Tag: Casual Top
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Another Adrienne
You know that feeling when you make something and you just instantly fall in love with it and can’t wait to make it again? Well, that’s just what happened with this make! Having put off making the Adrienne blouse for so long, I made one and then couldn’t wait for another. So I decided to…
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Self Drafted Shorts and Top
I have wanted to be able to design my own clothes ever since I was a little girl, and this has become increasingly more important to me as a wheelchair user. Most things that I make are from standard patterns designed for standing people, and so I have to adapt them to make them comfortable…
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My Phoenix Top
It all started so well with this make. I was head over heels for the fabric and couldn’t wait to dive in—(and, to be honest, maybe that’s what led to my downfall!). I’m calling this my Phoenix top because it’s managed to rise from the ashes of a total disaster into one of my absolute…
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Love Notions – Laundry Day Tee
After the complexities of my last make, it was lovely to return to the sewing room with a quick and easy project. I’m always happy to be working with jersey fabric, and this beautiful one called Skopelos paparounes crimson from Art Gallery Fabrics was an absolute joy to sew. I’ve had this cotton jersey fabric…
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Minerva Tracey Jacket
Who doesn’t love a shirt style jacket? So practical that every wardrobe needs one – fabulous as an outerwear topper or as a layering piece. Minerva’s latest exclusive pattern the Tracey jacket is no ordinary Shacket though, it’s rich in details and finished off with just the right amount of top stitching to elevate it…
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Love Notions – La Bella Donna
My latest make couldn’t have come at a better time! Having endured storm Darragh and definitely feeling the winter chill in the air, I was very much in need of a snuggly jumper to keep warm in. My fabric (kindly gifted by Minerva as part of their ambassador scheme) is called falling blossom and it’s…
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Finally, A top for my Bestie
I am incredibly lucky to have a very wonderful best friend who is so supportive of my sewing endeavours (and of everything I do in general). I always tend to make things for myself so I thought it was high time I actually made something for her. She had recently admired a fabric in my…
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Simplicity 1805
I’m back making more items for my Autumn wardrobe. I’ve had this medium/heavy weight jersey in my stash for a while now and am so pleased to finally get around to using it and possibly even more pleased to get the opportunity to actually wear it. I absolutely love the colour combinations in this fabric…
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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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Last make of 2023
My final make of 2023 is a jersey top. I’m so happy with how it’s turned out. I already loved this print called Desert Rosettes from Minerva’s exclusive collection having made a blouse with the viscose challis base cloth, but as you know I’m a definitely at my most comfortable working with jersey so this…