It’s time for your weekly dose of The Edit: New Sewing Pattern Releases. This blog and vlog highlight some of the new arrivals to hit the shop this week. Kate natters about all the details you need to know so if you’re a pattern nerd like we are, this is for you!  If you had your eye on any of the patterns from the last issue of  Fibre Mood, we’ve just added the PDF patterns so you can grab them individually. We are lusting after the Donna Cardigan – a bomber jacket/cardigan mashup that elevates that extra layer. We are partial to a shirt dress and Phyllis is a little out of ..read more

Cottagecore has been a popular trend for some time now and we can’t believe we haven’t covered it yet. I love to adopt the slower things in life and romanticise the idea of living in a thatched-roof cottage, spending my days tending to the garden while wearing delightful things. Cottagecore is a viral aesthetic that idealises rural life and a slower pace of life. It’s a great look to adopt over summer with its nod to the English countryside and all the nostalgia that goes with it. Cottagecore can be hyper-girly and fun flourishes or paired-back and wholesome. I have managed to pick patterns ..read more

It’s time for your weekly dose of The Edit: New Sewing Pattern Releases. This blog and vlog highlight some of the new arrivals to hit the shop this week. Kate natters about all the details you need to know so if you’re a pattern nerd like we are, this is for you!  Fibre Mood edition 28 has dropped and is brimming with projects for spring/summer. With pleats, ties, tiers and poofy sleeves in abundance, detail-oriented sewers will love this issue. With plenty of projects included – 12 sewing patterns to be precise – it’s a great buy. We’ve just unpacked a big box of new things from T ..read more

I love a shirt… in my humble opinion, you can’t have too many. My absolute favourite type of shirt is a twist on a classic. If you throw in an interesting sew too then you’ve got me hooked. There have been some super new shirt patterns from the indie designers of late so I decided to focus on a few of my absolute favourites and show you around them. First up is the Olya shirt from Paper Theory, this boxy boyfriend cut shirt has so many fantastic details. If we have a look at the line drawing you can see that there is a really interesting cut on the front panel and sleeve. You can see it’s cut ..read more

It’s time for your weekly dose of The Edit: New Sewing Pattern Releases. This blog and vlog highlight some of the new arrivals to hit the shop this week. Kate natters about all the details you need to know so if you’re a pattern nerd like we are, this is for you!  The latest  Tauko magazine has dropped and it’s jam-packed with sewing patterns to make this spring/summer. Issue No. 11 celebrates the joy of coming together, embracing the art of creating and connecting with this month’s theme – ‘Gathering’. From warm-weather tops to ruffled dresses, a relaxed jumpsuit to wide-leg ..read more

We are here to talk all things bags today. We’ve really noticed that in the last year or so you guys are loving sewing bags. What’s not to love… no fitting issues, they use a lot less fabric than garments and you learn new sewing skills. All in all a massive win. When I started compiling the list of patterns I’m not going to lie it grew and grew. So instead of this being the ‘shortlist’ it’s actually the long list. I’ve split the bags into sections and go through them in a little more detail in my video below.  Day bags: This section is for your everyday bag, the one you’ll reach ..read more

It’s time for your weekly dose of The Edit: New Sewing Pattern Releases. This blog and vlog highlight some of the new arrivals to hit the shop this week. Kate natters about all the details you need to know so if you’re a pattern nerd like we are, this is for you!  If you are partial to knit fabric sewing patterns and making things that you can wear every day, you’ll enjoy discovering  Allie Olson’s designs. They are great for anybody who enjoys capsule dressing and keeping things simple. The well-thought-out designs are practical while still being on-trend and deliver easy outf ..read more

Do you have a wedding to attend this summer? Maybe you’re planning to sew something and need to make your final decision before time disappears. I’ve got you. I will save you loads of time with a round-up of some of the best dress sewing patterns you could make to wear to a summer wedding. I have shortlisted options across the maxi, midi and mini categories, so there is something for every style of wedding and personal taste! I browsed quite a lot of online shops to see what they were featuring under this category for summer weddings, so tried to find some options that matched the trends I sa ..read more

It’s time for your weekly dose of The Edit: New Sewing Pattern Releases. This blog and vlog highlight some of the new arrivals to hit the shop this week. Kate natters about all the details you need to know so if you’re a pattern nerd like we are, this is for you!  Do you have an overlocker/serger and feel you don’t quite use all the features you have at your fingertips? The Juliana Martejevs Ina Top gives you a chance to play with one of those features! Ina is a trendy top designed for overlocker/serger users to have fun with lettuce hems⁠. You’ll want to add it to everything! If you ..read more

Blouses are probably the most popular garment to sew and particularly lend themselves to spring sewing. This versatile make can be styled in lots of different ways and gives your wardrobe an instant refresh. As the weather gets milder it’s quite nice to wear a blouse without all the extra layers on top, so I have searched for the most beautiful blouses with long or 3/4 length sleeves. I hope you enjoy browsing this selection of blouse sewing patterns – all from indie designers! This blouse is going on my sewing list and many of yours it seems as it has been our bestseller since adding it to ..read more