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Strawberry Button Up (UFO)

Sewist — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 09:00:25 +0000

Following on from my Owl Button Up shirt, I rediscovered this metre of strawberry fabric I had purchased in the Abakhan sale last year, and thought it would be ideal for another Button Up*. Rather than using poppers this time, I thought I’d do it the ‘proper’ way and use some fancy buttons instead. The […]

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Owl Button-Up (UFO)

Sewist — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 09:00:34 +0000

I’ve been wanting to make myself a shirt for a while, but the thought of all those buttons was putting me off! Instead of tackling the buttons for my first attempt at the Button-Up Top* by Winterwear Designs*, I decided to cheat and use poppers instead! So far it’s looking suitably shirt-like – hopefully the […]

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Union Street Tee (UFO)

Sewist — Tue, 22 May 2018 09:00:23 +0000

After trying some raglan sleeve t-shirts, I decided it was time I attempted a v-neck, and the Union Street Tee* by Hey June Handmade caught my eye. As usual with Hey June Handmade* patterns, the instructions are really detailed, so I figured I would be able to make a super v-neck…. unfortunately, due to user error, […]

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A Delight of a Bear (UFO)

Sewist — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 10:00:50 +0000

Having struggled with the smaller faux fur bear I’d tried making before Christmas (that one is currently in my “semi-abandoned” bag), I wanted to give the Delight pattern a go. This pattern is designed for faux fur or a non-pile fabric, so I thought it might work in fleece as a trial run. Given that […]

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Strawberry Dragon (UFO)

Sewist — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 09:00:02 +0000

You’d think that with a blog called Dragon’s Flame Designs, I would have sewn several dragons already. But while I’ve sewn lots of bears, I’ve never tackled a dragon…. until now! I’m reliably informed that K likes dragons, so Yoki Dragon looked like the perfect early Christmas present for him. I thought the original size might […]

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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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Happy bear (UFO)

Sewist — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 09:00:34 +0000

I was struggling to find any free “real” teddy bear patterns – there are lots of free patterns out there, but none that look like a true collector’s style teddy bear, so I decided to buy a pattern from Emma’s Bears. I picked Happy Bear, as I liked the idea of being able to make a […]

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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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First venture into sewing from a printed pattern

Sewist — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:50:06 +0000

Ok, that’s not quite my first venture, as I’ve started a Kimono-style jacket, but this is my first attempt at a “proper” printed pattern (one that comes in an envelope and is worse than a map to refold!) 😉 The pattern is the Ruby Dress from Love Sewing magazine, and the fabric? Well I didn’t […]

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