A journey towards sustainable sewing
Money is extremely tight for a lot of households at the moment and we are all spending more time indoors looking for welcome distractions. As my small way of helping, I have spent hours updating this list of over 100 FREE sewing patterns to make sure all the links work and add in everyone's suggestions…
Hello! As I am sure you are probably aware - I keep a pretty big list of FREE sewing patterns. While I can't possibly test them all out, I do like to try some of them - don't we all love a freebie?! This time I decided to have a go at the insanely popular…
Woohoo! I've reached 6000 followers on Instagram so to celebrate I've collected together a list of FREE bag patterns. Following on from the success of my original Free Sewing Patterns list that focuses on adult clothing patterns, there were lots of requests for a free bag patterns list. I have only made a few bags…
Okay. Real talk time. We talk a lot in sustainability conversations that it's good to refashion existing garments. It is great to take something unloved that already exists and make it into something you will wear a lot. That's a really sustainable way to source materials and get a new garment without using anything that…
Continue reading ➞ How to Refashion a Dress That’s TOO SMALL
Almost a year ago I researched and compiled a huge list of free PDF patterns from Indie pattern companies. I thought it was time to update this list, delete some links to patterns no longer available, and most importantly - add a load of new ones! If you have a favourite that isn't in this…
If you have been following this blog for a while you may have seen me mention some fabric scraps I bought from my favourite RTW brand at the end of last year. Once a year, Palava (the only RTW brand I still buy!) sell off some of their fabric scraps in an effort to stick…
This top is the first thing I've made this year from new fabric, not from stash fabric. The pattern I used is the FREE Peppermint Magazine Peplum Top made by In the Folds and the fabric is from an IKEA duvet cover I bought from the charity shop for 50p! This is most definitely a…
It is no secret that I love a bargain and free is even better! A lot of pattern companies that sell pdf patterns often release a free pattern so you can try out their brand before handing over any hard-earned cash! With the help of my lovely followers this is now a list of over…
