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Mum’s Christmas Present pt2
See Part 1 for the attempts at making her a block. While the block isn’t perfect for blouses/tailored jackets, it is good enough for what I need to make her present. I did also eventually give in and ask her opinion on the top. So I now have a first attempt at a complete pattern…
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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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