Dolly’s all grown up – or giving your dress form ‘assets’

Remember Dolly? Well, she’s gone through puberty rather rapidly: That’s kinda balanced out those hips a bit, but her shape does look rather ridiculous!  (Well, I suppose, my shape does look rather ridiculous!) I’m quite happy with her shape and size now, though I probably need to put a little padding on the hips (they’re [...]

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Fabric and Pattern Haul – Part 2

So, for today, here’s the rest of that haul!  Two more patterns and some more fabric. So, that fabric – this was a purchase of love: Again, I couldn’t get the colour quite right in the photo, but it’s a soft mauve-grey – this tiny picture shows the colours a bit better: Those flowers – [...]

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Free Pattern Alert!! And meet Dolly!

Woot-woot-woot!  Free patterns!  All month!  I know!  The very kind Kathleen of Grosgrain is hosting a whole month of free patterns with tutorials from their creators – that’s a new pattern each day.  It’s like it’s your birthday every day!  Here are the patterns so far – I can’t wait for the rest. As for [...]

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Fabric and Pattern Haul – Part 1

Well, this might not quite qualify as a haul, as these things were bought a bit at a time over the past week or two, but I thought I’d share them with you all together. I’ve had my beady little eye on Ebay lately, specifically on bargain vintage patterns.  I have a couple of simple [...]

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I am still here …

Good afternoon all!  Just a quick post to reassure you that I am still here – I’m approaching an(other) uni deadline, so I’m working hard on that/avoiding it, which means blogging and sewing have to take the back seats again. I did pick up a cute vintage pattern for a bargain on ebay the other [...]

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A Matter of Taste: Am I wrong …

… to like this pattern? I fear I might be, but there’s something about those angled hour-glass-esque shapes that I love and I think could be very flattering.  I’m picturing a stretch cotton in two colours – a neutral and a bright, perhaps. The pattern immediately reminded me of this really flattering ‘bodycon’ dress that [...]

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Not a Miss Selfridge Dog-tooth Check Dress

Back in the summer I fell in love with this dress from Miss Selfridge: That collar, those little cute button details and dogtooth check – what’s not to love? Oh yeah, the fit. As soon as I saw it, I was in love with this dress – I walked past its window on my way [...]

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Vintage Pattern Fun

Yay-ness – I just won this lovely early 60s pattern on Ebay (it’s not the right size, but just needs a little bit adding here and there and it’ll be fine): And for just £7.50!  I saw the same pattern go for £15+ a couple of weeks ago. Just check out that cute jacket!  I [...]

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400 Years of Fashion … and a spot of modern-day dreadful drafting!

For her Blog Birthday, the lovely Comtesse Olympe de la Tour D’Auvergne ran a giveaway – I was one of the lucky winners (remember, I said I had my lucky streaks!) and today I got home to find this fabulous prize waiting for me: I’ve had a quick look through and it’s wonderful – lots [...]

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Moar free patterns!

Remember those free patterns I told you about before?  Well, that wonderful Ralph Pink of Fashion Gorgeous has been at it again and has more free patterns for us stitchers on a budget. In addition to the patterns I blogged about before, there are now playsuits, coats and dresses as well as some menswear.  Go [...]

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