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TOP NINE: BEST OF 2024

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Jackets & Coats Other Indie Designers Pattern Hacks Pattern Reviews Skirts & Shorts Vikisews

BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP: VIKISEWS BRYCE & FORGET ME NOT PATTERNS VALERIE (HACKED)

by Rose 3 June 20243 April 2025

One of my Make Nine 2024 plans was to sew up a cropped blazer from this super spring-y matelassé that I picked out at Christmastime from Truro Fabrics. I spied it on the roll and …

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Life Update

by Rose 17 May 20243 June 2024

Hello! I feel like I have been rather quiet here and on Instagram since the start of the year. I have still been sewing — nothing can stop my peaceful ritual of spending a couple …

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Dresses Pattern Reviews Sew Over It

HIBISCUS HEAD IN A FLOWER BED: SEW OVER IT BETTY

by Rose 15 April 20246 September 2024

This probably isn’t the most ‘everyday’ dress in terms of style and colour, but whenever I wear it, I can’t help but smile. This dress is pure sunshine. Yellow is a colour that always lifts …

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Menswear Other Indie Designers Pattern Reviews

THIS SHI(R)T IS BANANAS: THREAD THEORY FAIRFIELD SHIRT

by Rose 14 March 20249 October 2024

(I am so, so sorry if Gwen Stefani is now stuck in your head, but I honestly was chanting it throughout this project) I took a quick trip to visit Simon in San Francisco at …

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By Hand London Dresses Pattern Hacks Pattern Reviews

LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO: BY HAND LONDON HANNAH (HACKED)

by Rose 16 January 202425 May 2024

Here is one from the archives; last year I made this dress for a sewing challenge and then totally forgot that I had taken proper pictures so I could write a blog post about it…whoops! …

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Year in Review

TOP NINE: BEST OF 2023

by Rose 4 January 202416 April 2025

Happy (belated) New Year! I feel like I just have been on the go the last few weeks; I spent the period just before Christmas with my family down in Cornwall, before zooming back to …

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Dresses Other Indie Designers Pattern Reviews

SLIPPIN’ ON MY RED DRESS: FABRIC GODMOTHER PEONY DRESS

by Rose 9 December 202321 May 2024

I love dressing up for this time of year! With various Christmas celebrations fast approaching, I was musing on the idea of making a fancy “party dress” to wear this season. I have had my …

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KnowMe Menswear Pattern Hacks Pattern Reviews

THE BLUES ARE STILL BLUE: KNOWME 2012 (HACKED)

by Rose 8 November 20235 July 2024

Earlier in October, I convinced Simon that we should head up to Berkeley and visit Stonemountain & Daughter Fabric for a general peruse and to buy a few notions for some of my in-progress projects. …

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Dresses Pattern Reviews Sew Over It

MINERVA MAKES #21: ATELIER BRUNETTE VISCOSE MODAL & SEW OVER IT GISELLE

by Rose 24 October 20234 February 2025

Autumn in San Francisco has so far been pretty different than back home in Oxford — for starters, it has been pretty consistently sunny and warm (even hitting 30°c last week!), which makes a pleasant …

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GIMME SHELTER: ITCH TO STITCH ATENAS JACKET

by Rose 22 September 20235 July 2024

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 202331 December 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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Hi, I’m Rose – a novice sewist with a love for beautiful fabrics, vintage silhouettes and skirts with pockets!

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😸 Sewing with my kitten Amelie presents many ch 😸 Sewing with my kitten Amelie presents many challenges; she falls asleep on my fabric, she tries to paw at my needle when I’m hand sewing, she routinely chases my thread spools… but I gotta say, the number of pattern pieces that now have a big MONCH taken out of them is the biggest challenge of all 😅

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🪡 “Did I ever tell you that this here jacket 🪡 “Did I ever tell you that this here jacket represents a symbol of my individuality and my belief in personal freedom?” 

