Me Made May 2018 – week 1

My first week of Me Made May is over and the results, if I am honest, are as expected. I was able to wear me-made every day, I desperately need more trousers and jeans and I still don't like having my picture taken! The thing I didn't expect was that I have actually do enough …

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Happy as a Lark…?

Everyone raves about the Lark t-shirt pattern from Grainline Studio, and now I understand why. I actually made this top back in June - it was even photographed promptly, which is unusual for me! But I do have to confess... I don't actually like this particular version very much! The pattern is a simple tee …

November sewing plans

Another month gone, so time to make more plans! After a month of ‘no plan, no pressure’ sewing, I am ready to set myself some simple goals for November to ease me in to winter stitching and hopefully get my sewjo going again: Make a Grainline Studio Linden. I’ve already got the fabrics out to …

June sewing plans

I know I'm a day late, but I can't believe it's June already! May has flown by and again, I've not quite fulfilled my monthly goals - I've been too busy! After the mad dash to get my dress done for the Dressmakers Ball, I needed a little sewing breathing space, but my sewing room …

A successful Hemlock

I made another Hemlock tee! OK, I actually made this ages ago... I'm catching up slowly I promise! This second version was far more successful than the first and is yet to fall apart, unlike my first stripey attempt! This is a quick post really as I made it up in exactly the same way …

Liberty Linden

At last! Another make! For the first time ever I actually have a completed make that is ready to be blogged about! I finished this before I went to Amsterdam in January and wore it a few times during my trip but the weather was too bad to get any nice photos while there, and then …