973

2016, DIY Sewing Projects, Fabric Types, McCalls, Mens, Sewing, Shorts

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...

Lekala Sewing Pattern #4029 – Side Drape Dress

#4029 Dress, 2016, cotton, DIY Sewing Projects, Dresses, Fabric Types, Jersey Knits, Lekala, Sewing, Uncategorized, Women

Hello chums, I made another dress using a Lekala pattern before my holiday to take with me. Lekala 4029 is a a side drape dress with a cowl neckline and simple design lines....

How do you follow your favourite blogs…..??

2016, Musings, Uncategorized

Hello everyone, A quick post here mulling over how to follow blogs. Having just got back from a lengthy holiday in which I was forcibly unplugged from the interwebs due...

Lekala Sewing Pattern #4456 – Blouse With Short Sleeves

#4456 Blouse, 2016, cotton, DIY Sewing Projects, Fabric Types, Lekala, Sewing, Tops, Uncategorized, Women

After my success with my first Lekala make last year – a dress for Indie Pattern Month New to Me week I have since bought more patterns. Loads more :-). What...

Burda 6849 Pattern Review

2016, Burda, Cotton Lawn, DIY Sewing Projects, Fabric Types, Sewing, Shirts, Uncategorized, Women

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...

Snap! I made trousers! TROUSERS! Butterick B5895

2016, DIY Sewing Projects, Fabric Types, Sewing, Uncategorized, Women

Trousers people! I made trousers! Ok Ok calm down. Hello everyone. I am super excited to share these trousers that have turned out to be a very wearable muslin. I...

Burda 2/2016 #105 Pattern Review

2016, Burda, Burda Challenge 2015, Burda Challenge 2016, Burda Magazine, DIY Sewing Projects, Fabric Types, Sewing, Sewing Challenges, Tops, Uncategorized, Women

Updated 1/5/2021 I made a second top from the February issue of Burda. When I stepped out for the photoshoot hubs started chanting “Go Leeds Rhinos!”. That’s because this simple...

Sewaholic Renfrew Pt. 2

2016, DIY Sewing Projects, Fabric Types, Fall Wardrobe Ideas, Indie Sewing Patterns | The Best Reviews, Jersey Knits, Renfrew, Sewaholic, Sewing, Tops, Uncategorized, Women

Hello all! Happy Wednesday! All good things happen on a Wednesday – at least thats what I like to tell myself. My good thing is I have time to...

Sewaholic Patterns Renfrew Top Review

2016, DIY Sewing Projects, Fabric Types, Fall Wardrobe Ideas, Indie Sewing Patterns | The Best Reviews, Jersey Knits, Renfrew, Sewaholic, Sewing, Tops, Uncategorized, Women

Sewaholic Patterns Renfrew Top Review of the cowl neck view....

Simplicity 1317 Sewing Pattern Review

2016, DIY Sewing Projects, Fabric Types, Simplicity, Simplicity 1317, Tops, Women

Hello chums! Happy Mothers Day! I had a great day with many little surprises from the family. For starters my pale light coloured walls were transformed into a post modernist...