So, I finished my first wearable V&A shirt recently, and it might just be my favourite garment I’ve made! (Please forgive the photography; the sun was not co-operating during this photoshoot 😦 ) This is perhaps the best shot of the fabric – isn’t it stunning?! You can also see the centre front button placket…… Continue reading First (and Best?) V&A Shirt
Category: Sewing
Project Roundup
It feels like there’s loads happening behind the camera at the moment! Some of those things are gifts, so they need to stay secret, but in the meantime, I’ve been dyeing more socks for myself. These were completed last weekend, and I’m happy with the different colour combinations I did this time. The brown is…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Mint Choc Chip Mockup
I have mocked up a new pattern for a button-up shirt – it’s the V&A Customisable Shirt, and it is completely free! I’ve had this pattern on my to-make list for two years now, so this mockup is very exciting. The pattern has a plethora of options for customising the shirt (especially for a free…… Continue reading Mint Choc Chip Mockup
Tea and Coffee Mark the Spot
Sometimes, if you settle down to read with a hot, caffeinated drink, you want a thematically appropriate bookmark. Enter these felt bookmarks I made recently! Insipration came from an Instagram reel my friend sent to me, and I used an old project from my archive of craft magazines for the mug templates. The blue cup…… Continue reading Tea and Coffee Mark the Spot
Seasonally Late
I’ve made myself a new winter dress, just in time for spring! (Or autumn, for you northern hemisphere friends.) It is a pattern hack of Rosery Apparel’s Daisy dress – I raised the neckline and added long sleeves. I think this is my third Daisy dress – it’s a really nice pattern! Rosery Apparel makes…… Continue reading Seasonally Late
Project Roundup
I like to do any mending for summer clothes in winter, when I have a spare moment, so they are prepared for the next hot season. Thus, this leafy shirt I made at the start of this year has some little holes developing under the underarms. Can you see it? There is a patch on…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Birthday Threads
Hazel’s birthday was on Friday, so I thought such an occasion deserved some new clothes. I thought this was quite a wintery fabric, so I decided to make the shirt long-sleeved. It does also have buttons embroidered down the front, only they are black, so they are quire hard to see. As you can see,…… Continue reading Birthday Threads
Project Roundup
August already, huh? I’m running out of cold weather for all the winter projects I want to do! I’ve been doing quite a bit of knitting recently, making a bunch of these rectangles. All is planned to be revealed soon…. (but feel free to guess what they might be!) (Side note: I purchased these stitch…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Mending Holes with Moths
My handmade pants get a lot of wear, and this dark grey pair have been going strong for three years now. Last wash, however, I came across this little hole. It’s likely there because my phone sits in this pocket, and said phone has worn away at this spot repeatedly. This (I thought to myself)…… Continue reading Mending Holes with Moths
Patchwork Quilted Pants #2
Three months later…. my second pair of patchwork quilted pants is finished! They are very similar to the first pair, but I used lighter fabrics for the waistband as a point of difference. Keeping with the theme, the hanging loop is also pale blue. Both pairs are quite heavy, and even tightening the elastic waistband…… Continue reading Patchwork Quilted Pants #2
My Life in Miniature 