This week we chatted through the new pattern releases for February and blogged about the new sew-along called Cocktail Hour by McCall’s to raise funds and awareness for The Eve Appeal. There are also 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.
Gabby from Gabberdashery makes a very stylish film noir Moneta dress for for the #monetaparty.
Jen from The Gingerthread Girl makes a Tilly and the Buttons Coco dress fit for a baby bump.
The Tilly and the Buttons sewing Zadie sew-along continues this week with putting the back dress together.
Karen from Did you Make That? discusses creativity and motivation.
Winnie from Scruffy Badger is the fist blogger on the McCalls Cocktail Hour blogger tour – loving the inclusion of a cocktail!
Charlotte from English Girl at Home prints her own fabric at Contrado and makes a comic art Megan Nielsen Sudley dress.
Laura at Sew For Victory makes a 1950s Simplicity 8250 skirt.
Kate makes the new Berlin Skirt by Orageuse in a black twill.
Colette share the latest trend in deep dark floral fabrics.
Jen from Grainline Studio shares a tutorial on how to line The Farrow Dress.
Rochelle at Lucky Lucille share her Spring sewing obsession with peg pants and cami tops.
NEW: It’s us! New sewing pattern releases for February.
NEW: Gabby of Gabberdashery: Moneta party, Gabby and Megan make a Moneta dress
NEW: Lisa of Sew Over It: Intro to Sewing Coats: Chloe coat online class
NEW: Elisalex’s Studio: February ’17 fabric haul and sewing plans
NEW: English Girl at Home: Fabric Printing with Contrado
Stitch My Style: How to mend a hole without a machine – Beginner sewing tutorial 5
NEW: The Crafty Pin Up: Welcome!
Sewn: Toaster Sweater by Sew House Seven: Pattern Review
Jennifer Lauren Handmade: A Handmade Day Podcast, Ep5 – Knitting Failures & Successes
Clueless Seamstress: #TheLittleRedDressProject reveal
NEW: Modern Sewciety: Melody Miller from Cotton and Steel
NEW: While She Naps: Special Episode: QuiltCon 2017 Best in show winner Kat Jones
Craft-Ish Episode: Episode 34: Pussycat Designer, Kate Coyle
NEW: The Wild Stitch: Sustainable business with Meghann from Half-moon Atelier // Ep23
Elise gets Crafty: Quick Take: On Magic and work
Crafty Planner: SARAH BOND {PODCAST EPISODE # 101
Seamwork Radio 15: Creative Community with Kristine Vejar
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.
It’s the grand opening of the new The Village Haberdashery store this weekend! Go head over to West Hampstead to check it out, it’s full of soooo much crafty goodness.
Dragonfly Fabrics now have the in stock the Sew House Seven Toaster sweater pattern with lots of lovely snuggly fabric recommendations!
Minerva Crafts have some amazing new makes online this week as part of their Blogger Network, a Sewaholic Granville shirt by That’s Sew Amy and a super cosy Victory Patterns Lola dress by Gabberdashery.
Loads of new Spring/Summer fabrics in this week at Abakhan including demin, cottons, linens, spandex, scuba and chiffon!
Don’t forget to visit Girl Charlee UK at the Knitting and Stitching show today stand J16 for a lot of knit goodness.
Last chance to save £5 on the new Intro to Coats online class at Sew Over It today, use code YAYCHLOE before midnight.
Best selling Cotton and Steel Rifle Paper co. collection back in stock at The Crafty Mastermind plus new ranges coming soon!
Fabric HQ have 30% off all charm packs, jelly rolls and layer cakes this week! Use code PRECUT.
The Draper’s daughter new Atelier Brunette fabric collection is lush, go check it out, dressmaking heaven!
Sew Hayley Jane made a Sew Over It Alex shirt from the fabrics and goodies in the subscription box last month.
Elephant in my Handbag have lots of World Book Day themed fabrics including Alice in Wonderland and Harry Potter.
Light weight dark blue dressmaking denim now in stock at Cotton Reel Studio, perfect for skirts.
Beautiful Italian viscose crepes now in stock at Fabric Godmother including on trend dark moody florals.
We love the new Marina collection from Makower now in stock at Higgs and Higgs, perfect for nautical themed accessories.
Huge delivery of the new Cotton and Steel fabrics this week at The Fabric Fox.
Alice in Wonderland fabrics new in stock this week at Fabrics Galore.
Check out this very cute best selling Dashing Dinos print at Fabric Punk by Dashwood Studios.
We spotted very cute Maker’s badges in stock at Beyond Measure made from Bamboo plywood with different crafty symbols!
Cloth & Candy have some gorgeous new prints in stock this week, our favourite is the cute faces Hello print by Alexia Marcelle Abegg for Cotton + Steel.
Check out the April Rhodes Observer collection at Celtic Fusion Fabrics for some awesome colour blocking dressmaking prints.
Check out our Social Calendar for the latest sewing meet-ups, textile and fashion exhibitions, jobs and craft fairs.
March 2017
Spring Knitting and Stitching show, Olympia exhibition centre, London, 2nd – 5th March.
Norwich sewcials – Sew Day! Norwich, 4th March.
Stitching, Sewing and Hobbycrafts, SECC, Glasgow, 2nd – 5th March.
Spring Quilt Festival, Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, 3rd – 5th March.
Paper Clothing with Jennifer Collier, Selvedge shop, London, 4th March.
Stitch and Craft, Malvern (near Worcester), 9th – 11th March.
Couture techniques workshop, Fashion and Textiles Museum, London, 11th March.
William Morris Textiles: Now and Then talk, Fashion and Textile Museum, London, 16th March.
Sewing for Pleasure, NEC, Birmingham, 16th – 19th March.
Fascinating Footwear course, V&A Museum, London, 18th – 19th March 2017.
Jacqueline Groag textile design talk, Fashion and Textile Museum, London, 23rd March.
The Selvedge Fair, Bath, 25th March.
Spring Quilt Festival, Exeter, 31st March – 2nd April.
Tag events or blogs you’ve discovered this week with #sewreporter
Sew Your Own Dolls: 25 stylish dolls to make and personalise by Louise Kelly. 4th April 2017.
Complete dressmaking: essential skills and techniques for beginners by Jules Fallon. 6th April 2017.
Fix Your Clothes: the sustainable magic of mending, patching and darning by Raleigh Briggs. 11th April 2017.
The Gentleman’s wardrobe: vintage-style clothing to make for the the modern man by Vanessa Mooncie. 18th April 2017.
Sew Caroline weekend style: 15 easy sew patterns. 26th April 2017.
Superhero sewing by Lane Huerta. 1st June 2017.
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