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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 – 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 – Best Dressmaker

Sewist — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 15:00:19 +0000

Back in May, I signed up for the Simplicity Sewing Challenge – the two sewing patterns arrived in early July, and once I finished my skirt dress, I set to work on my second pattern – Simplicity 1458 for the “best dressmaker” category. It’s the first time I’ve even looked at princess seams, let alone an “amazing fit” […]

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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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Simplicity 1556

Sewist — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 16:30:38 +0000

The trouble with buying bubble bars from Lush, is that they come in a paper bag. Great for the environment, but what do you store it in to stop all the pieces going everywhere? I’ve found some small plastic food containers in Poundland that work pretty well, but then you get a pile of them in […]

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New Look 6231

Sewist — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 08:30:32 +0000

Finally I’ve completed the hem on the jacket! This was the first jacket I attempted, and it’s been sitting on a clothes hanger for ages while I plucked up the confidence to tackle the hem. The peplum gives the jacket an interesting shape, but unfortunately it also gives it a curved hem…. and that was something […]

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The Simplicity Blogger Challenge

Sewist — Sun, 31 May 2015 13:09:36 +0000

Although I’ve sewn a few things so far, I’d never actually completed an item of clothing. I’ve started several, but they’re all still in various stages of “not quite finished”. However, Simplicity’s Blogger Challenge spurred me into actually starting and finishing something! I picked the easiest option – pattern 2286, which gives 6 different options for elasticated […]

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A Strange Coincidence

Sewist — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 10:36:44 +0000

A few weeks ago, I purchased a really nice looking duvet cover from Primark for 9 pounds. I figured that it’d give me about 2 metres of fabric from each side, so that’s about 2.25 per metre – not quite as good a bargain as the dress duvet cover, but still better than I could get […]

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