Author: Lisa

  • My Week in Sewing, 25th March 2022

    My Week in Sewing, 25th March 2022

    I made my Agatha dress this week! Here’s a teaser pic ahead of the full post I’m writing about the making of this dress. In short, I adore it. It’s not my typical style as I tend to lean more cutesy, but I’m looking to add more elegant pieces to my wardrobe and this dress…

  • My Week in Sewing, 18th March 2022

    My Week in Sewing, 18th March 2022

    I’ve been following my heart this week. By which I mean I’ve changed my mind a LOT and flip-flopped between 4(!) different sewing projects. Remember last week I was saying I only work on one project at once? Ha. My goal at the start of the week was to finish with the fitting the bodice…

  • My Week in Sewing, 11th March 2022

    My Week in Sewing, 11th March 2022

    Loads to talk about this week, even though I haven’t actually switched on my sewing machine. The dress hack I was working on last week hasn’t really excited me, so I’ve just let it sit for now until the urge to pick it up returns. I always try to keep a “one project at a…

  • My Week in Sewing, 4th March 2022

    My Week in Sewing, 4th March 2022

    Welcome to the first of a new series! Each Friday I will be writing about what I’ve done in sewing land over the past week – plus any knitting or other crafts I’ve managed to slot in. Plus cats. There will always be cats. I’m kicking off this new sewing series on a bit of…

  • Forget Me Not April Dress – Pattern Review

    Forget Me Not April Dress – Pattern Review

    I made the April dress and Gemma belt by Forget Me Not patterns and I’m absolutely in love! This pattern was an impulse purchase – I bought it on the day it was released. That’s totally uncharacteristic for me, as I tend to hum and haw about pretty much every purchase I make (“a latte,…