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It's been a while since I last wrote a blog, we have been so lucky to have soooo many amazing guest bloggers over the last year that I have barely had to lift a finger in the blog department! But I'm here and ready to talk about one of my favourite patterns at the moment, the Friday Pattern Company Lucida dress!

Whilst a Sharlene was visiting the rag shop I asked her to choose the fabric for my second blog. The fabrics look lovely online but there’s nothi...

Now we are well into Autumn, we thought it was about time we talked you through some of our favourite dresses for the season! All of the below hav...

The Makings of a Princess (Coat)  Since I have now been sewing for a year and a half, I decided it was time to take on the challenge of making a c...

We hope you enjoyed reading about Vicki and Rebekah’s experience of making the Passiflore dress. We love how they have used the same view and type ...

Hi Everyone,  I hope you are well and thanks for stopping by to read my blog! I am delighted to be back with another one for Steph in The Rag Shop....

An Autumn Perfect Passiflore The Passiflore by Deer and Doe is a pattern that has been on my ‘To Sew’ list for quite some time now. I don’t know i...

With autumn coming round the corner quite hastily in the UK, I wanted to really get some of these warm tones into my wardrobe and couldn't turn an...

Make these adorable scrap busting pumpkins following Mary-Ellen’s @shesewshappiness tutorial.

How to plan a seasonal capsule collection with Sharlene.

Sewing the Closet Core Mile End Sweatshirt with So What If I Sew When the weather starts to turn and the evenings get dark, I reach for my knitwea...

Sewing with jersey fabrics is not my thing unless it is plain and basic. I wear a lot of plain sweatshirts and t-shirts, and love making these for ...