Sewing with Croft Mill: my lilac chambray co-ord
Guess what: I have just become a brand ambassador for one of my favourite online fabric shops Croft Mill! I am beyond excited!!! My plan was to use their wonderful fabrics to sew lots of summer dresses. But the English weather had other plans… So instead let me introduce you to my lilac chambray co-ord: […]
Read MoreSewing puff sleeves: M8197 pattern review
As I discussed in my previous article, I am completely obsessed with sewing puff sleeves currently. So after my first puff sleeve dress, here is my second: the McCall’s M8197 dress. M8197 pattern presentation The McCall’s M8197 dress is a babydoll dress with an adjusted bodice with stops at mid-bosom level; a low cleveage both […]
Read MoreSewing puff sleeves: hacking the B6446 dress
After my shirt dress obsession in Spring 2021 (here, here and here), for me Spring 2022 is all about sewing puff sleeves. So here is my first puff sleeve dress: a hack of my beloved B6446 pattern… with puff sleeves of course! What are puff sleeves? According to Oxford dictionary, a puff sleeve is a […]
Read MoreSewing the Pleated Lily Dress
After fantasising about many of Daria Patternmaking’s beautiful patterns… And procrastinasing for ages about which one to make first…. I have finally taken the plunge! Let me introduce you to my Pleated Lily Dress. Pattern description: so many pretty details! The Pleated Lily dress is a fit-and-flare dress with a square neckline at the front […]
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