My Mississippi Avenue / Simplicity 8231 Sundress Review

I made a dress! It's been so long since I've done that; even longer since I've sewn one for myself that I've loved. But now I've done just that with Sewhouse 7's 'Mississippi Avenue' dress ... I knew I wanted to sew a summer dress - a sundress - suitable for this years' #sewtogetherforsummer sewing…

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Sewing your Sunday Best … and Blogging about it on a Monday! (The Sunday Dress by Pattern & Cloth)

Hello! Having been quiet here for a wee while (too busy sewing!) I’ve now got a double-whammy of posts coming up in quick succession (haha clearly I blog as I live!); there's a new sewing pattern launching later today I was really happy to be part of the tester group for; I’ll post on that…

A perfect girl’s dress! New Look 6205

I've always found it hard buying dresses for my Little Miss; she's a good height for her age but narrow/slender. If we buy the right length, invariably the bodice is too big with straps falling off her shoulders, necklines gaping, armholes bagging. Knowing we had a family gathering coming up in a couple of days,…