Yesterday was The Fold Line’s 1st birthday! To celebrate we’ve recorded a video about our highs and lows with a Q and A at the end. It was the last week of the Big Vintage Sewalong blogger tour on Friday, check out the Butterick B5209 dress I made here. There are loads of lovely makes from your favourite bloggers, new sewing patterns and lots of other inspiring stuff so pick your beverage of choice, sit back and enjoy the sewing Sunday papers..
Meet Megan, who likes to sew, craft, paint and print at Meggipeg. She begin using patterns when sewing but now drafts many garments herself. Her most recent make is this lovely Colette Rue dress. You can follow Megan on The Fold Line @meggipeg
Elena makes this super snuggly Jenna cardigan from Muse patterns, I think we all want to wrap ourselves in one of these!
Tilly and the Buttons posts fitting tips for the Rosa shirt and dress and makes a cute Kitty print version.
Karen at Did You Make That? makes not one but two Sew Over It Molly Dresses. Think you’re seeing double? Follow Karens lead and by 4m of fabric in two colour ways!
Rachel from House of Pinheiro continues the love of gingham this year with this summer dress, which was made for a tutorial in the Craft Network Magazine.
Elisalex at By Hand London posts a tutorial on making a pashmina, the perfect Christmas gift that you can start making now!
Colette show you how to make a Rue skirt and have a super useful tutorial on how to add piping to a curved seam.
Heather at Closet Case Files posts a fascinating dyeing tutorial – Indigo Shibori.
Lladybird continues her love affair with Marlborough bras.
Another great tutorial this week from Megan Nielsen about setting sleeves.
Get some fall style inspiration from Sarah at Grainline studios.
Calling out to our sewing community
We received an email this week from Walker, who works at the 9th Grade Academy at Lawrence High School, Massachusetts. She is working hard to start a sewing class at the high school to try and keep her students engaged in education and foster a love of sewing, not to mention all the new skills they could learn. You can read more about the project here. With very limited resources, Walker is trying to raise $1545 to purchase basic sewing supplies for her class including scissors, irons and machines (through the platform Donorschoose.org). You can find a full list of items needed to get the class started here. If you are able to help, it would be lovely to spread some sewing love.
NEW: It’s us: The Fold Line’s first birthday
NEW VLOG: Jennifer Lauren Handmade: Ask Jen, Episode 1 – The Name Change
NEW: Gabby of Gabberdastery with Megan from Pigeon Wishes: Vlog 20: Seamstress tag, part 2
NEW: Fancy Frugality: The Seamstress tag and My Rosa dress!
Gingerella: Fabrics, patterns and sewing plans September 2016
NEW: Dominique Major: Vintage pattern haul
NEW: Lisa of Sew Over It: How to sew a shirt yoke
NEW: Stitch My Style: New York trip
NEW: Clueless Seamstress: Indie Sewing Pattern Haul – September
NEW: So, Zo: #5 Life vs. Sewing with Miss Demeanour
Seamwork Radio 14: Beating the odds with Melissa Fehr
While She Naps Podcast: #81 Roost books
NEW: Modern Sewciety: MS episode 100: Siobhan Rogers
NEW: Elise gets Crafty: #110 On growth and continuing forward
NEW: Craft-Ish Episode 24: Knitty Editor, Amy Singer
NEW: Crafty Planner #85 Diane Gilleland
NEW: Pippa wrap dress – Designer Stitch
NEW: Elskan dress and top – Charlotte Kan
Rosa shirt and shirt dress – Tilly and the Buttons
Azaire top and dress – Gather kits
Harrison Shirt – Cashmerette
Capsule Wardrobe city break – Sew Over It
Named Clothing – Helmi Trench blouse, Helmi Tunic dress, Talvikki sweater, Aava tailored blazer, Lempi button down dress, Pilvi coat dress, Sointu kimono tee, Tuuli v-neck jersey dress, Tuuli v-neck bodysuit, Pulmu high-waisted pencil skirt and Tyyni cigarette trousers.
New Autumn/Winter 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 from Fiona at Diary of a Chainstitcher @diaryofachainstitcher.
Girl Charlee have a sale on, which ends this evening with up to 60% off a range of fabrics.
Lots of exciting news from Elephant in my Handbag – be in with a chance to win £250 as part of their birthday prize draw and join the Facebook live chat with Jade, contestant from the GBSB 1pm Tuesday 4th October.
Celtic Fusion Fabrics have some lovely Cotton and Steel linen mixes, ideal for making blinds.
Crafty Mastermind have a new canvas linen, ideal for tote bags and other accessories.
Create Escape, have been nominated for Best Independent Sewing Shop in the South in the Sew Magazine Awards, vote of them here!
Shop Halloween fabrics at Fabric Punk!
Designer Stitch have released a new pattern, the Pippa wrap dress.
Fabric Godmother have lots of new textured fabrics in stock.
The Village Haberdashery is hosting the Macmillan coffee morning today, plus meet a new teacher and check out sewing inspiration for Checkers woven ginghams by Cotton and Steel.
Abakhan is celebrating Sew Saturday by giving you a chance to win Afternoon Tea with Charlotte, this year’s winner of the GBSB!
The Draper’s daughter reviews the Scout Tee by Grainline Studio and now had the Merchant and Mills Rugby dress pattern in stock.
Creative Industry‘s blogs about the Maker’s Workbook, the beginning.
Paisley prints are in at Bloomsbury Square Fabrics.
Fabrics Galore have lots of new monochrome drapey fabrics in stock.
Fabric HQ is celebrating their 5 year birthday on 6th October, join them for a party on 6th October.
Cloth & Candy some lovely neon cotton and steel prints called moons and meadows.
Sew Over It release an exclusive kit of their Tulip skirt pattern.
Check out our Social Calendar for the latest sewing meet-ups, textile and fashion exhibitions, jobs and craft fairs.
October 2016
Introduction to Corsetry, V&A Museum, London. 1st – 2nd October.
Knitting and Stitching show, Alexandra Palace, 5th – 9th October.
British Dress Design of the Jazz Age, Fashion and Textile Museum, London, 13th October.
Camp Workroom Social, NY, USA, 14th – 17th October.
Knitting and Stitching show, Dublin, 20th – 23rd October.
Tag events or blogs you’ve discovered this week with #sewreporter
The Quilt block cookbook by Amy Gibson. 1st September.
Pompom crafts by Alison Howard. 7th September.
Stitched textiles: birds by Rachel Sumner. 11th October.
Rag rugs, pillows and more: over 30 ways to upcycle fabric for the home by Elspeth Jackson. 13th October.
A beginners guide to making skirts by Wendy Ward. 13th October.
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