Meet the Blogger – Appleby Makes

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This week in our Meet the Blogger series, it’s our ‘Queen of Stylish Separates’ Corrine of blog, Appleby Makes. Switching shopping for sewing she’s created a fantastic wardrobe of Simple Sew patterns and today she’s sharing her sewing journey, hints & tips.

Looks like I made it’s Miranda T-shirt

Sam Doughtys Fabric, Pattern Review, Stretch Fabrics 1 Comment

Inspired by my trip to Paris I’ve gone mad for stripes recently, so this time round it wasn’t difficult to choose some Lady McElroy Viscose/Spandex Jersey – Breton Monochrome appropriate fabric from Doughty’s for my Simple Sew make. This black and white striped jersey is pretty much your standard t-shirt fabric, ideal for the Miranda t-shirt. The pattern is pretty …

Appleby Makes’ Miranda cardigan hack

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Hi there! I’m back again with my latest Simple Sew make – the Miranda t-shirt/cardigan hack. The Miranda t-shirt pattern is available on the Simple Sew website here. For this make I was very kindly given some fabric by Doughty’s, specifically to make this project. It’s a lovely poly/viscose jersey (you can get it here) and it’s perfect for this …