Christmas napkins (or serviettes if you’re in the US)- just the thing to liven up your Christmas table! These are really quick and easy to make as all the magic is in the folding. And I love a well dressed Christmas table! All you’ll need is semi-circles of fabric to sew together- you can draw … Continue reading
Doesn’t bunting just make everything better? It’s so quick and easy to make and can be made in a hundred different variations. I bought a couple of different cottons to mix and match- I wanted a vintage/country home feel to it. I also decided to hand embroider some words- an easy way to personalise your bunting … Continue reading
I made this skirt months ago but, have been so busy wearing it I haven’t had a chance to blog about it! I got Tilly and the Buttons‘ book Love at First Stitch free with a magazine subscription and really wanted to try something from it. The book is really well written, with lots of advice on making … Continue reading
Finally some nice weather! It suddenly feels like we have summer here in England! While I love summer dresses and outfits (and have shall we say quite a few) it’s a lot more difficult to dress smart for work and keep cool. My work is fairly laid back about clothes, but we’re not allowed anything too … Continue reading
A lesson in perseverance Let me tell you a story about a girl and a dress and a bit of perseverance. I was given this incredible Paris street fabric roughly 5 years ago as a present, it’s from the lovely Ditto Fabrics. I knew straight away I wanted to make a dress with it and … Continue reading
Day 27: Parisian Top (see below) Day 29: Knitted Cable Belt Day 30: Self-drafted circle skirt (never blogged) It’s the end of May already! I have learnt A LOT about..well…a lot. First Lesson: Don’t promise a great final week of Me-Made-May in case it all goes wrong! The weather has been so bad this last … Continue reading
Day 19: Floral Maxi Skirt (blogged here) with crochet cardigan from Mango Day 20: Dear Dove reversible scarf (blogged here) Day 21: Self-drafted jersey circle skirt (never blogged) with Jane Norman cardigan Day 22: Team Tribal side of above scarf Day 23: Bow Print dress- no photo sorry but same as week 1. Whilst I’m … Continue reading
I made this skirt a while ago but still haven’t got around to wearing it as there’s something not quite right about it- and I just don’t know how to fix it! Any advice would be greatly appreciated. The pattern is the Beignet skirt from Colette patterns, described as a ‘high waisted straight skirt’ it’s fully … Continue reading
Day 10: Liberty bag (blogged here) Day 13: Team Tribal reversible scarf (blogged here) Day 14: Britannia maxi skirt (blogged here) with mango jumper Day 15: Berthe blouse with Zara jeans (blogged here) Day 16: Simple cardigan (simplicity #4779) with dress from Debenhams Day 17: Shirred dress (blogged here) A round up of weeks 2 and … Continue reading
A quick weekday make this reversible loop scarf can be made in under a couple of hours. The tutorial is from Issue #1 of Love Sewing (See previous review here). I wanted to try this out even before I realised I needed more handmade scarves in my wardrobe and it seemed like the perfect soloution- two … Continue reading