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Wendy, a sewist, Surrey, UK.
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#LondonFrocktails Part 3 The fabulous evening was full of lovely meetings, smile, laughters, hugs, chats, compliments - and pictures and selfies for keeping all the good memories. As here a moment between Whendy @whendy7, Caroline @alwaysaheart, Helen @new_by_helen, Sue @sueleighlarkins and Morag @morag_cj. Nice to meet Morag @morag_cj and Annette @annetteart1. Sue @sueleighatkins took this nice picture with Jane, Morag @morag_cj, Annette @annetteart1 and myself. It’s so nice to meet again! On LondonFrocktails 2024, my first Frocktails, I walked catwalk with Jeanette @jeanettesewnesme and met her again at WelshFrocktailsCumry in Aberswyth last year. Helen was the first I met at the Prosecco reception at Premier Inn in Aberswyth, and it’s so nice to meet her and also Sue @sueleighatkins again. Hugs and chatting - that’s a Frocktails night! The venue full of chatting and laughter. Behind the magical St Paul’s Cathedral. A meeting between friends Small groups with sewers chatting. Frocktails outfits are also bags - look at Whendy’s special bag. A nice Frocktails night starts with chatting. Maxine @maxine.norris, Jane and Annette @annetteart1 - So nice to see them again! Susie @susietaylor313 and Jo @vintage_jo_sew_and_sew are chatting. I met them at Aberswyth last year, and follow their participation at Frocktails around in Europe (the weekend after London in Madrid). A new group with sewing friends. A short video from the venue with the balcony. Out at the balcony again, meeting Melanie @melaniekeane, Sue @susanyoungsewing and Elke @sewthreadbear. Sue and Elke has hosting a fabulous Frocktails evening - thank you to them and Janene @ooobop and Michele @offshesews - for giving us a possibility to meet and get lots of memories and probably new friendships. A chat with Tricia @morrissews and Dunja @cousettedunjette. Later in the evening Dunja walked the catwalk with me and Rachel. So nice to see Carmen @carmencitablog again. We met at Aberswyth and walked the catwalk together. She are hosting @lefrocktaildeparis - wish I could go. I had a nice chat and first meeting with lovely Lizzy @lizzyostyling and Louise @curlyraspberryadventures. And we got a
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#LondonFrocktails Part 1 The fabulous night one week ago starts with Susie @susietaylor313 and Jo in a cab on our way to Premier Inn London Southwark Tate Modern for Prosecco Reception. I shared table with Susie and Jo at @welshfrocktailscymru last year, and it was lovely to see them both again. @londonfrocktails #LondonFrocktails26 #LondonFrocktails2026 The first I had a chat with at the Processo Reseption was Glendora @chase.glendora. Since we are behind in Norway with The Great Britain Sewing Bee, she was new to me. She gave me tip of a visit to Walthamstow Market. If I understood her correct some of the textiles for her outfit was bought there. And then I met Nic @septemberfaden. I had read about her lovely outfit, and it was unique, and the hem freshly sewed. Where Nic @septemberfaden is, Helga @salixsew often are also. Last time I met then irl was at @welshfrocktailcumry. Sue @suestoney - the one all was happy to see - so nice to meet her 🥰 Nice to meet Helen @sosewshaw, Tricia @morrissews and Whendy @whendy7 🥰 I was so happy to meet and chat with Maria @velosews at @knitandstitchshows at Thursday, but forgot to take a selfie. So happy to see her again 🥰 Maria @velosews - always with nice comments on my posts. Behind us: Suzy @sewing_in_spain I had a long chat with these lovely girls, and they took pictures with me outside the venue before we went in. I must look for their names and IG profiles. Lovely to see Kate @stitchmeayear again 🥰 Premier Inn Tate Modern was so kind hosting the Prosecco reception with Prosecco and lovely finger food. We walked to The Swan - and I was breathtaken of the view by the Thames. My new sewing friends took pictures of me in my freshly sewed dress with a beautiful view behind. I have draftet pattern with inspiration from a rtw dress bought at Santorini, and sewed in Turkish brocade from @saabtekstil. The dress is sewed in a lovely Turkish brocade bought from @saabtekstil A lovely bench for #FashionOnTheSofaFriday The Swan - our venue was at the Balcony level The Swan behind me. All was going inside when we took our pictures outside. In the stairs - in the way up to our venue The party started in the line
