Tag Archives: Dressmaking

Burda 8765, a skirt to match my cardigan

Posted on October 19, 2015 by craftycreeky

Straight after making my red cardigan I cut out the co-ordinating green and red plaid wool for a skirt. Now usually my skirts are about 3″ above my ankles, but just occasionally I push myself out of my comfort zone … Continue reading →

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Sewing knits; Butterick 6258

Posted on October 14, 2015 by craftycreeky

A couple of weeks ago I went on a great course at the Yorkshire School of Sewing to learn  to use my overlocker, it inspired me to conquer my fear of sewing knits and jerseys! A few days after I … Continue reading →

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My Challenge, McCall’s 6613

Posted on September 9, 2015 by craftycreeky

Last month Karen from Didyoumakethat challenged us to raise money for the National Literacy Trust. As someone who hoards books probably even more than I hoard material and also having a child with reading difficulties, I couldn’t resist. The Made-up … Continue reading →

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Fit for a Wedding

Posted on July 2, 2015 by craftycreeky

We’re invited to a wedding tomorrow, I finally managed to finish my outfit yesterday, just in time! I saw a photo on facebook of a very elegant dress made from a kwiksew pattern. I realised I had a very similar … Continue reading →

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From disaster to success!

Posted on June 20, 2015 by craftycreeky

I started this dress over twelve months ago for my niece’s wedding last June. It was one of those projects that just went wrong from the start and eventually was abandoned before I completely lost it! My starting point was … Continue reading →

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Me Made May

Posted on May 11, 2015 by craftycreeky

Last week I decided to take part in the Me-Made-May challenge, it’s organised by Zoe on So, Zo, What do you know? The idea is to challenge yourself to wear your own creations throughout the month of May. This was … Continue reading →

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Simplicity 2917; tunic

Posted on March 26, 2015 by craftycreeky

I’ve just finished making a top from Simplicity 2917, I bought the pattern for the summer dress designs, I do like long cotton dresses in the summer. However I noticed that the top (they call it a tunic!) looked rather … Continue reading →

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Homemade evening outfit

Posted on November 3, 2014 by craftycreeky

We went to a Halloween Ball on Saturday night, I don’t do fancy dress (there were some amazing costumes!) I decided to wear my black evening dress and velvet cape, accessorised of course by the little black embroidered evening bag! … Continue reading →

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