So now we know how long it took me to make the Spinny Mini, I thought it might be nice to have a little rundown of the dress itself. The Spinny Mini is a vintage style dress with puff sleeves, a peter pan style collar, and a full circle skirt. The pattern has...
Have you been tuning in to the new series of the Great British Sewing Bee? It's not the first time, but it's been mentioned to me that I should apply for it. Quite apart from the fact I'm exempt due to previously having a small clothing business (I mean small, I sold only...
Before this virus officially became a pandemic, and before the true seriousness and gravity of the situation hit home here in the UK, I applied for a call from Paprika Patterns to help sew up the Jade skirt for re-release. The pattern was having it's sizing extended and it's tutorial upgraded. I figured...
Last Autumn I felt spurred on to pattern test again, and saw a call for testers to join Misusu Patterns on instagram. I applied for both myself and the kids. Shortly after, a call was put for the Bing Shirtigan, which Arthur refused (fussy tweenager) and Layla emphatically wanted, under the proviso I...
It was almost 3 years ago that I made my first Waldorf style doll. I was so inspired by it, that I bought lots of patterns, and spent a fair amount of money buying supplies to make more. I even had designs to start making them to sell! I'm not sure what happened....
This sweater has been a long time coming, and here is the story: Way back in September, I bought the Jessi pattern by Coemi, which is a German pattern, from Makerist.de. I'd seen lots of people raving about it, and the hoodie sweatshirt looked good. It was on offer, and I thought I'd...
