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Hey Sewers! So here I bring you my final make of the summer, a lovely cotton, button down, melon print, skirt. Pattern name: Mirambell Skirt Pattern Company: Pauline Alice Fabric: Cotton from Hobby craft Buttons: Cherries from Hobby Craft (hemline) and Pineapples from Walthamstow Market Size and Version: I made version B in size 36  This is a beautiful pattern which I picked up from Minerva crafts  inspired by all of the button down skirts I have seen this summer. I suddenly had a light bulb moment when I paired this pattern with this fabric and thought it just had to have fruit buttons! Essentially this was the main reason I made this skirt - just to use fruit buttons!  The pattern is packaged beautifully in a cardboard envelope which opens out  at the back and it even comes with a clothing label which says 'Pauline Alice Patterns, Made By Me' on it, which is a lovely touch.  I thought that given this is a skirt pattern that it wo

Hi Sewers! This week I am very excited to share my latest summer make, it's a hacked Tilly & The Buttons Martha Dress. On my commute to work I often find myself observing other peoples clothes, making mental notes for future projects. Recently I've seen a lot of Broderie Anglais dresses and blouses with plenty of romantic details such as: frills, gathering, mandarin collars and trims. So I went about drafting up how I wanted it to look: Excuse my rough sketch! I was at work. Key features: Frills! - Bust, neck, sleeve Bell sleeves Lace zip Once I knew how I wanted it to look I went about finding an appropriate pattern and found the Martha Dress  with it's princess seams and mandarin collar was the perfect match.  Pattern Alterations The Broderie Anglais fabric has beautiful border embroidery so I wanted to take advantage of this on the hems of the skirt and sleeves. However, the skirt is cut on the bias which would have made this impossible. So

Hello Sewers! Here I am bringing you my latest make, Nina Lee - Bloomsbury Blouse! I have been seeing lots of people wearing floaty, frilly, white dresses and shirts recently and what with this incredible summer we're having it was time for me to get on and make my  Bloomsbury Blouse . With inspiration from Nina's own version and the fabric series from The Stitch Sisters I decided to make mine in a swiss dot bought from  Minerva Crafts  and lined in a plain white cotton bought from Walthamstow market. I really enjoyed making this and took my time handling the delicate fabric. I would definitely say this pattern is better suited for an intermediate level sewer as it has some complex elements such as narrow hems on the frills and gathering. I bought a narrow hemming foot which helped massively with this! It did take some getting used to but after some practice tries I got the knack of it and the finish is lovely! I would highly recommend purchasing a rolled hem foot fo