Simplicity

Pattern Review – Vintage Simplicity 7454

I’m still here folks! Just been busy with new stock arrivals, enjoying some fine weather (finally!) and sewing up a new dress as well as starting on a quilt project (more on that later). As much as I would like…

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Pattern Review – Vintage Simplicity 6731

My daughter’s other Design and Technology project last year was a 60’s or 70’s inspired dress. It’s already been worn out and about quite a bit. Gabby knew that she wanted it in red and picked out our sandwashed red…

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Pattern Review – Simplicity 2444

Georgia has made up another fabulous ponti knit dress, this time in Italian digitally printed You Are Here in Simplicity 2444. The sleeveless version was made with slight modifications such as raising the waistline seam, leaving the bodice darts open…

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Spot the Winners

Since we started this giveaway with a creation by Georgia, I thought I’d finish with another. The truth be told, I have a backlog of Georgia creations to share with you and I just can’t keep up! Here’s a striking…

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Tess wears Simplicity 3503

Meet Tess. Prior to joining us in Melbourne as our newest staff member, she was quite partial to rolling around in not much at all. Not so now. She’s very happy in her first outfit ever – Simplicity 3503 (View…

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Pattern Review – Simplicity 2363

Without fail for the last couple of years, customers ask me about suitable summer maxi dress patterns. Here’s one I really like at the moment- Simplicity 2363. I think this pattern ticks all the boxes, particularly because the dress isn’t…

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Vintage Simplicity 7798

As a follow up to yesterday’s post, here’s a little more about my party frock. I’ve had a shift dress on my mind for a while now and then I saw this pic of Gwyneth Paltrow in a trash mag…

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More of Simplicity 2588

Since featuring Simplicity 2588 in a couple of posts here and here, we’ve had loads of interest in this pattern even Georgia couldn’t resist! The more popular flared skirt option was used and made up in pretty printed 100% cotton…

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