Girl Can Sew

Yet another New Craft House fabric drop and another statement look. I’m a sucker for unique fabrics and textures and this orange pvc is definitely that! It has a cream open weave backing with this orange plastic adhered to it which reminds me of the high vis jackets workmen wear when they’re repairing pipes in the road – always an aspirational look ha! Now while this could make a fantastic jacket (and I do have quite a bit left so I might well do that) I thought it would be a cute 1960s style mini skirt and I had envisioned a contrasting chunky black zip. I already had a pattern which would fit the bill, the Sister Mini from Vanessa Pouzet which I had previously made in corduroy. The pattern calls for a lining which gives it a very neat finish hiding all the raw edges so I just used some black cotton I had left from a previous project. One of the great thing about this pattern is it only uses a meter of fabric, if that! There’s two pattern pieces, a front and a back and that’s i...

Hi Sewers! The weather is slowly turning here in the UK which means I can actually photograph my makes! I've also been taking this opportunity to re-evaluate my sewing plans and going through the Seamwork - Build Your Own Wardrobe series again. I'm really keen to sew things which I know that I am going to love and keep wearing time and time again rather than just making for the sake of it so I'm taking my time and planning it all out until I am certain. I recently had some time off work and what better way to spend my time than to sew! I sewed everyday for almost the entire day for about 7 days and I was starting to get a bit tired of it by the end if I'm honest with you! There's something quite lonely about being on holiday when no one else is even if I am spending my time doing something I adore. The next series of makes were as a result of this time off I had. The first thing I made was actually a stash buster! Last year I made the Nina Lee - Kew Dress an...