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The simple shape of the Nancy dress appealed to me as I have a good few special occasion and summer dresses but not many for everyday wear in autumn and winter. The bust darts provide some shaping and there are no waist seams, which makes using prints or stripes easier too. The fabric is a medium weight printed Japanese …
I first came across the Juliette blouse when a few of us were asked to test the pattern, not long after I’d joined the blogger team. I made my test version in silk crepe de chine, which my mother-in-law had given to me. It was lovely fabric (although very challenging to cut and sew) but just not my colour, so …
After two pairs of linen trousers, it’s time for a change! Cotton lawn is a perfect warmer weather fabric – even here in the UK, where for once we seem to be having a ‘proper’ summer – and we’ve got a holiday planned where I might get to lounge a little around a swimming pool. The kaftan dress seemed, therefore, …
Loose trousers and culottes seem to be dominating my sewing this year! The unusually warm weather that we’ve been experiencing for the last six weeks or so has definitely influenced my sewing choices and I’m enjoying wearing something more comfortable than skinny jeans. The Palazzo Trousers can be found with issue 18 of Sew Now Magazine or direct from Simple …