I have made a grand total of 3 Chandlers, two trousers and one pair of shorts. The pattern was released in January 2020 by Brittani of Untitled Thoughts, just after I’d ‘locked in’ my Make Nine 2020! I really like the pattern shape with the flat front and the elasticated back. For my personal preferenceContinue reading “Chandler Trousers – Could I BE any more in love with them?”
Category Archives: Pattern Review
DIY Bridesmaids Dresses – All the details
Being in the middle of a global pandemic meant that creating complex fitted masterpieces for my bridesmaids was out. Also, the fact that I had 4 (down to 2 due to number constraints) meant that fitting and creating 4 bridesmaids dresses, a wedding dress and a suit between July and March, alongside a broken arm,Continue reading “DIY Bridesmaids Dresses – All the details”
DIY Wedding Dress – Toiling and Fitting
In the first blog I showed my design choices and where I sourced my fabrics. Here I’m aiming to show the fitting process and all of the tweaks necessary to get to the fit to be the best it could be (there’s no such thing as perfect). I had originally planned to show construction inContinue reading “DIY Wedding Dress – Toiling and Fitting”
A Tale of Two Tyynis
Between myself and Kat of Measure Twice Kat Once we’ve been on quite a trouser spree recently. Kat is starting her graduate job and I’m enjoying finding my sense of style so we decided to make some trousers together! Vicky: Kat suggested the Tyyni trousers from Named Clothing. What drew us to the pattern wasContinue reading “A Tale of Two Tyynis”
Seams Like Vicky 