So, here we are with part two of this pattern. As I mentioned in part one, I was not happy with my first dress and I considered it a fail - though I still love wearing it. I spent over a week working on this pattern to get the fit right, I worked on three … Continue reading Myosotis Dress – Deer and Doe | Part 2 – Pattern Review
My husband bought me this machine just over two years ago for my birthday. I had never touched a sewing machine in my life before, but, if you know me in real life you'd know that I live by my curiosity and I was so curious about sewing. I knew I had to get a … Continue reading Get to Know My Lola | Janome 5030 Sewing Machine Review
Spoiler alert: this project was not a success. And my camera really hates the floral print on the fabric it keeps refusing to focus, aaargh! A few weeks ago, Deer and Doe launched two new patterns; the Opium coat and the beautiful Magnolia dress. I am seriously loving all the Magnolias I've seen. And the … Continue reading Myosotis Dress – Deer and Doe | Part 1 – A Lesson in Fit
Well hello, my friends... Yes, I had a fabulous birthday, thank you for asking 😁 As I mentioned in my last post, one of the things I did to celebrate my birthday and the first anniversary of The Fair Stitch is making myself a special dress; a dress from a pattern that I'd not made … Continue reading Little Rabbit Dress – Ottobre Magazine Autumn Winter 2018 | Pattern Review
Oh I am so happy to say that I finished my Hinterland dress for the #hinterlandsewoff on schedule, yay! When Sara announced the sew-off I was actually on the verge of losing my sewjo, that usually happens to me after an involved project - this time it was the making of my Clementine. I needed … Continue reading Hinterland Dress – Sew Liberated | Pattern Review |#hinterlandsewoff
I don't know if you noticed, but I've been posting here once a week every Thursday for the last few weeks now. I quite like that. Sadly, this first week of October, I'm quite... well, busy. My husband and I celebrated our 9th anniversary on the 3rd of October and we both are taking a … Continue reading New Look 6468 | Pattern Review
So, how was your September? I can't believe we're almost at the end of 2018 already, it's crazy! We are at the very last day of September 2018 and it means it's time for my Muses of the Month post. Here we go. ❤ John Lewis magazine. I know it sounds odd, but inspiration can … Continue reading Muses of the Month #2 | September 2018
Have you tried sewing using the patterns from this magazine? I haven't. I am a big fan of sewing magazines, I think they're amazing; filled with sewing tips and they come with free patterns. I'd known of the Ottobre magazine for a while, but I didn't know that they came in Women's designs, I thought … Continue reading Ottobre Design AW 2018
Slim fitting jeans skirt with a back split and shaped waist band. This is a pattern that we would advise making a toile first, firstly to adjust the fit if needed but secondly to familiarise with the pattern instructions. We have not used a traditional run and fell jeans seam, we have chosen instead to … Continue reading Clementine Denim Skirt – Merchant and Mills | Pattern Review
"Romero is sailor trousers/shorts with button closure on the sides, fitted and high-waisted, with wide leg. Pockets hidden inside the closure." The Romero pattern is a relatively new pattern from Pauline Alice. It came out in the Summer, but I only just managed to sew the shorts version now - at the end of … Continue reading Romero Shorts – Pauline Alice | Pattern Review
