Michelle Sews

Reusable cotton pads

The end of one year and the start of the next is always a time for reflection and contemplation. Like many people’s, my main resolution for 2020 is to make […]

Dresses

Named Clothing – Saraste Shirtdress

So I finally made a shirtdress, and boy did I pick the right one! I think this dress has now convinced me to move out of my ‘separates’ comfort zone […]

Reviews

London College of Fashion course: my top takeaways

I have been fortunate enough to have some time off […]

Outerwear

Mimi G Simplicity 8890 cropped trench

Shall we just skip the standard “wow, it has been a while since my last post!” intro? What can I say, life gets in the way 🙂 … I have […]

Lookbook

OOTD: SOI Cocoon Coat

The temperature has plummeted in the UK, but secretly I’m just pleased to have more time to enjoy my Cocoon Coat! Outfit details: Coat: handmade using the Sew Over It […]

Reviews

Vogue V9302 Culottes

I recently had the pleasure of having a few days off work, with nothing planned other than to relax and unwind while the kids were at school. “Relax and unwind” […]

Outerwear

SOI Cocoon Coat (two ways)

The final few months of 2018 have been quite hectic for me, and I haven’t been able to eke out as much sewing time as I would have liked. However, […]

Reviews

Mimi-G Simplicity 8749 Trousers

This month I made Simplicity 8749 trousers for another Minerva Crafts Blogger Network* (“MCBN”) post. You can read about the project and the beautiful fabric on the MCBN website here, […]

Outerwear

Opium coat (Deer & Doe)

It's the coat I never knew I needed...

Sewing

My sewing patterns

Well, hello! It has been a while since my last blog post – and I feel like every post opens with this sentence (2018 hasn’t featured many blog posts so […]

Sewing

McCalls 7601

It has been quite some time since I did an actual blog post, and it feels like so much has happened since my last one! Life gets in the way.. […]

Reviews

Winslow Culottes

I realised I hadn’t blogged my Winslow Culottes, despite having made two pairs now and considering both of them absolute staples for holidays/sunshine. So here goes!

Sewing

Elisalexes

The end of this year has been a manic whirlwind for me, with my sister’s wedding taking place just before Christmas and a whole lot of running around to do […]

Sewing

Felted floral fun!

Another month, another Minerva Crafts Bloggers’ Network post! This month, I chose a gorgeous felted floral fabric and made a Burda bustier peplum top – which doesn’t even require much fabric!

Sewing

The Handmade Fair

Last month, I had the pleasure of attending the Handmade Fair for the first time, having (unbelievably!) won a pair of complimentary tickets from Sew Over It on Instagram. I […]

Sewing

September Separates

For this month’s Minerva Crafts Bloggers’ Network post, I finally got around to making another Sew Over It Pussy Bow Blouse, and it reminded me how much I liked this pattern […]

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