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 …
TIME OF THE SEASON FOR LOVING: FORGET ME NOT PATTERNS VALERIE
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LADY MCELROY AMBASSADOR #1: DEEP IN THOUGHT PASTEL COTTON LAWN & MCCALLS 7351
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 …
TOP NINE: BEST OF 2022
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 …
MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS: DEER & DOE MÉLILOT
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 …
MINERVA MAKES #18: VISCOSE CHALLIS & PAPERCUT PATTERNS PALISADE
Well, hi there — It feels like forever since I posted one of my makes…! I had a serious lack of sewjo during September to November; I kept starting and abandoning projects halfway, or having …
TAPE-DECK HEART: SIMPLICITY 8519 & WAVES & WILD LONGBOARD T-SHIRT
I had a rare flash of selfless sewing and made my husband a second pair of Simplicity 8519 pyjamas this September. I had previously made him a pair for Christmas a few years back in …
MINERVA MAKES #17: TEXTURED JACQUARD & VOGUE 9239
I am freshly back from an amazing, whirlwind trip to San Francisco to visit Simon; I spent most of my time getting to know his new neighbourhood and all of the restaurants and bakeries nearby, …
GIRLS ON FILM: NEW LOOK 6508
So in the spirit of full disclosure, I actually made this dress last summer as part of my 2021 Make Nine and promptly forgot to write a blog post about it, because I am so …
MINERVA MAKES #16: WOOL CRÊPE & VOGUE 9302
Look — I think it is fair to say that I am a “dress” gal through-and-through. So far this year, I have only written about the dresses I have made (and still have a few …
SHARE YOUR TIN MAN HEART: BY HAND LONDON HANNAH
Before this point, I truly felt like one of the last sewists on the planet to have not made the By Hand London Hannah wrap dress; every time I opened Instagram, I spied another incredible …
MINERVA MAKES #15: COTTON SATEEN & BY HAND LONDON FLORA/DEER & DOE MYOSOTIS (HACKED)
Whoops — I didn’t mean to disappear for the last month; during April and May, I have been super busy toiling and sewing my top-secret project, along with working on a handful of other dresses …