Oh I really treated myself (and Missy), when I sewed the new Sunday Picnic Dress pattern by Sewpony vintage. This gorgeous fabric might look simple, but it is UN-BE-LIEV-ABLE... And look! Is that some Liberty lurking there too? My vision for the Sunday Picnic Dress was to sew something practical and wearable. Missy  needs dresses that stand up to this little girl's adventures...

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Do you harbour a secret dream of competing in the BBC's Great British Sewing Bee? Or does the idea of cutting up a man's shirt to create a little girls dress in less than an hour fill you with horror? I'd love to be a competitor - mostly to get my hands on all that lovely fabric.  So when I heard that TV...

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This a post about fairies and magic. Magic that happens when you combine the legendary sewing words; Straight  Grain, Nani Iro and GIVE AWAY. But firstly back to that fairy. I don't like fairy dresses. At least not the kind that are made of nylon in a factory in China. But I do like fairies. (And I also like giveaways, see the end...

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