Simon and I went to see Wild at Heart at the cinema and now he CONSTANTLY uses the above quote to reference this jacket I made him 😅 

It’s a modified Vogue 1930, with various style and fitting adjustments (full details are on my blog!). The wool is a deadstock suiting from a British designer brand, and it’s lined in silk habotai. ✨

The buttons were nearly the undoing of the whole project… turns out, waaaaaaay too big for my automatic buttonhole foot. In the end, I used my zigzag stitch and bartack stitch to manually make buttonholes big enough, but it was a nerve-wracking experience as the final step. I think I did about six practice goes beforehand! 😅

Fabric, lining and buttons: all from @stonemountainfabric 
Pattern: @simplicity_creative_group Vogue 1930
Hi, it’s been a minute ✨ Things have been toug Hi, it’s been a minute ✨ Things have been tough lately, but I’m hoping Spring will bring some positive energy 🌼

I am LATE to the party on the Donny shirt, but I love it! I’m planning on making another version in black linen and also a dress hack 🪡 I used this flower power cotton/linen blend, which was part of a goody bag from the @bayareasewists frocktails party last summer 🧵

I made a Medium with no other adjustments, so I was hoping that the boxy fit would be fairly forgiving! I think next time I will do an FBA to add a bust dart and lengthen the bodice by another inch or so, but for a quick sew, this works. 

Also, this is my entry for #SewAprilBlouse25, hosted by @sewn_on_the_tyne & @cloth_edit 💕

Pattern: @fridaypatterncompany Donny Shirt
Fabric: @lafinchfabrics_new Cotton/Linen Blend
Head over to my blog to read up about my new @jenn Head over to my blog to read up about my new @jenniferlaurenhandmade Pippi Pinafore, made out of the sweetest brocade from @longancraft [gifted] 🪡

I think I kinda need to make another already?! I would love to make one out of a Rifle Paper Co canvas (very @sew.with.joy coded 🥰) or even in some denim! 🧵 

I’m wearing this with a @gertie18 Charm Patterns Barbie Top — I wasn’t sure if the mock turtleneck would suit me, but it’s such a good layering piece! 

Thanks again to @longancraft for this collaboration; don’t forget to use the code GOLDSTITCHES to save 15% 😊
Make a cute @jenniferlaurenhandmade Pippi Pinafore Make a cute @jenniferlaurenhandmade Pippi Pinafore with me! 🪡

I was gifted 2 yards of this vintage-style brocade with a flora and fauna print from @longancraft 🪡 The little bunnies and squirrels are simply adorable! It was destined to be a sweet little pinafore dress and I’m so happy with how it looks 🥰 I’m wearing it with my @gertie18 Barbie Top mock turtleneck and a pair of trusty Vans 🥰

Save 15% at Longan Craft with the discount code GOLDSTITCHES 

Full blog post coming soon!

#LonganCraft #LonganCraftFabric #SewingReels #PippiPinafore #JenniferLaurenHandmade #JHLPippiPinafore #IMakeMyOwnClothes #IMadeThis #MillennialSewing #SewingBlogger #BayAreaSewists
I have seen so many lovely versions of #Me2016 tha I have seen so many lovely versions of #Me2016 that I had to sew up a version myself 🪡

The pattern is designed by @beautejadore and has so many gorgeous details, like the curved tiered skirt and big puff sleeves! 
I used this beautiful silk crêpe from @minervadotcom , which is the perfect weight for swishing the gathered skirt around. The colours of this print are so vibrant, and the painterly look of the blooming flowers and leaves is truly darling. 

I used French seams throughout to keep everything looking pretty on the inside ✂️ This dress feels so luxurious to wear, I’m so happy with it 💕

I would love to make a sheer organza version with a coordinating slip underneath!

Pattern: @simplicity_creative_group Know Me 2016
Fabric: @minervadotcom Brushstroke Blooms Silk Crêpe [gifted]
2024 had some real highs and some real fucking low 2024 had some real highs and some real fucking lows, but the best part was, without a doubt, @simonstuck and I expanding our little family by adopting our kitten Amelie from the @sfspca.official in September ♥️

She is ridiculously affectionate and cuddly, she loves playing with her toy squirrel (nicknamed Cyril), and she is incredibly chatty (especially if we ever feed her breakfast slightly late)! She helped make a pretty big adjustment to living out in California so much easier. 

She’s my little sewing buddy and my little shadow ♥️
Earlier this summer, I hacked the @fridaypatternco Earlier this summer, I hacked the @fridaypatterncompany Bernie Belt Bag to make a running belt to store my keys, phone and AirPods when I exercise! 🏃🏼‍♀️ 

To ensure the running belt remains waterproof, I used a laminated cotton from @stonemountainfabric, which really encapsulates my “I would much prefer to be eating fries now” attitude to any and all forms of exercise. 

There’s a tutorial on my blog on how to make one yourself if you are so inclined 🪡
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