Month: Sep 2023
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Mums Christmas Present Pt1
Mum and I have a habit of making gifts for each other, I have a job that pays enough that I can friviously spend all I want on myself but I can’t buy the handmade gifts regardless of price. One year I got an AWESOME quilt from Mum (and Dad) as a gift, well, that’s…
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1950s Vintage Dress
After I finished my courses with Wild Orchird Sewing I was inspired to try my hand at recreating a vintage sewing pattern. So I started mooching through etsy to see what fatory folded ptterns I could find, I stumbled across The Fifties Dressmaker and she has some lovely patterns for very reasonable prices (as shown…
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1950s Christmas Frock
My boss is a massive Christmas jumper fanatic and they are not really optional in our team when you’re in the office! I however do not like Christmas jumpers, at all. So my compromise is a lovely 1950s dress in Christmas fabric.
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Purple Walking Skirt
I went on a fabric shopping trip with my mum in London and spent a hefty chuck of change on some lovely fabric (as one does). I decided that this wool suiting would make a lovely skirt and I should have enough of it to make a edwardian walking skirt made modern. Turns out I…
Sewing Escapades 