Me Made May 2019

It's that time of year again! This is the 10th year of Me Made May and I've enjoyed watching/reading how other people think and feel about their clothes, how they switch things up and use this month as a useful tool for wardrobe analysis to identify gaps that need filling. I didn't decide until this …

January sewing plans

It's January! In 2019! I'm excited! All the exclamation points! Anyway, hello! It's a new year and I really enjoy the feeling of possibility that comes with a new year. I'm not going to launch in to a whole 'New Year New Me' speech because I probably will continue to be the same me I …

Sewing plans for Make Nine 2019

It's that time of year again! I love this time of year, it always feels like a new beginning (I mean, it literally is) but everyone becomes so motivated and keen to plan for the new year and it's a bit infectious. There have been a flurry of new sewing challenges in the last few …

December sewing plans

Real talk - I haven't sewn anything since September. SEPTEMBER. This is longest I've gone without sewing in several years and I simultaneously feel like I don't really mind that much and that I've lost a limb. It's weird. November was a bit odd as I had to re-adjust to normal life after 4 fantastic …

By Hand London Anna dress

You know when you have an event to go to but procrastinate for so long that you don't have anything to wear until the last minute? No? Just me then... Last year my cousin got married, and I needed something nice to wear for the occasion. I really was short on time and didn't really …

November sewing plans

Late again! No excuses really, other than I've been getting back in to the swing of real life after an extraordinary October. I was away from home (and my sewing machine) for 4 weeks so no sewing was completed in October at all but now I'm home I feel quite motivated to sew! This month …

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 …

August sewing plans

Another month has flown by but July was a surprisingly productive month! Maybe planning a lot of things is the key trick to help me be more productive? I guess I will have to try it again and see! Not for this month though, we're almost halfway though already! As always this post is a …

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 …