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TOP NINE: BEST OF 2022

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Jackets & Coats Other Indie Designers Pattern Reviews

GIMME SHELTER: ITCH TO STITCH ATENAS JACKET

by Rose 22 September 202322 September 2023

Ever since I made my first coat a few months ago, I have been on a real outerwear kick, and this particular project has been a long time coming. This Itch to Stitch Atenas Jacket …

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Deer & Doe Jumpsuits & Trousers Pattern Reviews

I’M YOUR CH-CH-CH-CHERRY BOMB: DEER & DOE EUCALYPTUS

by Rose 9 July 202319 September 2023

This is a story of perfect harmony. A story of what you are searching for appearing just in the nick of time. A story of throwing all your plans out, just to embrace a moment. …

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Dresses Pattern Reviews Simplicity

MINERVA MAKES #20: COTTON GINGHAM & SIMPLICITY 8014

by Rose 24 June 20239 July 2023

It has been so gloriously sunny and hot here in Oxford for the last few weeks, I have pretty much been living in lightweight cotton frocks that aren’t super fitted to keep cool. Enter my …

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By Hand London Dresses Pattern Hacks Pattern Reviews Simplicity

WILDFLOWER WILDFIRE: BY HAND LONDON ANNA/SIMPLICITY 9136 HACK

by Rose 27 May 202324 June 2023

Last summer, the lovely @cath_craft and @secret_life_of_a_seamstress held an Instagram challenge, where the goal was to mash up two different patterns to create a brand new garment. I am quite fond of pattern hacking (although I think I …

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Jackets & Coats McCalls Pattern Reviews

MINERVA MAKES #19: BOILED WOOL & VISCOSE COATING & MCCALLS 6800

by Rose 26 April 202327 May 2023

One of my genuine pet hates in winter is wearing one of my usual circle skirts and then having it smooshed under my narrow-cut, single-breasted coat. I just hate it! I hate how the skirt …

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Pattern Reviews Skirts & Shorts Tilly and the Buttons

AN OLD CLICHÉ UNDER YOUR MONET: TILLY AND THE BUTTONS BOBBI SKIRT

by Rose 29 March 202326 April 2023

Who else can find this relatable? I will finish sewing up a garment, immediately declare it as my newest “favourite make ever”… and then say the exact same thing about the next thing I make! …

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Dresses Other Indie Designers Pattern Reviews

TIME OF THE SEASON FOR LOVING: FORGET ME NOT PATTERNS VALERIE

by Rose 14 February 202313 February 2023

Simon and I have been on a Mad Men binge lately, and I think all the gorgeous fashions are seeping into my style… hence the Brigitte Bardot backcombed hair and the knee boots to go …

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Dresses McCalls Pattern Reviews

LADY MCELROY AMBASSADOR #1: DEEP IN THOUGHT PASTEL COTTON LAWN & MCCALLS 7351

by Rose 2 February 202314 February 2023

I am kicking off my first post of 2023 with a review of my final make of 2022, which features a gifted fabric from Lady McElroy! I have made many garments from Lady McElroy fabrics …

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TOP NINE: BEST OF 2022

by Rose 31 December 202229 July 2023

Well, that’s a wrap on 2022! I would say that it has been yet another strange, strange year and the turbulent times we now live in are not getting any easier. That being said, I …

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Blouses, Shirts & Tops Deer & Doe Pattern Reviews

MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS: DEER & DOE MÉLILOT

by Rose 21 December 202211 June 2023

Another project ticked off my Make Nine 2022 — this gorgeous Deer & Doe Mélilot blouse 😊 It may not be super seasonally-appropriate for FREEZING December, given that I made it up in a wafty …

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