Hi everyone, how was your week? Great, I hope. I'm here today to talk about my new top, the Faura from Pauline Alice patterns. But first, I'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone who visited my blog and read my Jenny overalls review, and a very special thank you to Helen who … Continue reading Faura Top – Pauline Alice | Pattern Review
Hi everyone, hope you’re having a wonderful day. I am still in the New Year spirit here, still writing 2018 in my diary/journal, ha! Since we’re still at the very beginning of the year anyway, I thought I’d talk about the past, present, and future of my sewing. Let’s start with the past year, shall … Continue reading Sewing in 2019
Hello lovely readers, here we are in 2019 already, can you believe it? For the first review of the year, I thought the Jenny Overalls from Closet Case Patterns would be perfect, don't you think? 😉 The pattern. The Jenny is inspired by the workwear of the 40s. I love the style, the wide legs, … Continue reading Jenny Overalls – Closet Case Patterns | Pattern Review
Firstly, apologies for not posting last Saturday, I've been under the weather the past two weeks, but last week was the worst as I hurt my back so bad that I could hardly sit and stand up. I'm still not 100% yet, but getting there. 🙂 So, a while ago I reviewed Tilly's second book … Continue reading Stretch! by Tilly Walnes | Freya Sweater and Dress | Pattern Review
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
Happy Halloween my lovely readers wherever you are, hope you have a wonderfully spooky one. What a month this has been! I am sooo excited about today's post, I found so many sources of inspiration this month that I had such a difficult time whittling the list down for this post, aaargh! But I managed, … Continue reading Muses of the Month #3 | October 2018
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
Hi everyone, hope you're having a lovely day. Today's post is going to be a bit different and quite special to me. But before I talk more about that, I first would like to thank everyone who has read, commented, left feedback, or subscribed to my blog. I am beyond grateful and I just want … Continue reading It’s a Milestone, folks! | 1st Blog Anniversary