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Here are the selfies I took at @londonfrocktails 2026 - I’m sorry I didn’t get more! 🙈 I’ll also have to wait for the official photos and take some of my own in the back garden of my outfit but here are said selfies for your delectation and delight! Sue and I were obvs in room 101 for our stay! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thank you so much to the fabulous organisers of the event! It was a lot of fun. Until next time lovely ones 💕💕💕
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Thursday is the new Friday. An enjoyable 'weekend' for @londonfrocktails . @sharesewover50 We took it slowly with a visit to the Fashion and Textiles museum for Celia Birtwell and then a drink in a busy pub along with all the workers finishing off ready for work-from-home Friday.  Kirsty @thecurlycurl joined us and we finished off in the same tapas bar we visited two years ago.  Oh.... and then a nightcap in our local..a pub with 8 bars.  On Friday we hailed a cab to Islington to visit @raystitch . It's a fabric shop I've wanted to visit for some time and it lived up to my expectations.  I did buy one length of fabric. Friday evening began with a drinks reception put on by the @PremierInn    ..a great way to get the party started and particularly helpful for those coming on their own so they could make connections before heading along to Frocktails.  It was such a joy to catch up with old friends, turn online friends into irl friends and make new ones. The outfits were fabulous and the catwalk was fun.  I had some real favourites and was going to mention them here but the list was getting longer and longer.  I loved wearing my orange Trapeze party hack ( scroll back for details) and I made a Frida Kahlo inspired headdress to wear with it with charity shop findings.  Thank you to Sue, Elke, Janene and Michelle for pulling everything together... and for all the others who stepped in to help with the catwalk and the dancing. I thought I'd won an M&M voucher in the raffle when Sue called out my name..but it wasn't to be and I had to turn back! But I was lucky enough to win a voucher from @stokxpatterns ... thank you.  The venue was so well placed and the food was fabulous.  Thank you for your company @stitchmeayear @redbeanrambling @corriesfancygoods and @saraknitsandsews and everyone else.  It's never long enough.  Roll on the next meet ups... wherever they will be.  If you're visiting Edinburgh... get in touch please.
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I had an amazing weekend at @londonfrocktails meeting up with lots of like minded sewists. I feel full to the brim with friendship and sewing inspiration Fantastic venue, beautiful people and outfits and proud to have curated the dance floor playlist 💃🏻 🪩 what can I say the dance floor rocked all night Thank you to the @londonfrocktails organisers @sewthreadbear @susanyoungsewing @ooobop @offshesews for an amazing night and @sewing_in_spain for organising lunch and breakfast Lastly thank you to @morrissews for taking the first photo , risking her knee health to get the angle JUST right so I actually look tall in the first shot 😂😂 #londonfrocktails #frocktails #SewOver50 #sarahcsewing
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A spicy layer for #sagamseasonseptember ! This is a Daring Duster in a red hot plaid textured velour to add warmth to my fall looks. Styled with other Style Falcon patterns - the Make a Point shirt and the Diamond Hem Trousers - plus some very wild boots by Betsey Johnson! The #daringduster is meant for light woven fabrics, so this was an experiment in adapting a pattern for heavier textiles. I'd say it worked well once I added a bit of room for turn of cloth and used lighter fabrics for the inner yoke, pockets and collar. Thanks for the fun challenge Sue, Suzy and Wendy! #StyleFalcon #sagam #sewover50
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This is #MyMakesSept26 and #sagam #sagamseasonseptember. You might think I’m looking really summery still, and I am. Because it’s still bleeding hot in Texas🥵 but I hear we are getting a “cold” from October 1st! 1. Sorbetto Tank @seamwork in a lovely free vintage silk with the Twig pants @stylearc in a basic white twill. 2. Sorbetto Tank in a deep stash gingham. Finally used it all! 3 . Declic blouse @atelierscammit in another vintage silk. All 3 tops were squeezed out of small amounts of fabric. Good thing I’m short!
