It's sad to have to say it, but we're going to call it.....we think Summer is over, folks! We had a few weeks of lovely hot sunshine, but now it seems like Autumn has arrived and the days are overcast and rainy. Still, Emily managed to create a Summer dress that she's had plenty of wear of over in Belgium! Read on....
When Aneria said she'd like to attempt the Vogue V1102 our first thought was excitement! This pattern has long been a favourite here aty WhiteTree HQ, and we were eager to see how it turned out! Read on to learn more...
Read MoreIf there is one person out there who has perfected the Lottie Blouse, it has to be Amanda! Not content with sewing up a whole collection of Lottie's for her own wardrobe, she has now turned her talents to helping her mum expand her wardrobe too! 3 Lotties and counting.....
When we added some lovely, affordable Spring/Summer cotton prints to the collection, we weren't suprirsed to find Amanda being one of the first to order some! Since she ordered this fabric and published her blog post, sales for this gorgeous design have rapidly increased. Take a look below at her beautiful dress and you'll see why!
I bought this beautiful fabric from White Tree Fabrics. I often blog for them and they send me beautiful fabric to make whatever I choose. This time though, I decided to make the most of my 20% off code (SEWDEPUTY) and bought two metres of this cotton.
It just had to be a Summer Ruby. When it arrived, I draped it on my mannequin and everytime I walked past it reminded me of when my children were little and watched a programme called Rosie and Jim. They were a little boy and a little girl who lived in a barge with Duck. Ginny (@sweetmyrtle) was reminiscing along with me and sent the photo of Rosie and Jim ……who still live in her house!
We decided I really did need a barge for the photo shoot and a barbecue for my nephew’s birthday at my sister’s house in York gave me an opportunity to get some boat shots!
Here are the twirling shots!
I used the Simple Sew Ruby dress pattern and added the concealed zip down the centre back. I used the fabric to make some bias binding to edge the sleeves.
As you can see we have some very mixed weather again and the River Ouse is very high today.
We even managed to find a solitary duck for the photo shots!
I managed to find some waving passengers on a boat trip! Blog Manager was not impressed!!
She needed a mango smoothie and pain au raisin after all the river bank strolling and stress of her Mother waving at random people!
Pattern : Simple Sew Ruby Dress
Notions: 16inch concealed zip
Fabric : 2 metres from White Tree Fabrics
Wonky Factor: 9/10 maybe a little too short!
Amanda
Thanks to Amanda for letting us share this make with you!
