Dress/Pinafore/Tunic

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

Still loving Lodo February 11, 2019 Dress/Pinafore/Tunic

I’ve raved about True Bias’ Lodo Dress before, and it appears that it is loved far and wide. The Lodo Dress was recently named as one of the best pa… Read more