September sewing plans

My poor neglected blog... I'm still here I promise! I've had a post for September half drafted for ages but I just haven't had the time to properly finish it. August ran away with me too - I was away for a week so that did cut down sewing time, but if I'm being totally …

Sasha trousers from Closet Case Patterns

As soon as Heather Lou released this pattern, I knew I wanted to sew it. Sasha is a classic slim fit stretch trouser based on the same block as the Ginger jeans. I've made the Gingers (to be blogged soon) and I knew they fit me reasonably well so the Sashas would be a good …

July sewing plans

June went past in a flash didn't it?! I can't believe it is July already. Lately I've left like I had really big plans for this year and have yet to achieve any of them, but that's not really true. I had no big plans, just lots of small ones. I wonder if maybe I …

Me Made May – why I didn’t complete my challenge

You might have spotted that I stopped posting for Me Made May. I managed to post 21 days in a row on instagram, and I shared weeks 1 and 2 on the blog so I partially met the goals I had set for myself but if I were to be completely honest, week 3 of …

Me Made May 2018 – week 2

Can you believe we are halfway through Me Made May?! I must confess that I am beginning to find it all a bit of a struggle. Not the 'wearing clothes I've made' part, it's the 'finding different things to wear so I don't end up in the same 6 things each week' coupled with the …

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 …

July sewing plans

Another month, a late post... Better late than never! I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed by a lot of things recently and my sewing room has been a little neglected as a result. For that reason, I only have 4 goals for July: Make Simplicity 1696. This was actually one of my goals for June …

A Parisian Ogden cami

You've probably guessed by now that I love the Ogden cami from True Bias. I've made it twice before - it's comfy, flattering and above all EASY to make. You can see my previous versions here and here; it's definitely an easy piece of clothing to build outfits around as just the right balance of casual and …

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 …