A Festive Flo Dress – With a Small Hack

It’s been so great to see how many of you have made the Flo Dress and all of the pretty fabrics you have used – I know Alice has been blown away by the response to her beautiful pattern. Can you believe it was launched in Issue 21 of Love Sewing last Christmas? I’ve decided …

The Love Sewing Thelma Dress Review

This beautiful Thelma Dress pattern from Love Sewing Magazine has been in my To Make pile for a few months now (isn't everything?!) but only because I couldn't decide on the perfect fabric to use. However my lovely friend Lynsey gifted some beautiful multi coloured spotty cotton to me recently, which was perfect! The pattern …

The Amazingly Easy Pillowcase Dress

If you love sewing for the little people in your life and have a spare hour, you'll love this really simple tutorial for a Pillowcase Dress. Not only is it a great stash buster but it's a beautifully cool summer dress with no annoying fasteners (although you do have to hold them still for long …

Another Take on The Peter Pan Baby/Toddler Dress Pattern

Have you seen my post on the Baby/Toddler Dress using the Peter Pan Free Dress Pattern from The Small Dream Factory. This is one of the first proper items of clothing I'd sewn and I was really proud of how I adapted the pattern to bring my idea to life. Do you remember I made …

Love Sewing’s Flo Dress Pattern Review

My friend's daughter is celebrating turning 3 as you read this and I'm so excited to be sharing her present with you! Love Sewing posted the Flo Dress last year and it very quickly went in my pattern file for this very reason. You can see the dresses I made for M's first and second …

Minnie Mouse Baby Dress

A lot of people ask me where I get my inspiration from and the truth is that it comes from lots of places. Sometimes it can be from looking at other bloggers’ fab makes (such as my Salted Caramel Brownies post) but other times it can be from the most inanimate of objects! My latest …