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Hey Sewers! This week I bring you something a bit different. A new vintage shop has opened in town which I am very excited about! Even though for the last 2 years I have vowed to only sew my own clothes I will still purchase vintage clothes because I feel like I own a piece of history which I find enchanting. I find vintage clothing tends to be made from higher quality fabrics to what the highstreet offers now and more care has been taken with the construction. Also, even though this dress is from the 80's it was made in the UK which is pretty rare nowadays! Before After I saw this dress in the window and was immediately attracted to the colourful print. The dress only cost me £8 but it needed a lot of alterations before I could wear it - it was a size 16 and I'm typically a size 8. Adjustments I made: Firstly I had to remove the shoulder pads - as awesome as they were I didn't want to look like I was going to a fancy dress party! Then I removed the sle...

Hey Sewers! It's been a busy week and I've been sewing up a storm so for this blog entry I bring you a bumper edition - two reviews in one! The first is the Freya top by Tilly & the Buttons made in striped rib knit from Goldhawk Road and the second is the Erin Skirt by Sew Over IT (from the ebook My Capsule Wardrobe) made in a chunky cord also from Goldhawk Road - I had a shopping spree there after I'd planned all my autumn/winter makes so a lot of my fabric is from there at the moment! Freya top - Tilly & the Buttons I am a really big fan of Tilly's patterns and so I was really excited to finally open up my Stretch book and sew my first make. This make was inspired by my Seamwork mood board which is heavily leaning towards 70's style and colours. This fabric kind of reminds me of old tube seats - I love it! The pattern was incredibly easy to follow. This make took me about 3 hours from tracing the pattern to wearing my finished top and I even pa...

Hello! This week I have finally finished my Vogue v8772 blouse, slightly delayed due to miscounting how many buttons I needed and having to wait for the rest to arrive in the post - doh! I got there in the end though and I love it! I was inspired to make this blouse by look a pinned on Pinterest, to wear with my Dani Pinafore dress. In the photos here I am wearing it with a simple hand drafted pencil skirt (fabric is an remnant from Ditto in Brighton) so you can properly see the whole blouse but it does look great with my pinafore dress. I'll try and get some photos up of that combo on my Instagram soon. I made the blouse in a cream satin crepe which I bought from Minerva Crafts after I had already been satisfied with a sample they sent me. I wouldn't normally bother with samples but I planned this make as part of the Design My Wardrobe  series which Seamwork ran last Summer and it was one of the activities.  I feel a little wary of big four patterns si...