A SEWING & STYLE BLOG
[Things have been extremely challenging lately on a personal level; I am pulling this post from my drafts so this blog doesn’t end up dead for several more weeks. Sewing has been such a comfort …
Every now and then, I get the itch to make something that is a bit of a departure from my usual style. Maybe it will be a fitted sheath dress that captures my imagination, or …
If I were a cartoon character, this fruit salad dress would be the item I would be drawn wearing every day. Granted, I do have a certain affinity for making fruit print garments, but I …
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 …
(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 …
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! …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …