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The Minerva Victoria Blouse
What a pleasure it has been to work with this beautiful fabric when the weather outside was so terribly cold and grey. I was instantly transported to a summer garden every time I looked at it. It’s actually called Popcorn Jelly but for me it just conjures up images of a flower bed in full…
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The Montdale Dress
Here’s my second make from Jenny Rushton’s new book ‘Sewing the curve’, it’s the Montdale dress. This is such a lovely easy dress to make, and back in the summer when we were taking the photos it was lovely to have such a cool comfy dress to relax in. The Montdale can be made as…
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The Eustis Top
I’m so excited. The new book ‘Sewing the curve’ by Jenny Rushmore from Cashmerette has officially launched so I can finally show you the two design I made from it. The book is aimed at beginner sewers to enable them to sew a wardrobe of confidence boosting clothes. It includes six patterns in US sizes…
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Vintage Singer Sewing
After #AdamSews posted about his beautiful Singer on instagram I thought you might be interested to hear about mine.She’s my very treasured 66k Singer machine.I bought her from eBay back in 2016 from a man who found her at a jumble sale. She still had her original sales receipt and manual.I was instantly under her…
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The Savannah Dress
One of the most frustrating things about being a wheelchair sewer is a project that initially fits perfectly well on the mannequin (who is stood up) but then not so well when actually worn seated. Unfortunately this is the case with my latest make, the Savannah Dress. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still very wearable,…
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Love Notions Cadence Dress
Think of summer clothes and Linen often springs to mind, well I want to let you into a secret, it’s just as lovely in the autumn/winter too. This particular linen is called Lagoon Luxury and it’s from Minerva’s Exclusive Linen Viscose collection. It’s the most beautiful print, a true work of art. It starts at…
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The Stanway Top
I can finally show you my completed Stanway T-shirt made from a gorgeous jersey knit fabric from Minerva’s core range. I love the quality of this jersey it’s so soft and a really good weight making it a joy to work with. I was very kindly gifted this fabric by Minerva as part of their…
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The Tatum Woven Dress
I’m so happy to finally be able to share one of the projects I’ve been working on in the background. This is The Tatum woven dress from Style Arc and the pattern launches today! I was so fortunate to be sent this pattern prior to launch. The Tatum pattern has a button through front, collar & half…
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TATB Lyra Dress
I know, I’m late to the party, as practically everybody else has already made a Lyra dress, but here is my version made using Botanic Garlands viscose challis from Minerva’s exclusive collection. (I was very kindly gifted the fabric as part of Minerva’s Ambassador program). I absolutely love this print, it reminds me of beautiful…
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A cold weather Tabor Top
It is definitely starting to feel like there is a chill in the air and so it seems like a warm cosy sweater is called for. Enter, my next project, a tabor top from Sew House Seven using the gorgeous Brushwork Prints Fabric from Minerva’s new exclusive sweater knit range. This fabric was very kindly…