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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 f...