Dress/Pinafore/Tunic

Sunrise July 1, 2021 Dress/Pinafore/Tunic

This cotton/linen fabric from The Cloth Shop caught my eye the minute it arrived at work. The ombre effect was stunning and the fabric had a lovely texture too… Read more

Patched worked July 1, 2021 Dress/Pinafore/Tunic

I saw this cotton/linen fabric as a swatch when my boss was ordering stock and I knew that I would sew a garment from it. I originally had a shirt in mind, but when… Read more

#isewlation2020 : Hope the first April 19, 2021 Dress/Pinafore/Tunic

Meet my first StyleArc Hope Dress, sewn in mid November last year. I like this pattern so much, a second Hope was sewn and blogged soon after. Thanks to rou2an… Read more

Making friends with Elley April 13, 2021 Dress/Pinafore/Tunic

I’ve uncovered another new ‘waisted’ style dress that I feel great in. This is StyleArc’s Elley Designer Knit Dress sewn in pont… Read more

Sew Japanese in January : Hope January 18, 2021 Dress/Pinafore/Tunic

StyleArc’s Hope Woven Dress is one of my current pattern crushes. This is my second version but it’s jumping to the top of my blogging list as it&… Read more

Perfect matcha January 30, 2020 Dress/Pinafore/Tunic

This is my first #sewjapaneseinjanuary make for 2020 and it’s perfectly aligned with my love of the colour green, sack dresses, natural fibres and Jap… Read more

Venice October 27, 2019 Dress/Pinafore/Tunic

If you haven’t worn any sort of animal print ever before in your life, it makes perfect sense to wear it from head to toe… am I right? Well, that is… Read more

Aeolian number… I’ve totally lost count! August 19, 2019 Dress/Pinafore/Tunic

Long time blog readers will know that my love and admiration for Pattern Fantastique’s Aeolian Top/Dress runs deep. I’ve actually tota… Read more

Asymmetric Gather Dress in mustard August 5, 2019 Dress/Pinafore/Tunic

Well readers, this is my Frocktails dress from November 2018. When it comes to blogging, better late than never right? I had such a great night me… Read more