Snippets of life in the studio with Laura, avid dressmaker, fabric hoarder
I’m excited to share with you the link to the Lamazi Fabrics blog today where I am talking all about this dress that I made by hacking the Ogden cami pattern. I’ll also be giving you a run down on this beautiful Mind the Maker fabric I used to make it. So head on over […]
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Today I am sharing a couple more garments I made for my work wear capsule wardrobe. I’m also sharing some thoughts on planning a capsule wardrobe now that the global pandemic has changed my work life for the time being. The Suki Dress Earlier on in the year I bought a remnant piece of Mind […]
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Today I have my Burnisde bibs to share with you! The pattern is by Sew House Seven and are billed as a stylish, comfortable and easy to wear overall which can be styled up or down depending on your fabric choice. The pattern has two versions #1 being slightly more fitted at the waist and […]
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Today over on the Oliver + S blog you can find me chatting about teaching the biggest kid how to sew. I love the patterns by Oliver + S and I’ve mentioned many times how they really gave me the confidence to tackle garment sewing after quite a few missteps. I stumbled across them when […]
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A couple of months ago I wrote about designing a capsule collection of garments for workwear. That whole process seems a little irrelevant now seeing I am current working from home and it is unlikely that I will be returning to the office any time soon. That said, I enjoyed the process of designing the […]
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I’ve been wanting to make a Zadie jumpsuit since it exploded all over my Instagram feed last year. It was one of those designs that looked great on everyone no matter what size or shape you are. I’d had a copy of the pattern printed and waiting since late summer, and spend a lot of […]
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#1 Planning My work wardrobe has been in desperate need of a refresh for a long time. I don’t tend to buy much in the way of clothing anymore so the things I have are pretty old and worn out to be truthful. Plus I don’t tend to sew much that is really office appropriate. […]
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