Girl Can Sew

Now I wasn’t really planning on making another winter coat since I made one last year which I’m very happy with, but this fabric presented itself on Sew Me Sunshine ’s newsletter and I couldn’t resist! The bright colours and abstract shapes are so eye-catching and unusual in a woolen fabric. I had already earmarked the I am Merlin coat on my Pinterest board because I have never owned a cocoon style coat and just really loved the shape. I opted to purchase the PDF pattern and send for it to be printed all in one go from The Fold Line because then I wouldn’t have to piece together a million sheets of paper which would probably wind up being inaccurate and I wouldn’t have to trace it off the original pattern sheets either. This way I can cut out my size without tracing but still have the digital files so if I want to make another size or make adjustments, I can reprint it. I decided not to interface all of the outer shell of the coat as I have done in previous coats I’ve made becau...

Dress and Shoes are old Alexa Chung at M&S.  Here is my long-awaited review of my first ever rain mac. This is the Burda 6747 made in diamond bonded waterproof fabric (with Dewspo lining) from New Craft House . I had a voucher for New Craft House, and I wanted to get something a bit different which I wouldn’t normally get so this waterproof fabric was perfect. There are a lot of things to consider when working with this kind of fabric and you need some special supplies including: ·          -  A Teflon machine foot so the fabric doesn’t stick as you sew ·          -  Wonder Clips rather than pins as when this fabric is pierced the hole remains ·          -  Seam Sealant to fill the gaps in the seams to make the coat waterproof. You can get iron-on tape but you also cannot apply heat to this fabric as it will melt so I had to use the gel instead.        This ...