Birthday Party Dress

My daughter will turn 7 later this summer, and she's up for wearing anything I make her (at the moment...) I sewed up the Oliver+S Birthday Party Dress this week. I bought it a while ago (I have the paper copy and I see that's it's now only available as a digital download) and I've finally got around to making it. It's completely adorable :)

Colette Hawthorn

I have been participating in the Hawthorn sewalong by Colette Patterns, and here's my finished dress. I opted for the sleeveless version, but the pattern also has directions for two lengths of sleeve and also a peplum top too. I think I'll be making up a sleeved version when (if) time allows....

Handstitched belt loops

I just spent some time this morning stitchining belt loops to my new dress and just thought I'd quickly share the technique here because it's a nice way to be able to adapt an item of clothing and make it suitable for wearing with belts. Belts are a fun way to dress up an outfit or to create different looks. And these belt loops are very subtle, so you can still wear the dress without a belt too!

Wool felt no sew cushion

I really love this cushion I made for Fiskars a little while ago. I used their new...

Curly hair, don't care.

Truth be told, I'm not one to do a lot with my hair. It's long. It's thick. It's dry at the ends. It gets in my face. Don't get me wrong, I DO love my hair to look nice. It's just that the length of time I put in to styling my hair does not usually produce the results I'd like, and I REALLY don't have much extra time to spend only getting mediocre results. I'm a mum. I work. My kids do things. I don't have the luxury of hours to spend getting ready for a night out or...

Spoonflower Handbook Blog Tour

A few weeks ago, Spoonflower released their brand-spanking new and exciting Handbook. Check it out here!

It's essentially a hands-on, how-to of fabric design (also, wallpaper and gift wrap), which takes you step by step through the various way you can create beautiful custom surfaces. Not an Illustrator whizz or don't own fancy editing software? No problem! There's plenty...