Sewing for Spring: my denim shirt dress

While I was putting my Spring sewing plans together a few weeks ago, I got a sudden and irrepressible desire for a denim shirt dress. Thankfully I had a tried and tested pattern in stock and I easily found the perfect fabric online, so here it is – waiting for the buttons was the longer […]

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Sewing for Spring: the improbable trousers

Incredible but true: I have sewn trousers! They are the Ultimate Trousers by Ready to Sew and I think I am actually going to wear them! My search for the perfect trousers pattern You know that I rarely wear anything else than dresses – skirts with hand-knitted cardigans at a stretch. I actually own very few […]

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Sewing for Spring: my Luzerne trench coat

I warned you in this article: my Spring sewing has been progressing at supersonic speed (well, maybe not supersonic but quite fast). So here is my second completed Spring piece: my burgundy Luzerne trench coat. This picture reflects very well how I feel about it: very smug! Despite a few hic-ups (which I’ll explain later), […]

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Sewing for Spring: my cashmere cape

Hot of the heels of my recent “What to sew for Spring?” article, here is my first completed project: my off-white, 100% cashmere, Trendy Cape by Vanessa Pouzet. The inspiration for this cape comes directly from Veronica Popoiacu’s Bittersweet Colour blog. This is probably the only non-sewing blog I follow – hers is 100% fashion, […]

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