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I had planned to only bring handmade clothes on holiday with me this year but it turns out I don’t quite have enough to do a whole week of sun. I did however, make these Carrie trousers shorts hack one evening before we left. I used the usual pattern but cropped off where I wanted them to finish and slightly widened the shape from hip to hem. I hadn’t realised it was the week of @sewoveritlondon’s release of the pdf pattern (the emails keep going into my junk, Idkn why) so it seems like good timing! #soicarrietrousers #sewsewsew #sewoverit #sewcialists #sewingaddict #sewistsofinstagram #sewingcommunity #memade #makersgonnamake #holidaywardrobe #imadethis #patternhacking #patternhack #sewingpatterns #stillhothere #summerisntoveryet

Here’s my #greatbigpatternswap top! It’s all I managed to get made up during whirlwind holiday preparations. This is from New Look K6217 that I was gifted by @itchycoopark23. The fabric is a georgette crepe from my stash, I think I got it at Sew Over It. I bought it with no plans as to what to make with it and thought it was a mistake buy. However, now I’ve made this I love it and have enough left over to make a matchy, matchy skirt! Pattern is super easy, I left out the keyhole back because it fits over my head and this fabric is so fine and drapey that it wouldn’t have sat nicely anyway. Worn here with my SOI tulip skirt. Thank you to everyone who is making this challenge happen, organisers @thezipperfoot @the.polka.dot.palace and everyone who has generously swapped patterns. When I get back I’ll get started on the rest! #sewoverit #soishowoff #sewcialists #sewersofinstagram #memade #handmadewardrobe #sewingproject #lovesewing #newlookpatterns #newlookk6217 #soitulipskirt #sewingcommunity #instachallenge #wesew #sewistsofinstagram #timetosew

I’m talking shoes on the blog today. Specifically my lifelong struggle to find pairs that aren’t complete agony. There are a few tips for ladies with larger feet, some of which might help the smaller footed. The rest of you can revel in your medium-sized comfort and enjoy the pain of others 😉. Link in bio. #shoesaddict #shoecollection #bigfeetgirls #size8feet #fashiongram

I met some lovely and inspiring people at Blognic today. Thank you @papermashuk, @heartzeena and @emmablockillustration for organising and bringing the sunshine. Although I’m more pleased you delivered some clouds too! And thanks @benourishd for organising me to come along. I’ve tagged some of the people I had the pleasure of chatting to and some that I saw from afar but didn’t have time to speak to. Had to get home to make a show of helping tidy the house ahead of the dinner party we’re throwing tonight. I say ‘we’ he’s done all the cooking and shopping! #luckyme #blognic #blogniclondon #makersgonnamake #creativesofinstagram #picnicinthepark #regentspark #dinnerparty #saturyay #instameet #instameetup #sewcialists

Thank you so much @itchycoopark23 and @linda_hinds for the patterns they sent me in the #greatbigpatternswap. I hadn’t managed to get any and thought it was too late but then got two! Five of the six I offered up have been sent out, just waiting on the address for the sixth. So lovely to take part in this and feel part of the online sewing community. I’ve only got 10 days to make these up before the deadline of 18th August because we go away on 10th! Unfortunately I’ve been feeling under the weather these past couple of days but hopefully I can get stuck in later this week. Thanks to @the.polka.dot.palace and @thezipperfoot for organising. #sewsewsew #sewcialists #newlookk6217 #simplicityk8055 #sewingpatterns #instachallenge #sewingchallenge #kimonopattern #sewersofinstagram #makersgonnamake

This shirts dress was destined for the bin because the material was coming apart around the bottom button holes - too much vigorous walking? So I cut it off and used the tie belt as an edging for the bottom. I didn’t have much choice about where I cut it off at the front but I could make the back a little longer and curved. This took me about 30 minutes to do including pressing and hemming and now I have a new top! #sewingaddict #clothingalterations #menditdontendit #sewsewsew #sewcialists #sewinglife #sewersofinstagram #sewingproject

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