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Handmade Jane
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Another Peony, this time in gingham....

Im currently in a state of trauma and its all because of The Bridge.  Two reasons: 1) the series has now finished so theres officially nothing good on telly any more and 2) the events at the end...

6 days seit 1 person likes this

Mystery Vintage Dress

A few months ago I was given this beautiful vintage dress by my mother-in-law.  She bought it from a vintage shop several years ago but having only ever wore it once, decided shed like to pass i...

15 Mai 12

Portobello Curtain Blouse

Yes, in true Sound of Music style, my latest make started life as a pair of old curtains. I bought them from a stall on Portobello Road market, along with these buttons, and just knew the two to...

08 Mai 12

The Frumble Fabric Giveaway Winner......

.....is Clare from Magpie Makes!!! Congratulations Clare, please send me an email and Ill forward you the special £25 voucher code to spend in the Frumble online shop.Many thanks to everybody for par...

05 Mai 12 1 person likes this

Frumble Fabric Giveaway

Hoorah, hoorah!  Its stopped raining and the sun is out! What more could you want? Well how about a little fabric talk, followed by a fabulous giveaway, courtesy of Frumble Fabrics.&nb...

30 Apr 12

Lets get this party started…

…with my awesome PJs!  In this post I said that if I made two pairs of PJ bottoms Id be happy and if a matching top happened to turn up too, Id be ecstatic.  Well Im ecstatic!  So with...

28 Apr 12 1 person likes this

The Polka Dot Lining Syndicate

A few weeks ago, Karen wrote this blog post highlighting the benefits of sharing large fabric orders with friends and therefore saving money. I commented, saying that Id had my eye on some ...

19 Apr 12 1 person likes this

Pyjama Party!!

Pity my poor husband - instead of a beautifully quaffed and made-up housewife greeting him at the door with a cocktail, most days hes greeted by me....in my pyjamas.  I make no apologies, I ador...

17 Apr 12

Violet … and yellow

I made my first Colette Violet blouse last year and was reasonably pleased with it - it was a bit wide, but I only wore it tucked in so it didnt matter - or so I thought. Then I saw Laurens fitted ve...

05 Apr 12

OWOP - my week!

One week, one pattern, three skirts and many costume changes.  The week of wearing variations on the same tried and trusted pattern is now up and the pattern (Colette Ginger) has been well and t...

31 Mär 12

Mad Men Dress Challenge - The Big Reveal!

Ta-Da.... Ive finished my Mad Men dress, just as spring has sprung.  I chose this bright blue Joanie dress for the challenge, as I wanted to add a fitted shirt dress to my wardrobe.  I took...

26 Mär 12

Marilyn Exhibition

On Friday, I visited the Getty Images Gallery, just off Oxford Circus in London, to see its Marilyn exhibition.  The exhibition is to commemorate 50 years since the death of Marilyn Monroe, and ...

18 Mär 12

My recent earring fix

Good afternoon! Now you may or may not have noticed, but I hardly ever wear earrings.  Theres no particular reason why I dont - maybe its because I tend to wear my hair down all the time, so my ...

15 Mär 12

Heres to Sewing Bloggers...

Im ridiculously late to the party as usual, and youve probably already read about the Oh Sew Brixton! meet up on Tillys, Karens and Joannes blogs.  But if you havent, then youll want to know tha...

13 Mär 12

Kimono Wrap Top - second time around

When I buy fabric, its not always apparent what it should be made into. Some fabrics shout out exactly what they should be as soon as you clap eyes on them.  For others, its more of a slow ...

05 Mär 12

Supermum strikes again.....not!

Its World Book Day today - where school children get to dress up as a character from their favourite book.  You may remember in my last post, I was procrastinating about making my son a pai...

01 Mär 12

Bring me sunshine

I really should be making my son a pair of Tintin pantaloons to wear for World Book Day but am procrastinating badly.  So whilst I drum up some enthusiasm, Ill talk about The Sunshine Award whic...

28 Feb 12

Book Making with John-Paul Flintoff!!!

Yesterday, I met up with Kathryn from Yes I Like That for a notebook making workshop with sewing blog favourite John-Paul Flintoff.  I know, I know, you cant really get much more rock and roll!&...

25 Feb 12

Ginger Mark Three

If youve been reading Tillys blog recently, youll know shes planning a One Week, One Pattern project from 26th March to 1st April.  The idea is simple: to celebrate those special sewing patterns...

21 Feb 12

Mad Men Dress Challenge - Im In!

Its no secret that Im a die hard fan of Mad Men.  Everything about it is just so well done: the complexity of the characters, the superb acting (Im not a fan of child actors but the girl who pla...

18 Feb 12

Finished: Rosy Peony

When the Peony dress was first released by Colette patterns, it seemed to pass me by for some reason. I was only swayed into buying it because of all the delectable versions that kept popping up...

12 Feb 12 1 person likes this

The Year of the Dress

Its freezing cold here in the UK with thick snow on the ground. Ive got a stinking cold and a sore throat which is making me sound like Patty and Selma from The Simpsons.  In an effort to c...

05 Feb 12

Blue Rose Top: Revisited

One thing I wanted to do this year was to try and refashion some of my handmade clothes that hadnt worked.  One of the main culprits is my Blue Rose top which Ive only worn once.  I ma...

01 Feb 12

1950s Roobeedoo Top

So called because it was the kind and generous Roobeedoo who immediately sent me her copy of McCall 6245 to trace, after I lusted after it on this blog post.I made a muslin from the pattern beforehan...

27 Jan 12

My Renfrew Top

Im sure youve all read about the latest Sewaholic pattern to be released - The Renfrew Top.  Im more excited than most because I was one of the lucky pattern testers, hooray!  Its wonderful...

21 Jan 12

Snood Update

Its official - snood frenzy has now infiltrated the teaching profession....When I first sported my snood in public, it was immediately commented on by Linda, one of my sons teaching assistants.  ...

19 Jan 12

Beignet in Black

I made my first Colette Patterns Beignet skirt over a year ago, and despite my best intentions a second version just never managed to make it onto my sewing table.  The shape is supremely flatte...

13 Jan 12

Giveaway Winners

Thank you to everybody who entered my New Year Giveaway.  I did use the random number generator thingy but couldnt get screen shots of it, youll just have to take my word for it!   Back to ...

12 Jan 12

New Year Giveaway!

One of my goals for this year is to pass on makes, patterns, fabrics etc that either just dont work for me for one reason or another or that Ive finished with.  Instead of hanging on to them, Id...

04 Jan 12

Looking ahead to 2012

Before I look ahead, Id like to very briefly look back.  In terms of making my own clothes, 2011 far surpassed my expectations.  From an initial optimistic list of just over half a dozen ga...

31 Dez 11

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