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I made another dress because I’m all about dresses at the moment. Simple, no fuss dresses that work well with tights and boots are my go to Autumn through winter. That’s my style. But this dress was quite a different silhouette from my usual. I’m all about fit, darts, shaped, in at the waist, belts.Continue reading “What’s your style?”

I am not an overly organised person. I like to think of myself as a free spirit, especially when it comes to creativity. Back when I was a primary school teacher, I felt stifled by the classroom and endless planning. I felt so much more free when I began homeschooling, plans were extremely loose andContinue reading “Autumn Plans”

How do you approach your makes? Where do you get your inspiration? I love being on Instagram and seeing wonderful garments by some amazing makers. I love following the various pattern releases and ogling fabric online. More recently I’ve gone back to pinterest in my search for garments I want to make. I’ve enjoyed pinningContinue reading “Coco Dress Hack”

Learning to say no I really had no idea what I was doing when I started up my Instagram account back in March 2018. I thought it was a place where cool people went to show off their cool pictures. Or where teenagers fled to escape their parents and aunties who kept embarrassing them onContinue reading “Sew all the things? Part 2”

I think I have made rather a lot of things over the last 2 years. Sewing is a hobby that I really, really love. There is great enjoyment in choosing fabric, pairing it with the right pattern and then turning these flat pieces of fabric into a garment that looks good and fits well. ThereContinue reading “Sew all the things?”

So, I made a dress for my birthday. I didn’t want to make anything too fancy that would sit in my wardrobe and not get much wear and I wanted to make something quick in beautiful fabric! So I teamed this gorgeous red and gold ankara fabric from Dovetailed London with my beloved Stevie tunic,Continue reading “The Stevie Tunic – Ankara Everyday”

The Nenuphar jacket by Deer and Doe is a winner for African waxprint, in my opinion.  The pattern actually suggests more drapey fabric but I love the structure that ankara gives to the garment. There are two options to play around with, this three quarter length sleeve version with patch pockets and another with longContinue reading “The Nenuphar Jacket – Ankara Everyday”

I really, really love this gorgeous African wax print (ankara) fabric and I really, really love the Roma midi skirt by @halfmoonatelier I bought this fabric as a remnant from a seller on instagram, @ailz_ . It was less than a metre and I was initially thinking of a top. But as I was preppingContinue reading “Roma Midi Skirt – Ankara Everyday”

Sewists can feel like collectors some times. We collect fabric, patterns, books, tools and haberdashery like they’re going out of fashion. It’s not a cheap hobby and it takes up a fair bit of space. But as well as collecting all this hardware, we collect skills, achievement and joy and that keeps me going. ForContinue reading “Megan Nielsen River Hack”