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Fruit Polo Polar Bears – finally finished!

Sewist — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:00:31 +0000

Ok, I will admit I finished this Knot Your Average Top* late last year, but I realised I hadn’t ever blogged the finished top! Back in May, I had got to a sticking point with this Polar Bear Knot top, when I wanted to add in a shelf bra style part that isn’t in the […]

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Ascent 2

Sewist — Tue, 08 May 2018 10:00:27 +0000

I know it doesn’t seem overly seasonal, but with the great British Summer approaching, you never quite know what thickness of clothing you will need! In March we had snow, then a mini heatwave in April, before temperatures of 7C again! Besides, it’s nice to have a warm fleece to wear on a chilly late […]

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Ascent – a Late Christmas Present

Sewist — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Last Christmas, I was stuck for something to get for a relative, and made them a little “IOU” for a fleece top. I came across the purple fleece and realised it could work brilliantly with the 5 out of 4 Ascent Fleece pattern*. I’ve never attempted to add a zip into fleece before, so this was […]

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Knot your Average

Sewist — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 10:00:37 +0000

I wear t-shirts pretty much all the time, but they’re not something I’ve made an incredible amount of before. But there was something about the Knot Your Average Top* by 5 out of 4 Patterns which caught my eye. They recently ran a sew-along for the Knot top, with extra videos and instructions for each step, so […]

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An Early Christmas Present

Sewist — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 09:00:24 +0000

Seeing as the Halifax Hoodie went so well, I had a crazy idea to make K a hoodie as an early Christmas present. Hey June Handmade’s Hatteras Hoodie* is made in exactly the same way as the Halifax, so I felt reasonably confident at my ability to make it. I chose some blue spotty sweatshirt […]

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Rivage Raglan

Sewist — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 09:00:54 +0000

The previous raglan sleeve top I made really didn’t fit properly, as I couldn’t figure out how much ease I would need and ended up making a size larger than was wise…. rather than use the same pattern, I decided to try the Blank Slate Rivage Raglan as I know the Blank Slate patterns I’ve […]

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Shoreline Boatneck – another hack in progress

Sewist — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 09:00:04 +0000

Even before I finished my first Shoreline Boatneck, I was already planning my next one. I needed a jacket to wear on the allotment if it looked like it might rain (typical British summers and all that), and my previous hacked Shoreline Boatneck looked like it would be just the right style. I found some navy Rip-Stop and […]

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Shoreline Boatneck hack

Sewist — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 09:00:58 +0000

I will admit that I have never hacked a pattern before – literally every item of clothing I’ve made so far, has been done according to the pattern. However, the Blank Slate Patterns Shoreline Boatneck caught my eye, and was screaming to be hacked into something slightly different. The pattern itself comes with a ‘hack pack’ with […]

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New Look 6483

Sewist — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 08:00:00 +0000

The June 2016 edition of Sew Magazine came with a free New Look 6483 pattern – with 5 different styles of tops, all able to be made from non-stretchy fabric, I decided this was one I would definitely get a lot of use from. It’s designed as quite a loose fit, so looking at the finished garment measurements, […]

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