This week we reviewed the New book release, Gertie’s Ultimate Dress book by Gretchen Hirsch. Plus we are giving away one copy, enter here! On Thursday we started #FindMyPattern on Instagram. To get involved upload a photo to Instagram and tag us @thefoldline with hashtag #FindMyPattern and we will (hopefully!) find the pattern you are looking for, suggestions from members also welcome! Join us again next Thursday for more pattern sleuthing. We also posted some cracking crafty Easter makes, if you are looking for ideas of what to do in the holidays. In the Forum this week you’ve been swapping tips about using overlockers.
Dinushi blogs at Stuff i’ve sewn, where she uses her blog to record all her makes. Read Dinushi’s latest post on making these free patterns – Sierra Bra by Madalynne and Ladyshorts from Cloth Habit. Follow Dinushi on The Fold Line @dinushi.
Karen at Did You Make That? discusses Do you remember the first time? and Paper patterns from Indie sewing companies plus makes an Inari tee dress in luxury crepe. Read more reviews of the Inari tee here @didyoumakethat
Marie at A Stitching Odyssey makes a Sewaholic Fraser sweatshirt. Read more reviews of the Fraser sweatshirt here @a-stitching-odyssey
Elisalex at By Hand London makes an Anna dress printed with Sprout patterns @elisalex
Charlotte of English Girl at Home makes a Roberts Collection Dungaree dress. Read more reviews of this pattern here. @english-girl-at-home
Winnie at Scruffy Badger Time makes a Schnittchen Silvia coatigan in boiled wool. Read more reviews of the coatigan here @scruffybadger @schnittchen
Tilly from Tilly and the Buttons shared her Dominique skirt makes and stitches a pair of Closet Case Files Carolyn PJs.
Fiona at Diary of a Chainstitcher makes a Papercut patterns Rise & Fall turtleneck. Read more reviews of the turtleneck top here. @diaryofachainstitcher
Jane from Handmade Jane makes a New Look 6217 top @handmadejane
Rachel at House of Pinheiro posts London (re) Fashion WeekEnd Challenge @houseofpinheiro
Zoe at ‘So, Zo …’ makes a Breton sweatshirt @sozoblog
Katie at What Katie Sews kicks off the the McCall Big Vintage sew-along with her make of McCall’s 7086.
Heather at Closet Case Files posts Make Boss // Better blogging with CoSchedule app.
The Colette blog announce pattern of the month is the Zinnia skirt and you can save 20% plus post weekend reading.
Christine Haynes posts a Tutorial on how to sew patch pockets.
Megan Nielsen posts Workroom peeks // pattern testing and How to turn any tee pattern into a V neck.
Jen at Grainline Studios releases a new pattern, the Driftless cardigan.
Rochelle at Lucky Lucille makes a colour block tank top with buttons.
Sewaholic posts a tutorial to make an easy DIY market tote.
Jennifer Lauren Vintage posts Feeling chatty.
Caroline at SewCaroline shares Chalk and paint blog tour update #4.
Lauren at Lladybird makes a black lace Boylston bra. Read more reviews of this pattern here.
Gretchen at Gertie’s blog for better sewing writes about her new book release Gertie’s Ultimate dress book.
CRAFT-ish is a brand new podcast starting soon, get a taster for what’s coming here
Seamwork Radio: Opening up with Jennifer Wiese
NEW: While She Naps #68: Heather Lou
NEW: Sew Over It vlog: February: what i’ve been sewing
Reyna Lay Designs #21 Matthew Miller of Sunflowerman
NEW: Modern Sewciety #087 Stephanie Palmer (Quilter’s Planner) & Simply Stitched retreat.
NEW: Elise gets Crafty #89 On building a community through Facebook groups.
NEW: Grainline Studios – Driftless cardigan
NEW: Deer and Doe – Zephyr dress, Melilot shirt and Lupin jacket.
Decades of style – 1940s Girl Friday Blouse (now in PDF)
‘Til the Sun Goes Down – Lana Teadress
Sew Over It – Susie Blouse
Hot Patterns – Athleisure Layer Cake T
Papercut patterns – Ahoy collection: Moana dress, Sea-bell dress, Starboard jeans, Bowline sweater, Adrift dress and Skipper tunic.
New Spring collections from Vogue, McCalls, Butterick, Kwik Sew, Simplicity, New Look and Burdastyle.
