Since making this jumpsuit I have had a few unusual ‘compliments’. You are autumn (from my boyfriend) You look like a smart but sexy Santa (from a friend) I haven’t seen one of those since the war (from my grandma)…
If you have been on Instagram at any point in the last few months you are sure to have seen many versions of this dress. I loved it instantly when I saw Kyra Prossers version but dithered about it getting…
I honestly don’t know where to begin this post. I feel lost, disappointed and dare I say it… betrayed. I’m never usually one for negativity on my blog and I try to see some good in every pattern I make…
May I present my new favourite dress – the Sew Over It Eve dress in this beautiful floral viscose from Like Sew Amazing. I made this for a friend’s wedding in August and loved it so much I ended up…
The stars were evidently aligned in my favour when I noticed that the book swap shelf at Kilburn station had an entire shelf full of dress patterns one day. Some kind sewist had cleared out their pattern stash and I…
Every so often a pattern comes along that you have such high hopes for and then when you finish it it all your dreams are crushed and you are left with a dress you never want to wear… well this…
With summer approaching it is inevitable that we will all want to update our wardrobes. Whilst sewing is amazing and all of the fun, it can be quite expensive. I’ve been keeping a list of all the free patterns out…
“And lunge 2, 3, 4, squat 2, 3, 4, jump 2, 3, 4” Posing in culottes always turns me into a wannabe 80s fitness instructor. It’s just so tricky to do elegantly but I gave it my best shot. These…
On our recent trip to Cork we went to Sage restaurant in Midleton, a restaurant which sources all its food from within 12 miles. Eco-friendly and absolutely scrumptious, what more could a girl need?! Oh, a new dress of course!…
So May is over and that means my first Me Made May has come to a close. I originally pledged to wear 3 handmade items a week, which seemed to be a realistic goal. However, May came along and London…
Sometimes a sewing project doesn’t quite turn out how you expected. For me this is often due to two things; not reading the instructions properly and choosing the wrong fabric. My most recent miss of a project was this tartan…
