Well 2021 was a strange year, right? It didn’t start out well for me with a huge Fibromyalgia flare up but halfway through, I landed a new job and actually finished the year at home with family for the first time in 13 years so it ended quite well even with Covid. We’ve had a nice Christmas just us 4 playing games , eating far too much naughty food but had a fab time together.

2022 started off nice with a sewing stay over with my pal Laura aka MissMadeItMyself but then the Kendall household was stricken with a sickness bug… so it’s been quite eventful already

This year I am determined to complete a make nine at long last even though last year I did vow to do the same! Here are my definite makes that I want to sew this year.

Eden Coat by Tilly And The Buttons

I’ve always wanted to make a proper coat with a hood and fully lined. I’ve seen so many nice versions made by sewing pals, so I thought it’s finally time to tackle my own. I’m opting for the toggle version and I’ve already have the pattern cut out ready to cut into the good stuff!

Honeybourne Dress from Cashmerette

With being blessed with curves I do have issues with getting dresses to fit me right. With the help of Jennys book ahead of the curve, I may have found the perfect dress! Where I have made the pattern to have elbow length sleeves and made a bicep adjustment according to her instructions along with making a 14 E/F cup grading to 16 for waist and 20 for where the hem hits on the hip. So time will see how this pattern fits. I best toile to be on the safe side!

Marlo Cardi by True Bias

This has been on my to make list for well over a year now and it definitely needs to be made at longs last!

Bijou Beret pattern by Untitled Thoughts

I have always wanted a beret of my own and why not make my own?!! It is the new year after all isn’t it? Plus it’s free to download too.

It doesn’t take much fabric and perfect to use left over fabric from my coat.

Nora T-Shirt by Tilly And The Buttons

I’m afraid to say I’ve not made the top version and seriously why not?! I’ve even made the cardi version which I love. It’s definitely an easy wear top.

Gable Dress by Jennifer Lauren Handmade

I do love a Jennifer Lauren Handmade pattern vintage style with a modern take which ticks all the boxes for me. I’ve made the Gable top (couple of years ago post) and love it. The top definitely deserves a gathered skirt with pockets to make it a dress.

The Florence Blouse by Size Me

I’ve been after making this since I bought it from Donna and her husband when I attended the Knitting and Stitching Show at Harrogate last year. I also bought this khaki doodle tattoo print viscose from Emporia Fabrics which would work really well for this and truly stand out from the crowd.

Bobbi Skirt by Tilly And The Buttons

I’ve made the Bobbi pinafore before and just loved it and now was the time to make the skirt so then I can show more of me made tops. I’ll be using this beautiful fine corduroy in the teal colourway from Felicity Fabrics.

Square neck top by the Friday Pattern Company

A girl can’t have enough tops right?! I’ve had this pattern for ages now and after seeing Em aka Sewdoitemma with her version. It has made my make my nine list! You can make this in either woven or knit fabrics and in A/B, C/D cups, which is a winner in my . My have to toile this one too as I do have narrow shoulders. Plus, I don’t want the neckline to be too wide or too low lol.

Do you have any firm sewing plans for this new year or is it just a wing approach? Let me know in the comments below or on my social media channels.

Happy sewing

Sal

xx

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I’ve taken part in this challenge back in 2018 but didn’t complete it but I’m hoping to finish it this year. As I’ve previously said in my Sewing Goals for 2021, I did want more loungewear but I am sucker for vintage glam!

So here goes, my Makenine for 2021.

Dress from Dear and Doe Dressed Book

I have been after making this dress for so long and thankfully I will be getting my back side into gear. The lovely Steph from the Rag Shop has kindly gifted me this beautiful Cotton Lawn in return of a blog post for her. It’s going to be one beautiful spring dress.

Rita Blouse by Charm Patterns

Another make that I have been wanting to make for ages. Why is it the Sewing to do list never ending?! However, It’s a great stash buster as it only takes 1m of fabric. Stitch and Bobbins had this beauty of a bubble crepe as a remnant for a mere £6.95!! I have 1.3m by 1.5m so I have plenty for this top.

Lucille Trousers by Charm Patterns

I’m an official Charm Scout! Pic of Charm scout

I just love Gertie’s sewing patterns and I’m afraid to say I haven’t made trousers. So when Gertie released this high waisted, wide leg pants with plenty of fitting tips. Therefore, I just knew I had to give them a go. I Managed to get 4m of Black Heavy Georgette from Pound fabrics for £9.99 including delivery which will be perfect for these.

It’s this month’s Paetron pattern and with me being in the Rose Tier I get a awesome merit badge through the post each month. I would feel like a fraud to receive the Pant Technique badge if I didn’t complete the trousers!

