Happy New Year! 2025 was another busy year of sewing for me, including several projects for our house renovations, samples for workshops and a number of garments for myself.
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Paynter Jacket
I’ll be honest, I hadn’t actually heard of the brand Paynter until their collaboration with Merchant and Mills, but as soon as I saw how advanced the pattern was and heard there were two limited edition woven labels included in the paper version, I wanted it!
Alice Caroline Summer Sew-Along
I am super excited to reveal that I am one of the contributors for this year’s Alice Caroline Summer Sew-Along!
Make Nine 2025
Happy New Year! Although my blog has been sorely neglected, if you follow me over on Instagram you will know that I have been a busy bee in my sewing studio in 2024.
Abi Cot Liner Tutorial
Recently, I had the honour of being asked by the team at Abigail’s Footsteps to help them film a sewing tutorial for the Abi Cot Liner! Although I have 15 years of primary school teaching and 5 years teaching sewing classes under my belt, this was a new experience for me, but the team madeContinue reading “Abi Cot Liner Tutorial”
Abigail’s Footsteps Cot Liner Project
Abigail’s Footsteps is a baby loss charity providing support and counselling for bereaved parents and families as well as specialist bereavement training for midwives and healthcare professionals. So, what does that have to do with sewing?!
Make Nine 2024
Happy New Year! If you’ve followed me for a while, you will know that I absolutely love planning my sewing projects – they say that buying fabric and sewing are two separate hobbies, and for me, planning sewing projects is another.
Helene jeans
I have finally finished my #makenine2023! I was very excited to make these jeans, but I absolutely called it when I said ‘don’t be surprised if this is the last of my 9 projects that gets completed!’ Although sewing jeans is just like making anything else but with more steps, there is a lot of preparation involved and this always makes it seem like a big undertaking. It never is though, once you actually get going!
Hazel Blouse
I can’t quite believe that it’s been 3 months since my last post – where did that time go?! Turns out having a sewing studio built in your garden really does fill your days, especially when there are delays, things don’t go quite to plan and your builders don’t have much attention to detail…
Omilie Dress
As soon as I saw the Omilie Dress pattern by Merchant and Mills, I added it to my #MakeNine2023 plans immediately. Square neckline? Asymmetric button placket? Gathering? In-seam AND patch pockets? SIGN ME UP!