Liberty Summer Top in Archive Lilac — A Modified Simplicity Pattern Make

Here’s a lovely Liberty Summer Top made using Archive Lilac.  Anna JP from the office has been sewing again.  The lure of being surrounded by so many fabrics is so tempting.  It is such fun to see what people bring in after a weekend of sewing. Here’s what Anna JP said about her Liberty Summer … Read more

Liberty Linen Dress in Irma — A Floaty Summer Make in Sycamore Linen

Laura has made this beautiful Liberty Linen Dress.  She’s used ‘Irma’ Sycamore Linen which is one of my all time favourite Liberty prints.  It’s the print which epitomises the perfect English garden and looks beautiful on this summer dress. The fabric:  Irma is such a beautiful Liberty print with watercolour florals from the spring / … Read more

Lovely Liberty Top in Goosey Gladrags — A Ruffled Blouse with Pearl Buttons

Laura has made this rather Lovely Liberty Top from one of our Liberty sale fabrics.    Laura has designed and made her own pattern for this Lovely Liberty Top.  She studied fashion and textile design in Sydney, Australia.  This is where she learnt to make her own dress making patterns.  I asked her how she … Read more

Summery Liberty Top in Archive Lilac — A Bias Cut Make with Tie Sleeves

A rather lovely Summery Liberty Top has been made by Anna JP from the Alice Caroline office.  She has used a lovely print called Archive Lilac and had us all swooning when she arrived in the office today. Anna says “I used the Simplicity pattern 8601 and chose this particular fabric as it is summery … Read more

Liberty Summer Dress in Magical Bouquet — The Washi Dress by Rae Hoekstra

When one of my super lovely customers Tracy Aplin said she liked a fabric on Instagram, I asked her if she fancied making a Liberty Summer Dress from it.  She said yes and ta da – here it is.  Anna’s modelling Tracy’s rather gorgeous dress.   The fabric:  The fabric for the Liberty summer dress … Read more

Lovely Liberty Dresses — A Classic Shift and Shirt Dress in Ebru

Anna and I have been really busy making lovely Liberty dresses.  We have lots of fun in the studio discussing which Liberty dress we are going to make next.  I always try to make at least one from each new Liberty collection.  I’ve made this one in Ebru from the new autumn winter 2017 collection. … Read more

Beautiful Vintage Liberty Dress in Carline D — A 1950s Classics Revival Make

I absolutely LOVE making my own clothes and this beautiful vintage Liberty dress was no exception!  It’s made from one of my all-time favourite Liberty fabrics – Carline D.  The vintage 1950’s look and feel of this dress is really lovely and can we worn for day or evening wear.  You can add a petticoat … Read more

Sweet Liberty Top in Yoshi — A Japanese-Inspired Print from Contemporary Classics

My Sweet Liberty Top – I loved my last Painter’s Meadow Liberty top (see January Blog) so much that I decided to make another in one of the beautiful fabrics from the new Contemporary Classics collection!  You can never have too many sweet Liberty tops! This time I’ve made the top from Yoshi which is a … Read more

Lovely Liberty Top in Painter’s Meadow — An Easy Afternoon Sew with New Look 6895

I have made a really Lovely Liberty Top for you to see today: It’s made using a really simple pattern and only took me an afternoon to make.  That’s great news if you are stuck for something to wear on a night out as I was last week! This top works really well for a … Read more