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Posted on March 12, 2017March 12, 2017 by Sew Sarah Smith

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#sewtogetherforsummer 2017 – it’s the Summer of the Shirtdress!

Hello, pleased to meet you…I’m Sarah and I’m rather fond of sewing (and by ‘rather fond’ I really mean downright obsessed!)…

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Had no time to sew or blog recently as my daughter was taken very poorly. She's home and on the mend now ... thanks to the wonder that is our ❤ NHS.❤ But what I have had time for, besides administering meds and playing board games...is putting up a second pegboard to house all the things cluttering my sewing table top. This is near my 'ironing station' and houses my new clapper and beloved fabric stabiliser etc. A #familyfirst #sewingroom #sewingspace

I'm LOVING my new gadget!! No more trying to do brain-achy math in the fabric shop trying to calculate stretch percentage now I've got this cute little ruler! So simple to use...simply fold your fabric widthwise and stretch the initial 10cm against the ruler...this cute fabric comfortably stretches 35% ((swipe to see)). I bought mine fom the lovely Di @sewitwithdi and now it shall forever be in my handbag!! #sewsimple #sewingtools #isew

My less than scientific approach to pattern redrafting 😂 Diary days 2 and 3 of making my Deer & Doe 'Luzerne' Trench Coat now up on the blog...where I cover my half-baked sleep-deprived method of tissue fitting and ... fly swatting. True story. X 😁 #sewingblog #sewingchronicles #sewingaddicted #isewclothes

So despite the fact we're having a heatwave, 🌞 I'm pushing myself out of my comfort zone and crackin' on with the Luzerne trench coat! It has several details I've never tackled before including bound buttonholes and two part sleeves and its my first outerwear pattern! Also, I thought I'd blog about this make in, more or less, 'real time' so as to show the not very impressive reality of me behind a sewing machine attempting to sew my own clothes! 😅 Day One, if you fancy it, is up on the blog now ((link in my profile))...#sewingforme #sewingproject #slowcraft #sewingtable

I've worn these, my second pair of #eleanorejeans absolutely loads since making them. BUT they've faded quite a bit after a few washes...with strange whitish lines forming in the denim. So I'm going to re-dye them back to their original chocolate brown because they are so comfy and soft I don't want to live without them!! #makingjeans #handmadecloset #sewityourself

A breakdown of the wrap dress patterns made for this years' #sewtogetherforsummer challenge! Yes, the #kielowrapdress and the #soievedress were clear favourites but I also LOVE that a huge percentage (32%) of you chose a unique pattern which highlights how diverse and creative our #sewingcommunity is!!! 🤩👏 (all stats on the blog in the Winners post - link in profile) xx

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