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Burda 6873 Pattern Review | Men’s Sewing
Updated 29/01/2020. This post is a Burda 6873 pattern review post. In my sewing life, the thing I was most scared of sewing was smart work trousers for my husband.... Read More
A Q&A with Diane of Dream.Cut.Sew.com
I am thrilled to have Diane on the blog to talk about starting a blog, BurdaStyle advice, favourite quote and so much more. I have been following Diane on her... Read More
SWAP2017 Pt 6: By Hand London Anna Dress in Frida Kahlo
Last year I was working full steam on a SWAP2017 wardrobe. You can read some of the previous SWAP2017 posts here <link here>. https://www.instagram.com/p/BUsOQDNgM69/ This is the fifth garment that I... Read More
Kids Sewing – Ottobre Kids Design Magazine
Rocking bunnies! I loved this sweatshirt jersey the moment I laid eyes on it in B&M Fabrics, Leeds Market. Obviously, it was going to be an Ottobre design make. If... Read More
Cheering each other on and magnifying strentghs
A post I wrote on the 2nd of Jan this year…. 2 Jan 2018 Today I had my swimming lesson. Something profound happened to me and I want to share.... Read More
Mental Wellbeing Routines for Coping with depression
Random writing led me to think about all the small cumulative things I do to manage my mental wellbeing. Taking tiny steps everyday has changed my mental health in profound... Read More
How to Organise Burda Traced Patterns Digitally
A couple of months ago I got into a very strong organisation mode. I organised everything I possibly could. Eventually, I got to my sewing cave and it went through... Read More
Frocktails Sewcial 2018 and Sewing Challenges I am Excited About
I thought I’d write a post about several sewing events that I am super excited about. Frocktails Sewcial 2018 Laura Casey is an indie pattern designer who runs Sew Different... Read More
Mens Hooded T-Shirt For Him, Drafted by Me
“Honey, can I wear this sharks top?” He called out from the top of the stairs. “Sure you can babe. You don’t need to ask my permission, its in your... Read More
MCBN October Lobsters Shirt
I made a lobsters shirt for my husband! And I drafted it myself! I have been wanting to flex my drafting skills of late and voila! Here is the link... Read More
Kids Sewing – An Obvious piece of advice…also The Louisa Coat by Compagnie M Pattern Review
One thing I have noticed about sewing for my kids is that unlike sewing my own projects – there is no time to “marinate” the project once it has been... Read More
You have to watch this: Change Your Pants Change Your Life
If you have ever wanted to listen to something beautiful and powerful, please watch this. I got so many feels from this. Good feels. Hila x... Read More
MCBN September: Adventure Sewing–Loungewear Edition
I have been feeling like I am in a rut of late. Though I love sewing, it’s been feeling a bit episodic. I felt a longing to shake things up... Read More