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Colette Laurel two ways…

In a crazy fit of creativity, I managed to knock out two dresses over the weekend. Two versions of Colette Patterns’ Laurel dress, just in time for the contest that they are holding. Here’s the...

Apr 30, 2013 Like

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Burdastyle Tunic Dress

So my first and only entry for the Pattern Stash Contest over at Pattern Runway is a Tunic that has been modified into a dress jacket/coat thing. I made this for my mum who wanted something...

Apr 29, 2013 Like

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Survival Art!

Last weekend I headed on over to Somerset house for the School for Creative Start Up’s Showcase (phew! That was a mouthful!!). It’s a year-long business programme for creatives interested in...

Mar 31, 2013 Like

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Happy Easter!

Happy Easter Everybody and to those who don’t celebrate it, i hope you’re having a happy public holiday! For me, it’s time to come home and see my family, which is a good enough excuse in my book...

Mar 31, 2013 Like

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How Much is that Leopard Print Swimsuit in the Window?

Morley college, where i’ve done a couple of courses, currently have an exhibition displaying past student’s work. I went and had a look after work as I had lent my swimsuit to the exhibition....

Mar 11, 2013 Like

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Pattern Stashing….

Having come back from my holidays barely a week ago, I’ve had time to reflect on what I want to do with myself and my sewing. Having finished my academic studies a while ago and being in a steady...

Mar 10, 2013 Like

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New York, New York….

If ever there was a case of the green-eyed monster, it was me, Saturday afternoon in the Garment District. Proper, full on, Jealousy. A horribly unattractive quality I know, but the sewists of New...

Mar 4, 2013 Like

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The Roses Corset…

I finished this corset a couple of weeks ago just before I went on holiday but ran out of time to blog about it. I am extremely happy with how it turned out. Here’s the reminder: Floral printed...

Mar 4, 2013 Like

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20th Century Corsetry Part 2…

I feel like introducing this post as “Hello, my name is Freya and I am obsessed with corsets…” rather like in some sort of Alcoholics Anonymous meeting because I seem to only every post about...

Feb 10, 2013 Like

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20th Century Corsetry

When you come from somewhere that looks like this:- (Bonus points if you can spot my cat in this picture – cheeky little thing ) And you wake up to a place that looks like this:- It sometimes a...

Feb 4, 2013 Like

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Blue Floral Corset…

I apologise in advance for the rubbish phone photos… And as I live in England, during the Winter months, natural sunlight is virtually non existent Ok, ok, I might be exaggerating just a little...

Jan 18, 2013 Like

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A Corset for Kate…

Who wants to see a corset? Hands up in the air please everyone! This is the second toile of the corset I am making for my friend Kate. Ignore the minor wrinkling at the bottom of the corset, the...

Jan 16, 2013 Like

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Happy 2013!

Wow! 2012 was a bit of a bust in terms of sewing for me… So in the spirit of it being the new year (am I still allowed to say it, 14 days after the fact?!! ) i’m not going to dwell on last year’s...

Jan 15, 2013 Like

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A little something for me…

I am in dire need of a new coat and whilst I love this winter’s trends with metal studs or leather accents, the boxy shapes are doing nothing for my top heavy shape. And despite my disaster with...

Dec 6, 2012 Like

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Corsetry Fun :-)

Something else that I made recently which I know I should definitely have photographed but forget to, is a lovely little chemise slip I made for my friend Sophie’s birthday. It’s a lovely thigh...

Dec 4, 2012 Like

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That’s Quilting fantabulous!

Don’t get too excited and I know it’s been a while in the making… *cough* *cough* ahem, since February last year to be precise…. (as blogged here and here). However, i’m pretty darn chuffed! I...

Dec 3, 2012 Like

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Hello again…

It’s been so long since I blogged that I remembered my username and password on the third attempt… Oh dear! It’s been nearly six months since my last post. Wow, that really has been a while! And...

Dec 2, 2012 Like

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Pirates ahoy!

A few weeks back I picked up this book from a village fete that I went to. For the bargain price of £1, I am now the lucky owner of ‘Fancy Dress for Kids’.Definitely not something I would normally...

Aug 5, 2012 Like

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Bare Essentials: Underwear Construction

If anybody is interested in making their own underwear, can I suggest the book ‘Bare Essentials: Underwear – Construction and Pattern Cutting for Lingerie Design’. It’s really straightforward and...

Jul 19, 2012 Like

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My Home Made Life…

I’m not much of a home decor sewer but you know when things need doing, they just need doing! Talking of which, I still haven’t finished my quilt and I fear that quilt finishing must be a genetic...

Jul 17, 2012 Like

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It’s been a while…

I looked over to see when I last posted and couldn’t believe it was back in March! In truth, I haven’t done much sewing lately. I just haven’t had the energy or the desire to do anything. I’ve...

Jul 15, 2012 Like

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The ‘Starry Night’ Dress

Having suffered from a rather unproductive creative lull recently, I actually managed to make something this week. Hooray! A combination of working weekends, a messy house and trying to maintain a...

Mar 8, 2012 Like

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The ‘Blooming Marvelous’ Bloomers

This week’s Sew Weekly theme was Red. Red for Valentine’s. And in keeping with the romantic theme, I chose to make a cheeky pair of bloomers. I used this lovely red, white and blue cotton plaid...

Feb 20, 2012 Like

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The ‘Hello Sunshine’ Dress

If I’m smiling like an insane woman in this photo, it’s because it was absolutely freezing and I was wondering if the builders at the back could see me taking photos of myself? And then wondering...

Feb 7, 2012 Like

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All buttoned up!

I’ve been a little late in posting these pictures up here as I’ve been contributing to Sew Weekly. This is my Burdastyle Kasia skirt for week 2 of the Sew Weekly challenge with the theme of...

Feb 2, 2012 Like

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A ‘Very Royal’ Dress

The other week I finally managed to conquer a fear of mine – well, I say fear but it’s more like a distaste. I actually managed to sew and finish a jersey dress using my overlocker!! Ok, so I’ve...

Jan 19, 2012 Like

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I told you there was another one coming… This belongs to my 2011 list of makes as I finished it off with about half an hour to spare before New Year’s Eve festivities began. It was supposed to be a...

Jan 2, 2012 Like

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Au revoir 2011 et bonjour 2012!

Happy New Year everyone!! I’ve got a feeling that 2012 is going to be immense! I’ve been wondering what resolutions I can make for this year that I can break pretty much immediately? Resolutions,...

Jan 1, 2012 Like

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A Pretty Peony…

I made this dress up after rummaging around in my wardrobe in despair because I couldn’t find anything I liked enough to wear! This is Colette Patterns’ Peony dress. Version 1 with a few...

Dec 19, 2011 Like

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Handmade by Freya

Colette Laurel two ways…

Burdastyle Tunic Dress

Survival Art!

Happy Easter!

How Much is that Leopard Print Swimsuit in the Window?

Pattern Stashing….

New York, New York….

The Roses Corset…

20th Century Corsetry Part 2…

20th Century Corsetry

Blue Floral Corset…

A Corset for Kate…

Happy 2013!

A little something for me…

Corsetry Fun :-)

That’s Quilting fantabulous!

Hello again…

Pirates ahoy!

Bare Essentials: Underwear Construction

My Home Made Life…

It’s been a while…

The ‘Starry Night’ Dress

The ‘Blooming Marvelous’ Bloomers

The ‘Hello Sunshine’ Dress

All buttoned up!

A ‘Very Royal’ Dress

Another Peony!!

Au revoir 2011 et bonjour 2012!

A Pretty Peony…

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