Please let me introduce you to the gorgeous Annabelle dress. A few of you may have seen a sneak peek during my Me Made May takeover on the Simple Sew Instagram feed. She has lots of gathers and vintage charm, wrapped up in a wonderfully wearable pattern. I made a size 8; I was between sizes, so went for the …
Looks like I made it’s Lapwing trousers
The Lapwing Trousers pattern from Simple Sew is a great start for beginners who maybe haven’t had a lot of experience making trousers. I’ll admit, in the past I’ve always been a little nervous about getting the fit right on a pair of trousers. is a great start for beginners who maybe haven’t had a lot of experience making trousers. …
Susan Young’s Zoe Dress Hack
I haven’t written a Simple Sew blog post for a few months but now that Sam Sterken has taken over with the organisation whilst Gabby is having her maternity leave we’re up and running again. I had a bit of an idea in my head of what I’d like to do using the Zoe pattern which I already had so …
Appleby Make’s Shannon Shorts
Hi everyone! I think I must be the last of the Simple Sew bloggers to make anything from the Shannon collection of patterns, but I’m pleased to say that I’ve finally made the shorts as my starting point. You can get the pattern here. I’m off on a cruise in the summer holidays so some sailor-style shorts were a must-make …