With the look of these… there is some length adjustments to be made!

Gilbert Shirt by Helens Closet

I’ve seen so many beautiful versions all over Instagram and thought I’d get my butt into hear and finally make one! Think I’ll use this fab Tiger print by Fabric Godmother that I bought from Sewmesunhine at the back end of 2020.

Yanta Overalls by Helen Closet

To be honest, Overalls haven’t appealed to me until I saw the short versions of these. Plus the nudge from Laura aka Missmadeitmyself, I thought well why not and give them a go! No fabric in the stash for these but I’m sure I’ll come across some soon.

Vielle Top by Jennifer Lauren Handmade

Big fan of Jennifer’s patterns, I have a mixture of PDF and Printed. Just love the cute bow at the neckline and when I bought this remnant from Like Sew amazing I had the Vielle top in mind.

Josie Bra and Knickers – Made My Wardrobe

I’m a part of Modista Paetron where Sally brings us loads of great sewing advice, zoom calls, competitions and discounts for indie companies. For February there was a Sew a long for the Josie Bra and Knickers. I managed to gather my supplies, pieces the PDF together but that’s all I have got to at the moment. However, I will get round it this year since i have put it in writing!

Kew Dress by Nina Lee Patterns

This Dress is my upcoming Felicity Fabrics Blogger post using the lush Marmalade hearts! I’m sewing up version 1 with the sleeves and me being me, I’ve added pockets to it. You can not have a dress without pockets! I’ll be joining in with the #Sewyellowforendo challenge which is generating awareness about Endometriosis Awareness Month. Here is a little bit more info;

Endometriosis is a cruel condition that affects one in ten women and is the second most common gynaecological condition in the UK. It causes agonising periods, pain with sex, problems with bowel and bladder function and can contribute to infertility. Despite that diagnosis, it takes seven years on average! That is definitely way too long.

Jess is inviting you to learn more about Endometriosis and sew up a yellow or partially yellow garment/outfit – yellow is the awareness colour for Endometriosis. Put your sewing skills to the test and support the Endometriosis community by whipping up a gorgeous yellow garment and show it off on 20th March on Instagram! Simples!

Juno PJS by Tilly and The Buttons

A girl can’t have too many PJ sets right? Again, another one sat on my sewing list. I’ve got the fabulous hand print Tilly Jersey to make with them!

#Makenine Labels!

I haven’t seen Makenine labels before, however when I came across these lovely labels by Emma aka shelovestomake.uk of course these were just the ticket to add to my memades!

Has anyone else made a makenine list for this year?

Happy Sewing!

Sally x

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First of all I do apologise for the lack of blog content, lockdown, working throughout, kids being at home and Mr K working from home and home schooling them as well everyone has been frazzled!

Thankfully, my sewjo didn’t go AWOL if anything it helped me cope to be honest! When it comes to sewing it’s my bit of me time and I can switch off and sew! With my sewing pal Raylan ?

When the bastion culottes by Jennifer Lauren Handmade was released I knew I had to treat myself to the pattern, I loved the button closures and looked like a more forgiving trouser pattern as I’ve tried the Helens Closet Winslow but they didn’t look right on me.

With not being a seasoned trouser maker, I decided to toile these and according to my measurements I was in-between the 14 and 16 for the waist so I cut out a 16 to see how they fit.

These sewed up really quick and with no fiddly zip insertions needed these were made in no time! I decided on version b and the length on these were spot on for me and there was plenty of room in the waist so for my proper pair I cut out a size 14. Of course the Man Mog Raylan assisted in the cutting out of the toile.

I came across this medium weight jacquard which was a steal at £3.50 a metre so I bought 2.5m just incase and bought buttons and matching thread too and it came just under £12!

I made a stupid mistake though only purchased 6 buttons where the pattern clearly stated 8 so where did I get 6 from I’ll never know! Thankfully I had some pretty whim wham buttons that I used for the top at either side then used the rest of the buttons and it really worked well.

I was so glad that boyes were open if you haven’t come across one, where have you not visited Yorkshire and made a special visit ? it’s store with many different departments from clothes, fishing, car care, pets, sewing, paints you name it they had it! It’s been a life saver for when I needed thread/sewing machine needles plus with their expanding fabric selections it’s pretty good.

For my top I treated myself to the actual printed pattern ? I know I’m a pdf girl but having in print with the pretty packaging and instructions were just so and fancied going out of my comfort zone and went for raspberry red jersey which were both bought from Felicity Fabrics.

I cut a size 14 for the shoulders and bust then graded to 16 for the hips. To make this pattern for on the 1m of jersey I bought I shortened the length of the top by 2″ but thankfully I’m a short and it hits at the hip. Also i used one of my new labels from The Stitch Collective… I do lurve a good label.

