I Am Hermes Shirt Dress

Mariposa Explosion: Selfdrafted Butterfly print scuba dress

Jumping with joy: Selfdrafted Bird print jumpsuit

Ava's Homemade Cot Bumper

Wow! Three whole months since my last blog post. Clearly I have commitment issues when it comes to updating this blog! Thankfully I've been a bit more motivated when it comes to actually making things. Last month I took a week off work to concentrate on a couple of sewing projects.

It. Was. BLISS! 

A whole week of sewing, drinking tea and listening to Kate Bush on repeat... heaven! I made myself a jumpsuit ahead of my holiday to Marrakech (photos to come) and I put the finishing touches to the cot bumper I made for baby Ava. And here are the results! Definitely worthy of London's tiniest fashion diva even if I do say so myself!

Clockwise from top:

My 'studio' for the week/ The finished Cot Bumper/ Close-Up/ The Cot Bumper in its new home!

Gathered Skirt with pockets and belt loops

Happy 2015 everyone!
2014... hmmm well it didn't really happen as far as the blog is concerned! As much as I loved parading my favourite clothes our trademark bad weather meant I lived in jeans and jumpers which pretty much took all the fun out of it (boo!), pair that with a serious lack of shopping funds last year and the result is... an empty blog! Anyway, anyone who knows me knows I LOVE sewing, but they'll also know I am massively lazy when it comes to actually doing it! If I made New Years resolutions mine would definitely be to sew more. I generally don't make them cause I can not keep them, but this year that's all going to change... thanks to the fab new sewing machine Santa left under my Christmas tree!!!

Sew&Tell...

Floral print Pencil Skirt: By Me, Top: Mango (old), Boots: Hush Puppies

 So what have I been up to since my last post?...umm...holidaying in Seville, enrolling in diving classes, oh yeah and making this beautiful pencil skirt...! It's been a year since I took my pattern cutting class and the other day I realised that I still hadn't made anything...so I dusted off my sewing machine, rethreaded my serger and made this little beauty! (Please excuse the creases, they come with the day job!). Those of you still rubbing your eyes in disbelief that I even know how to use a needle and thread, here are the photos of the work in progress... xx