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Sleek Satin Sewing Success!

Sewist — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:00:46 +0000

I wasn’t entirely convinced that I would get this dress finished in time, but after a lot (and I mean a lot) of unpicking and resewing, I finally have a finished dress! I went with the idea of using two different fabrics to show off the different pieces of the bodice, and chose a combination of […]

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Pattern? Check. Fabric? Check. Finished Shirt? Check!

Sewist — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 09:00:59 +0000

I’ve been steadily working on my Simplicity Sewing Challenge makes, and tackled the dreaded buttonholes over the weekend…. much to my amazement, the gingham fabric I chose was a dream to sew! There were no ‘birds nests’ of thread and the sewing machine didn’t try eating the fabric through the bobbin either! The fabric is […]

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Simplicity Sewing Challenge 2017

Sewist — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 09:00:07 +0000

I’ve been working on my dress for the Simplicity Sewing Challenge, using a couple of really sleek satin fabrics from Minerva Crafts. I measured out the bodice, stitched all the seams, then realised the waistline was about an inch lower than it’s meant to be (argh!). So I have to unpick the zip (which didn’t […]

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Simplicity Sewing Challenge – Dressmaking Inspiration

Sewist — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 09:00:58 +0000

“Your take on a Simplicity Make” ….it sounds so easy, doesn’t it? But just how can you show your individuality in a dress? I had considered using some unusual fabric – maybe combining two colours, to separate the bodice, waistband and skirt. Or maybe I should move the zip to the side and have a […]

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Shirt Inspiration – a Simplicity Sewing Challenge

Sewist — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 09:00:57 +0000

I’ve made clothing for myself before, but the only wearable things I’ve ever made my dad (that fitted successfully) was a fleece hat. I think it’s about time I made hime something different, don’t you? So I entered the menswear category of the Simplicity Challenge as an incentive to get something made. At the moment […]

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Simplicity Sewing Challenge – Best Blogger Feature

Sewist — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 08:30:28 +0000

This year I thought I would challenge myself by making a skirt. An ideal make for the “best blogger feature” in the Simplicity Sewing Challenge. We were able to pick any of the challenge patterns for this category. I chose the New Look 6346 skirt pattern – I never seem to have the right style of skirt when […]

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Simplicity Sewing Challenge 2016

Sewist — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 18:08:33 +0000

Back in May, I signed up for the Simplicity Sewing Challenge – I chose two categories to enter: Best Dressmaker, and Best Blogger Feature. Part of the challenge is to put your own style into the pattern, so I’ve been trying to figure out just how I’m going to do that. It took a while […]

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