Category archives: Dressmaking
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- A little bit of comfy cosiness in sweatshirt form for you this morning guys! This British winter really has outstayed its welcome (and let’s be fair, it is only really welcome in December, for ult festiveness). So to prevent me freezing my bits off, I am still all about sewing sweatshirts.
This p [...]
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So just desperately trying encourage Spring to come out and say hello, with this little make. So bored and tired of the seemingly never-ending British winter!
And this make was a little bit unusual for me, in that I have been very much ‘off’ floral patterned fabrics for some time. So this fee [...]
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- I don't know about anyone else, but I am so OVER this Winter. It has dragged on for too long, and out-stayed its welcome... roll on Spring! And with that in mind, I wanted to share with you a bunch of fashion fabrics I've been eyeing up which have me dreaming of blue skies and daffodils.
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Well, I have been absolutely gagging to show you this dress. It has been a long time coming, for sure! I first dreamt up this dress when I bought the paper pattern at The Great British Sewing Bee Live back in September 2017. As soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to attempt a hack to remove the bu [...]
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Ok, so I asked myself 'Jen, do you think a full dress of rose gold sequins is a bit much?'. We all know the answer to this question... hell no! Also, you know, Christmas and that.
This was my very first venture into the world of sewing sequins. And man, it is a scary place. I diligently start [...]
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This has been a fun little quick-sew make - much needed after just finishing my Cocktail Hour dress!
The idea for this make was born last weekend at SewBrum (my very first SewBrum!). There I was hanging with the gorgeous Sarah from Like Sew Amazing, talking about our birthdays (she is my birt [...]
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Finally! The cat is out of this metaphorical handmade bag. I reveal my contribution to McCall's 'The Cocktail Hour' - Vogue Patterns 1484. And isn't she just darling.
This dress has been a seriously long time in the making. It was way back in darkest February (I was still pregnant at the [...]
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I've been up to my old naptime tricks again... and somehow managed to rush a quick-sew project to wear to The GBSB Live on Saturday! As is my way, I left it so late to make this. And ended up rushing it off of the sewing machine at 11pm the night before I needed it. Classic Jen activity.
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I wouldn't normally say this... but maaaan am I proud of myself for this make. Reasons being twofold; 1 - It's beaut, 2 - THIS IS MY FIRST MAKE SINCE HAVING THE BABY!
Yep, that's right. I have a 6 month old AND a whole Tilly and the Buttons Rosa dress. Go me! Sewn entirely in baby nap times. [...]
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Holy guacamole. So... The Sewing Weekender happened then...! And, man did it live up to the hype.
Since jammily nabbing myself a ticket back in May, I have been so desperately looking forward to it. For me it was the perfect opportunity to get a much needed break from the baby (who has been t [...]
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I know, another blog post within a week! What is this craziness while I am very literally juggling a newborn baby?!
This is another of my pre-baby makes. And like the pyjama bottoms from my blog post earlier this week (here), I wanted to make this as a practical item to take with me in my hos [...]