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 …
I was delighted to be selected to join the Minerva Kit team earlier this year; my brand ambassadorship for Minerva has been one of my favourite aspects of my sewing journey, as I always love …
I am now settled and unpacked in my new home in San Francisco, which means it is time to start sewing again 😊 I could only squeeze in a handful of fabrics from my stash …
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 …
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 …
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! …
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 …
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 …