Lizzie dress By Eleanor Thomson (https://nelnanandnora.wordpress.com/) I used: Wax print fabric from an African fabric stall in Kirkgate market, Leeds A 22” concealed zip Matching thread – a little tricky here – so I chose the dominant colour, blue (NB: I chose not to use interfacing as this fabric holds its shape well even when washed and I felt …
Stitch My Style’s Jackie O Jacket – Lining and Trim Tutorial
Hello stitching fans! It’s been a while since I’ve written a proper tutorial-style blog post but as this is my first post for the Simple Sew Blogger team I thought I should dust off my tutorial skills! My first pattern was the Jackie O’ Jacket – a chic and simple cropped jacket in the style of the great lady …
Béa’s Sewing Adventures’ Skater Dress (Sizing up tutorial)
The Skater dress I’m new to Simple Sew patterns, but when I was asked to be part of the team, I was definitely up for it. So many lovely patterns! It was really tricky to pick a first choice to blog about. I picked the Skater Dress: I liked the lines of it, and it seemed like a very useful …
Tiniest Stitcher’s Peter Pan Blouse
Hello Pals! I’m here to show my first make as part of the Simple Sew blogging team, which I am more than a bit excited about! Here is my version of the Peter Pan Blouse which I made in a lovely crinkle chiffon that was kindly gifted to me by White Tree Fabrics. Falling hard for the beautiful colour of …