My first Scout tee was a bit of a disaster. I managed to mess up the printing of the pattern, and ended up with a very odd oversized version. Also looking back – I have no idea what I was thinking with that fabric. This time, I went oversized on purpose..
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Sequins – a festival requirement
I sing in the kick-ass women’s only pop choir Lips. This summer we have two pretty monumental gigs coming up, Camp Bestival and Bestival – two pretty big festivals in the UK. Sadly I will miss be bigger of the two, Bestival, as I will be living in Denmark then (major sad face). But two weeks from now we’ll be rocking it out at Camp Bestival. Can’t. Bloody. Wait.
So.. the outfit.
Two annoying makes
I admit it. I was having a good run. Pretty much most of what I’ve made this year has ended up being wardrobe favourites. At this point I was destined to make something I didn’t like.
Enter:
A short note on body image and sewing
Making clothes has completely changed not only the clothes I choose to wear, but also how I look at my body.
As someone who has always had quite set ideas of what I can/can’t/should/shouln’t wear, sewing has been really liberating.
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Pixel Tap shorts
Greeting’s sewers. Now if you were ever in doubt – Katy and Laney’s new Tap Shorts pattern is brilliant, and a must sew. Not usually a big fan of short shorts, I bit the bullet and I don’t regret a thing.
How easy were they to make you ask? Continue reading