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So here is the jacket I made for #SewRecreateTheLook, category Best Interpretation (fourth slide is my inspo pics, tartan color block jackets). It turned out just like I wanted it (except for the spiky trim refusing to lay flat on the right shoulder) and it will be perfect as we are now entering jacket season, at least here in Sweden 😅 I am entering this also for #sagam Season September 🙂 thank you @jenleggsews and @sosewdressmaking and @suestoney, @sewing_in_spain and @whendy7 for these super fun challenges 💗
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I’ve just washed my hair in the bath and my right ear is full of water, cotton buds have been deployed, but I can’t shift it, it’s doing my head in . So today’s smile comes through gritted teeth. 😬 Then it started to drizzle….a further water based Sunday morning problem.☔️ The first dress from the mammoth cutting out session is complete. My second consecutive @fabricgodmother #fglisi , with long sleeves this time because the colours suggest cooler weather wear to me. I tweaked the method slightly to accommodate my innate laziness and preference for cutting corners. I hemmed the flounces with a rolled hem on my overlocker rather than doing pin hems as per the instructions, and I substituted making my own fiddly neck and waist ties by buying some ribbon from @aberdashery instead. In this instance, I think my laziness has paid dividends, the gorgeous velvet ribbon matches perfectly, and adds a luxury vibe to the dress…IMHO. 🤎 I paid £10/m for the oriental themed fabric in Fabric World on Goldhawk Rd during a trip to London in May 2024. It was draped in the window as I walked by, and was one of those love at first sight moments. It’s been in and out of the ‘next’ pile more times than I can remember, I think it was just that I couldn’t decide 100% what to make and was determined not to waste it. I was hellbent on getting the pattern/fabric pairing right. I’m glad to say that I’m happy with the outcome, so it was worth the wait. It’s going to be a useful transitional piece which I’ll enjoy wearing, so I’m entering it into #sagamseasonseptember , I also think the dress has been spiced up by the cinnamon velvet ribbon. Now I need to work out which of the other four dresses to sew next. 🤔 #mymakessept26 @sewmuchtodesign #chinoiseriefabric
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It is Reveal Week of #SRTL26 hosted by @jenleggsews and @sosewdressmaking My entry from the UK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 When I first started this Vest, I had it in mind for the best basic entry, when I started sewing using more couture techniques akin to a Channel style jacket and with a Linton Tweed wool which I fully lined, the end result doesn’t feel at all basic to me now. Aside from the colour I feel it is a good rendition of my inspo garment, so entering my posh Vest into the best copy category, to justify the colour difference, these things are usually offered in a choice of colours which I have seen so mine is the pastel colourway 😁 hope that is ok and doesn’t disqualify my entry 🤞 The original pattern I used (see week 2) was just a starting point to get the basic shape and size, once I had altered it to get what I wanted the pattern became redundant as I went my own way using my experience from making my Linton Tweed jacket and also googled some techniques i.e. how to add a double fringe. This fabric commanded a lot of love and respect encouraging me to go the extra mile with preparation, such as fully interfacing it with a soft fusible weft interfacing, hand stitching the seams down etc, all the bits you don't see but are the foundations of a designer garment, then the bits you can see like the topstitching I decided to add, quilting the contrast bands, and my favourite bit - the double fringes and the neat way it is finished on the inside of the hem. I have loved making this little vest and learnt some things along the way thanks to my favourite yearly #SewRecreateTheLook challenge so thankyou Jen and Sharlene for doing it again this year and to your lovely sponsors for supporting you each year. 🤗 As you can see in some of the pics it makes the perfect layering piece for going into Autumn with its chillier days, I like that the pretty colours are extending the feel of summer and how wonderful this will make it for next springtime, so also entering #SagamSeasonSeptember hosted by @suestoney @sewing_in_spain and @whendy7 Used stash fabric so also #2fromstashamonth @salixsews @septemberfaden And last, but not least #MyMakesSept26 @SewMuchtoDesign
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Just in time for fall, I finished one of my coziest makes yet! 🍂🧥 This is the Baz Coat by @seamwork, sewn in soft gray fleece. I love the oversized collar, roomy pockets, and the way the belt wraps everything up. I’m ready for chilly mornings now! #sagamseasonseptember #sagam #MyMakesSept26 #SeamworkBaz #MeMadeWardrobe #FallSewing
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Mi amiguito Francesc @francescv.05 vino a casa con esta tela para que le hiciera al menos una camisa, además le hice un pantalón cortito para ir cómodo, del mismo estilo que el mío. Esta vez no nos hicimos las fotos juntos, no pudo ser… a la próxima seguro. La camisa la llevo encima de una camiseta y por eso participo en el #sagamseasonseptember de @suestoney @sewing_in_spain @whendy7 💙Patrón camisa : #chemiselesurfeur @patronslesbg 💙Talla : M 💙Patrón pantaloncito : #fibremoodtasha 💙Revista: @fibremood nº34 💙Talla : 38 💙Tela : algodón @tejidosyasmina 💙Botones y cordón: @merceria_ibarra 💙Puntilla: de una mercería antigua, que enviaban hace un tiempo en los pedidos, de @seoanetextil 💙Hilos: @guetermann_creativ_es 🇫🇷 Francesc est venu à la maison avec ce tissu pour que je lui confectionne au moins une chemise ; je lui ai aussi fait un short pour qu’il soit à l’aise, dans le même style que le mien. Cette fois, nous n’avons pas fait de photos ensemble, ce n’était pas possible… mais ce sera pour la prochaine fois, c’est sûr. Elle est sympa sur moi aussi, cette chemise, non ? 👕 #sagam #patronslesbg
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