I sewed this pattern a year ago, before I was pregnant. When I was desperate for a baby and it wasn’t my time yet, it was helpful to feel like I was proactively doing something. Continue reading Pattern review: Maternity Bettine Dress
Shout out to New Zealand-based label RUBY for selling the patterns for their Liam collection. I really struggle to find on-trend pattern designs. Indie pattern brands tend to go for boxy shapes, while everything else can feel a bit frumpy. So it was very cool to see such a stylish brand making their collection available in paper pattern format. I must admit, though, I was … Continue reading Pattern review: Liz by Liam
What I’ve learned and what will change, as I finish my challenge. Continue reading 6 things I learned from 12 months of not shopping
I’m approaching the end of the July with mixed feelings. It marks the end of my 12 months of not spending money on clothes, and – perhaps no less of a milestone – my 32nd birthday. That’s right, I’m as old as Prozac, Photoshop, Rain Man, and George Michael’s Faith. It’s also been the year I stopped feeling invincible and instead discovered the importance of … Continue reading Thoughts on approaching a milestone month
I woke up this morning to a message from my cousin Heather, in Scotland. She’s collected her new sewing machine, is just about to start dressmaking and wondered if I had any tips. Super excited, I started writing a response on my phone, when I realised this was more than a quick Instagram reply. So here it is, Heather. 29 things I wish someone had … Continue reading 29 things I wish I’d learned before starting to make my own clothes
An hour-by-hour update of my progress making the Free Range Slacks by Sew House Seven. Sunday, 12th April 2020 12pm I begin by highlighting around my size on the last pattern I got printed before lockdown: the Free Range Slacks by Sew House 7. According to their chart I’m a size 6 in the waist and between a 2 and 4 in the hips, so … Continue reading Free Range Slacks: Part 1
The Writing Half 