Check out the latest pattern releases here or a round up of pattern releases from last month with Fiona at Diary of a Chainstitcher.
Annie at The Village Haberdashery posts a Scrappy wreath tutorial, Kona matches Park Life with Elizabeth Olwen, shows us her Early Spring window display and stocks lots of new fabrics and patterns.
Plush Addict won best online retailer with the Sew British Sewing Awards, congratulations! Celebrate with 15% off code: BESTWEBSITE.
Girl Charlee posts Tutorial Tuesday: How to sew a top from an existing top from DIY Crush, March Customer spotlight and now stock Sew House Seven sewing patterns.
At MIY Collection Wendy posts How to move the pleats on the Fulwood dress, #MIYMarch16 – week one round-up and MIY Collection patterns now have new guides and checklists.
Beyond Measure is nearly 1 year old and are giving away vouchers to celebrate!
Eclectic Maker now stocks Aria prints by Kate Spain for Moda Fabrics, also available as fabric packs and jelly rolls.
Dragonfly fabrics have been interviewed by Sew magazine and Dorte makes a Colette Macaroon dress.
FabricHQ now stock, Whisper, the debut collection for Wyndham fabrics by Victoria Johnson.
Draper’s Daughter have new Mixed Nani Iro double gauze and organic cotton fat quarter bundles.
Elephant in My Handbag are having a competition to win a bundle of fabric by UK Design House Lewis and Irene.
At Weaver Dee are having a half price pattern sale and 20% off Prym products.
At The Sewing Directory, Julie and Fiona post tutorials on basting quilt layers and making a Boxy purse tutorial and Sewing travel roll project.
The Crafty Mastermind makes a Kitty Lacey utility belt for World Book Day.
Bloomsbury Square Fabrics have added new stock to their wool and tweed collections.
Sew Squirrel would like to know what new pre-finished foam padding colours you like.
Check out our Social Calendar for the latest sewing meet-ups, textile and fashion exhibitions and craft fairs.
Local meet-ups currently being organised in the UK for Bristol, Walthamstow (North London), Cambridge and Birmingham.
March 2016
Knitting and Stitching Show, Olympia, London, 3rd – 6th March.
Hobby crafts; the Quilting show; the Stitching and sewing show, Glasgow, 3rd – 6th March.
Spring Quilt festival, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, 4th – 6th March.
Stitch and Craft UK, Malvern, Worcestershire, 10th – 12th March.
Festival of Textiles 2016 – Fashion and Textile Museum, London. 11th March – 17th April 2016.
William Morris: in pursuit of beauty, V&A Museum, London, 12th – 13th March.
Botanical Inks workshop, Bristol, 14th April.
Indigo and the art of natural dyeing, Cornwall, 14th – 18th March.
Sew Brit Bag Camp, Uttoxeter, 18th – 21st March.
The Great Tapestry of Scotland exhibition, Dundee, 19th March – 1st May.
Sewing for Pleasure, NEC, Birmingham, 17th – 20th March.
Quinary, Bath, 29th March – 9th April.
Tag events or blogs you’ve discovered this week with #sewreporter
Gertie’s Ultimate Dress Book: A Modern Guide to Sewing Fabulous Vintage Styles by Gretchen Hirsch. 8th March.
Sunday sews by Theresa Gonzalez. 22nd March.
Sewing with knits and stretch fabrics by Sharon Czachor. 24th March.
Striking strip quilts by Kate Henderson. 28th March.
Pattern making with Stretch Knit Fabrics by Julie Cole. 7th April.
The Art of Couture Sewing by Zoya Nudelman. 21st April.
Knit tops for kids by Muriel Agator. 30th April.
Sewing Happiness by Sanae Ishida. 7th May.
Simply Tailoring & Alterations by J. Francois-Campbell. 7th May.
Ultimate Sewing Bible by Marie Clayton. 12th May.
Sew Happy by Karin Ziegler. 17th May.
Moda All-stars scraps made simple by Lissa Alexander. 17th May.
By the bundle by Emma Jean Jensen. 31st May.
Favourite Fabric bowls, boxes and vases by Linda Johansen. 31st May.
Selected Fiction
The Forgotten Seamstress by Liz Trenow (join the Colette Book Club to read along with other sewers). Published.
Secrets of the Sewing Bee by Kate Thompson, 10 March.
The Pink Suit by Nicole Mary Kelby. Published.
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