This sewed up in no time at all and I really like the slash neckline, I thought I’d had to make some alterations here but no not at all! Love how the pattern has different sleeve options too and on Jennifer’s shop there is an expansion pack to make into a dress

So here is the full outfit, I felt really glam in these and I’ve not felt like that in a like time and paired my top with a few of my favourite pins ?

Whats been keeping you sane during lockdown?

Sal xx

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When Jennifer put the call out for Testers for her new Cardi pattern, who wouldn’t say no?!

I’ve recently made the Bronte Top and it fit was really good and her instructions are pretty easy to follow so i thought i’d take myself out of my comfort zone and make my 1st ever Cardigan!

Thankfully i had won a £20 voucher from @cottonreelstudio, perfect timing! So i decided to go for the Navy and Black Ponte Roma for a bit of colour blocking and i wanted the cardi to have a bit of structure to it

There is 2 versions to this cardigan, if you wanted a vintage vibe there is a cropped version or longline length that i opted for.

The fab thing about Jennifer’s patterns is that she has set the pattern pieces really well to print so instead of wasting paper you only need to print the pages you need for whichever version you are sewing! Nothing worse than printing out a 50 odd page pattern and to only use 40 of them…. must be the ‘Yorkshire’ in me!

Oh look my Fondant fancies are making an appearance again! Hahahaha!

 Here’s a pic of the Neckband going in, it’s a lot easier than you think!

Now i won’t lie…. this pattern is for the absolute beginner! You will need to have some experience working with knits as it can be a tricky when you are inserting the saddle sleeves but it is a very interesting design feature!

Here’s my tester version all sewn up!

There is an option for buttons also but for my version i quite like my cardi’s open and tend not to fasten them so didn’t want to fath around for no reason!

So with skipping that step i managed to get this sewn up in a day from sticking the pages to sewing up the cardi so not bad going to say it’s my 1st cardi! Yay!

For my next version, I’m thinking for going for a bit lighter jersey as the Ponte is quite thick and doesn’t drape much because of it plus it’s coming to Spring/Summer which would be a fab cover up! Just need decide if i want to colour block or not….hmmmmm!

The Pattern is now officially realised over at Jennifer’s Shop so grab your copy now and get sewing up some yummy cardis’!

Sal

xx

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I had some left over Black and White Textured Rose Print Jersey which is still on sale over at Sew Crafty Shop at just £3.41 per Half metre and its 140cm Wide, Boom!

I needed a nice Smart Top for an Job Interview and It was the Day before and i had a Panic Moment!!

Now looking through ‘Stash’ of Free Printed Patterns from Magazines…..I had plenty of New Look/Simplicity that was classed as ‘Smart’ Tops but to me they seemed dated and frumpy to me.

So i thought I’d look through my PDF Collection and for some reason I haven’t got round to making The Bronte by Jennifer Lauren Handmade before!!

Thankfully with Jennifer’s Patterns, she tells you which pages you need to print for which version your making rather than printing the full documents! Yas!

Upon Printing and sticking my sheets together i noticed that the Top came a little shorter than i wanted it to sit so i just lengthen it by 2 inches so it sat on my Hips and made the Long Sleeves into 3 Quarter, I am a bad un…whenever I do have Long Sleeves, i always roll them anyways so it made sense not to waste the pretty fabric!

I cut out a size 12 for the Shoulders and Bust and then graded to a Size 14 to the Waist and Hips for some comfort as it is a Smart Top, I didn’t want to be showing every Lumps and Bumps hahaha! Not forgetting to use my Oh Sew Quaint Fondant Fancy Pattern Weights!!

Now i ‘tooled’ up and got my Overlocker at the ready and my Twin Needle on my Singer Quantum Stylist 9960, which by is now my best friend for finishing hems on knits/jerseys!! Love it! As you long as you take your time to keep it straights its awesome!!

Now this is how i use my Pins when i’m using my Overlocker! I have been asked a few times what i do with mine, so here you go!

I whipped up this top in a morning i would say from printing and sticking to getting it all sewn together! Jennifer’s instructions are very Clear and with the lovely detail of the neckband you would of thought it would be more complicated then it is!

So I’m glad i whipped this up as i felt super confident in it and knowing i made it myself just given me that a little bit of a boost!

Guess What?!!! I got the job!!! I’ll be an Activity Co-coordinator for a Care home for Adults with learning difficulties, so it’ll be up to me to get them engaged with activities and plenty of fundraising for the Home too!! Exciting times as there is plenty of training and planning involved but it means i have my evenings and weekends back as it’s 9-3 Monday to Friday!

So what’s your Stitchy Plans this weekend?

Sal xx

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