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Simplicity 4827: All Sewn Up – 60s Maternity Top & Skirt
Luckily for me I got gifted a lot of vintage maternity sewing patterns when I told friends our news, unluckily I have been too tired in an evening or too busy with the impending arrival to spend time...
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Ministry of Craft: Develop Your Sewing Skills Course (Weeks 1 & 2)
For the last two Wednesdays I’ve been attending the Ministry of Craft’s Develop Your Sewing Skills course. I umm-ed and ahh-ed about booking it as we have had so much to buy for the imminent arrival...
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Ministry of Craft: Develop Your Sewing Skills Course (Weeks 3 & 4)
Week 3 This week we started our pinny using some of the techniques we’ve learnt over the last two weeks, and learning some more. As everywhere seems to be having a remnant sale at present I headed...
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Ministry of Craft: Overlocking for Beginners Course
First off Happy New Year! It’s been an eventful 2016 and the reason I haven’t been able to update my blog much in the last six months is currently snoozing in his cot upstairs. Our lovely little boy...
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McCalls 6569: Anniversary Evening Dress (The Muslin)
This year I made a decision, a decision not be to scared by fabric. For a couple of years now I’ve had some gold satin I brought back from Vegas in my stash and I’ve been so scared to use it having...
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McCalls 6569: Anniversary Evening Dress (The Finished Dress)
If you’ve read my previous blog you’ll see how my muslin turned out. With just a week to go I set out to sew up my dress in the lovely gold satin I’d brought back from Vegas a couple of years ago. I...
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The Joan Wiggle Dress (Charm Patterns Patreon) Slash Neck: All Sewn Up
I was over the moon when I first saw what Gertie had created for us for January’s Patreon release. If you have read my blog previously (over the years that Mad Men seasons were still being released...
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The Joan Wiggle Dress (Charm Patterns Patreon) Sweetheart Neck: All Sewn Up
After the success of the slash neck version of this dress, I decided what the heck, lets try out some crushed velvet and crack on. It was, after all, nearly my 15th wedding anniversary and I needed...
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Audrey Cigarette Pants: Charm Patterns – All Sewn Up
When this pattern was released on Patreon I was so, SO, happy. I’d been looking for something to make in a stretch which was casual enough to knock about the house in but also acceptable to do the...
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Poison Grrls: Jailbird Blouse
April was a little crappy to say the least. My Dad passed away of 18 months of fighting terminal brain cancer (glioblastoma), and as usual, when things go tits up for me I find solace in picking up a...
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