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Stripey Agnes/Neenah Maternity DressKinder Sequinned Cardigan Wendy Ward Sewing with Knitted FabricsVogue V8888 polka dot dressing gown robeEastern Jewels crochet Persian Tiles Blanket Janie CrowfootTilly Cleo Black Dungaree Dress contrast topstitchingLionheart nightgown Simplicity 1504Knot Your Average Shirt 5 out of 4 patternsButterick B3405 Vintage style baby dress and bloomersVelvet Citrus LeggingsJalie 3131 Nursing Bra

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Boatneck Gertie top in silver stripe jersey
Hi, I'm Anna: thrifty sewist, absent-minded mother, and retro style enthusiast. Occasionally I dabble in other textile crafts but dressmaking is my first love. Wordy and totally self-indulgent biography here.

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  • Me Made May 2021: my pledge
    30th April 2021
  • The Metallic Raincoat – making McCall’s M6517
    11th April 2021
  • The Art Gallery Shirt – sewing Butterick 5526
    2nd April 2021
  • Closet Core Jenny trousers in red corduroyThe Red Jennys – making the Closet Core Jenny Trousers
    19th March 2021
  • Green Ribbed TurtleneckThe Almost Perfect Turtleneck (using Seamwork Neenah and Gertie’s Knit Sweetheart Top)
    13th March 2021

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Day 31 of #memademay2021 , posted a bit late. Wore Day 31 of #memademay2021 , posted a bit late. Wore my @closetcorepatterns #salliemaxidress in @ladymcelroyfabrics viscose jersey which was perfect for the heat. Excuse the dodgy gardening crocs! #mmmay2021 #sewover40 #summersewing #bathsews #minervamakers #somersetsews
Almost the end of #memademay2021 and I’m pleased Almost the end of #memademay2021 and I’m pleased to able to wear a warm weather favourite make from last year: an @closetcorepatterns #salliejumpsuit in animal print. I’m living my best Margo Leadbeater life! When jumpsuits and dungarees first came back in fashion I thought they weren’t for me, but it turns out I was wrong. My sewing plans for the next few months are chock-full of them! #mmmay2021 #sewover40 #animalprintjumpsuit #sewingismysuperpower #bathsews
My new #truebiasshelby jumpsuit came out to play a My new #truebiasshelby jumpsuit came out to play again today. It’s perfect for a hot day. Worn with an RTW cardigan. #memadeeveryday #memademay2021 #truebiaspatterns #bathsews #somersetsews #sewover40 #sewingismysuperpower #minervamakers #minervabrandambassador
Haven’t posted my #memademay2021 outfits the las Haven’t posted my #memademay2021 outfits the last few days as feeling uninspired and just repeating comfy clothes for being stuck in the house self isolating. BUT!!! Today I finished my True Bias Shelby romper, and I’m thrilled with how it has worked out. So comfortable, and pretty dressy looking. I’m thinking this could work for summer weddings and parties, but is also easy to wear for every day. It’s a #minervabrandambassador make which I’ll post there tomorrow. Love this floral viscose challis from @minervadotcom ! #minervamakers #sewover40 #truebiasshelby #truebiaspatterns #isewlation #bathsews #somersetsews
Day 24 of #memademay2021 and I’m wearing the sam Day 24 of #memademay2021 and I’m wearing the same as yesterday. Being stuck in the house on a rainy day isn’t very inspiring—I just wanted to be cosy! In my @sewoverit #soiheatherdress and my purple #droppocketcardigan by @jalie_patterns . I did manage to get some sewing done, which you might be able to see on the table top bottom right. It’s a #truebiasshelby romper in black floral viscose. Totally channeling my 90s era self! Hopefully I’ll have it ready for a photo tomorrow :-) #selfisewlation #mmmay2021 #covidinthehouse #bathsews
No #memademay pic today as Andy has tested positiv No #memademay pic today as Andy has tested positive for Covid, we’re all having to self-isolate, and in all the “excitement” I forgot and am now in pjs! Instead I offer you a cute picture of Lauren yesterday, modelling a dress I made her which she loves because it had mermaids and a pocket! It’s the #petalwrapdress by @twigandtale which is a free download with probably the best instructions I’ve ever come across. Made with @artgalleryfabrics fabric from @minervadotcom in exchange for a review on their site. #minervamakers #minervabrandambassador #twigandtale #sewingforkids #sewingforgirls #wearefabrics #sirena
Fairly cold in my house for day 22 of #memademay20 Fairly cold in my house for day 22 of #memademay2021 , and I can’t go anywhere other than the garden as Andy has chest infection symptoms so we are having to all isolate until his Covid test comes back clear. Have been cosying up in an old knit dress and leggings. Pattern was a heavily adapted #seamworkneenah . #memadeeveryday #sewover40
So what’s with the weather, May? For #memademay2 So what’s with the weather, May? For #memademay2021 day 21 I wore my new #knitsweethearttop from #gertiesewsvintagecasual made in #artgalleryfabric from @minervadotcom (review post on their site today), but then had to run and layer up with a jumper, cardigan and dressing gown as I couldn’t get the central heating to work. Bloody freezing! I’m going to bed with a hot water bottle! Apparently it will warm up after the weekend. I’m not holding my breath though. #mmmay2021 #sewover40 #minervamakers #minervabrandambassador #wearefabrics #agfeverlasting @sharonhollanddesigns
Day 20 of #memademay2021 and the weather is certai Day 20 of #memademay2021 and the weather is certainly different this year! Normally by this point I’m running out of different summer things to wear, but with today’s rain and wind I’ve had to pull out some winter clothes. Not a fan of this weather! I did enjoy wearing this lot, though. It’s another of my @tillybuttons #sewingcleo dresses in ditsy needlecord, my purple @jalie_patterns #droppocketcardigan and a green ribbed turtleneck that’s a mash up of two of my tnt patterns: the #knitsweethearttop from @gertie18 ‘s #gertiesewsvintagecasual and the @seamwork patterns #seamworkneenah dress. I love wearing green and purple together! What I don’t love is having to wear thermal leggings in May… #mmmay2021 #sewover40 #bathsews #minervamaker
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