Knowing British Summers, after all the nice warm weather we have been having, it seemed sensible to make a comfortable long sleeved stretch top. I liked the wrap around detail on this one. The fabric is from Minerva, and as I wear jeans a lot, I liked the denim-like colour of this. It was only …
November 2020 archive
Nov 17
T-Shirt – July 2020
Things to remember… read the instructions very carefully. I pondered on this neckline for ages, and in the end it was very straight forward! I have already forgotten though! The pattern came with Love Sewing magazine, which I have recently subscribed to. A nice treat to look forward receiving each month. I had bought quite …
Nov 17
Blouse Simplicity 8948
June 2020 I love the neck line on this blouse, and I found a lovely black crepe to make it in. I have worn this LOTS since we were allowed out again! It has lots of rouleau loops… 3 on each sleeve, 3 at the neck fastening AND another 3 on the cummerbund. Doesn’t everyone …
Nov 17
Purple top – New Look 6577
June 2020 I made the long version of this for over leggings. My daughter calls it a dress 😉 I bought this pattern to learn how the drapping works. Another easy top to whizz up! I made another a bit later in the summer with some gorgeous fabric. This looks very vibrant in the photo …
Nov 17
Mermaids – Simplicity 1435
Last time we saw the family before lockdown, our granddaughter had said she liked mermaids. I found the perfect fabric. It was a stretch jersey, so I went for a pattern I had used before. I also made another pair of leggings in the spare fabric from last time I made the dress. This is …
Nov 17
Masks
I started making some masks for our own use before they were mandatory, but have made many more since, generally one to match whatever I make. I have made a couple of different styles, but mostly we prefer the japanese 3d pattern (middle picture). Just a note that I was still working fully through lockdown. …
Nov 17
Lockdown Sunflowers
Like many people I started doing more gardening during lockdown. At the start no-one knew what was going to happen, so I wanted to grow some veg. And as we were going to be spending much more time at home, tidy the garden and make it prettier. We did get lots of mange tout, a …
Nov 17
Leggings and Silver Top – New Look 6435
A long time ago I bought some stretch shiny and sparkly fabrics from Abakhan. I didn’t really have much of a plan for them, but couldn’t resist!! I had also been putting off sewing the stretch, but actually it was really straight forward. I think I could have done the leggings a bit narrower, but …
Nov 17
Sheepjes Whirl Baby Blanket
This one jumped out at me when watching one of Black Sheep Wools’ update videos by Sara. It was a great one to take away on holiday. A repeating Sea Shell pattern with a single cake of Sheepjes Whirl, again in rainbow colours for my niece’s rainbow baby. I thought I had taken more photos …
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