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…
For Christmas I was lucky enough to be given a sewing course at Sew Over It by my family. It took some careful deliberation to choose the course I wanted to do but I settled on the two day Zoe…
It will come as a surprise to no one that I, along with most of instagram, absolutely adore the Cleo dungaree dress. You can’t have a scroll through Instagram without seeing a few posts of people raving about it. It…
I’m going to start this post with a disclaimer: I made this pattern to practise sleeve insertion, not because I was particularly enamoured with the way it looked. I’m not a big fan of loose fitting clothing in general as…
The last Saturday in each month will be Stash Busting Saturday on the Merry Makes by Alice-May blog, and hopefully in your home too! I’ll be bringing a new make to you each month which is quick, easy, and busts that scrap stash. First up is this adorable mini bunting.
A few days ago I woke to the news that the UK recycling program is going to suffer due to China banning importing plastic waste for recycling. It shocked me to find out that the UK ships 55% of paper…
2017 is almost over and what a year it has been. It got off to a bumpy start when the company I was working for went into administration in January and made my job, along with many others, redundant. Since…
After buying the fabric back in October for Christmas stockings it is no surprise that I only started making them less than a week before Christmas. I swear December feels shorter than any other month! Thankfully stockings are super quick…
HAPPY DECEMBER EVERYONE! Aka the best month ever! This year I decided to take on the challenge of making my Christmas party outfit. This was partly driven by my new found love of sewing and partly by the fact I…
First things first I’d like to establish the angle I’m writing this post from. I’m a beginner sewer with enthusiasm that isn’t quite matched by skill. I’ve made a lot of ‘things’ but this is my first foray into making…
Hello wonderful humans and thank you for visiting Merry Makes by Alice-May! I am Alice-May, I live in London and I am a magazine editor by day and a crafter by night. This is my little crafty haven where I’ll…
