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WARDROBE TRACKER | JUL-SEPT UPDATE
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WARDROBE TRACKER | JUL-SEPT UPDATE

Incredibly, I have been tracking my wardrobe for 8 consecutive quarters!! That’s writing down in a spreadsheet every single item I wore for two years in a row! I’m preparing a future post with lessons I learned from my two years of wardrobe tracking, but for now I wanted to record my findings for the last quarter of year 2 (my years run 1st Oct to 30th September btw). This is because I always do the comparison to the previous quarter, so I wanted to make sure I don’t miss out on this for my own records. If you are…

6 October 2020
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3 WAYS TO STYLE A DIY A-LINE SKIRT | FIBRE MOOD JUTTA
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3 WAYS TO STYLE A DIY A-LINE SKIRT | FIBRE MOOD JUTTA

The A-line skirt continues to be a classic wardrobe staple. Yes, staple can mean boring, but not when there are so many possibilities to styling it into all kinds of outfits. For this instalment of my 3 Ways to Style series, I wanted to show you how I styled one of my favourite skirts, a simple, yet very interesting to wear and fun to sew pattern from Fibre Mood. It’s called Jutta and it’s from Issue 5 last year. I actually made it last summer, but it didn’t actually make it on the blog. However, it got loads of wear…

22 September 2020
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9 STYLISH SEWISTS YOU MUST FOLLOW
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9 STYLISH SEWISTS YOU MUST FOLLOW

Style is one of the cornerstones of this blog, but for once, this post is not really about me. It’s a celebration of a group of fabulous women with amazing style that inspire me on a regular basis. I almost titled this post ‘my style muses’ and the fact that I chose 9 ladies to showcase is not an accident. In fact, it’s a nod to the goddesses of ancient times that influence all things creative. When I first started sewing and discovered the online sewing community, bloggers like Erica Bunker and Nikki from Beaute J’adore were the first ones…

1 September 2020
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WARDROBE TRACKER | APR-JUN 2020 UPDATE
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WARDROBE TRACKER | APR-JUN 2020 UPDATE

Wow, almost 4 months of working from home (and pretty much staying at home). I never imagined that I would miss getting dressed for the office, but I sure do wish I put on a dress every now and again. Even though they are not all that exciting, I have continued to diligently record what I have been wearing during the past few months and I was as curious as (I hope) you are to see the outcomes. If you are wondering what I am on about, check out how I decided to record every single thing I wore every…

14 July 2020
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DIY WORK FROM HOME SUMMER STYLE | 3 DIY OUTFIT FORMULAS
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DIY WORK FROM HOME SUMMER STYLE | 3 DIY OUTFIT FORMULAS

I did warn you this post was coming. Oh, was it back in the other life in March, beyond the wormhole of the lockdown happened? Yeah, I had to go back and see what I wrote too. But anyway, this is part 2 of the Working from Home outfits, this time the ‘keeping cool edit’. It seems almost unbelievable how many layers I had on in late March. Now I really can’t think how to keep my body temperature down… What a difference a few months make (and summer!). I have been working from home since mid-March and although I…

30 June 2020
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WORK FROM HOME STYLE – KEEPING WARM EDITION | 3 DIY OUTFIT FORMULAS
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WORK FROM HOME STYLE – KEEPING WARM EDITION | 3 DIY OUTFIT FORMULAS

Yes, I am sort of scraping the bottom of the barrel style-wise. What’s the point in styling outfits for work, comfort and play (as per my usual ‘3 ways to style’ series), when all the fun, play and comfort is actually happening inside the house? And let’s be honest, it’s all about comfort right now. So I decided that I will just be sharing what I have been wearing (pretty much on repeat) since we went into lockdown here in the UK. Also, because it’s Me-Made-May 20, I made an effort to only mix and match self-made items. And what’s…

5 May 2020
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SUSTAINABLE WARDROBE LOCKDOWN BINGO
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SUSTAINABLE WARDROBE LOCKDOWN BINGO

Was it light-hearted frivolity you asked for? Well, this is exactly what I’m delivering in this post. I mean, the title contains the word ‘bingo’… Though old habits are hard to shake so I had to put some grated courgette in the chocolate cake (you know, the ‘good for you part’ in the ‘too delicious for your own good part’). So let’s make this bingo game one where the prize is a more thoughtful wardrobe that will be ready to make you feel awesome when we come out at the other end. Sustainable wardrobe lockdown bingo – The Rules So…

21 April 2020
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WARDROBE TRACKER | JAN -MAR 2020 UPDATE
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WARDROBE TRACKER | JAN -MAR 2020 UPDATE

Not even the pandemic can stop my wardrobe tracking. Ok, since I am staying at home for the past 3 weeks now, there was not a whole lot to track lately, but I already got the bulk of this period in before that, so here I am with the update for the second quarter of Year 2. If you are wondering what I am on about, check out how I decided to record every single thing I wore every single day for a year. I called it One Year Wardrobe Count project.

So, I’ve got numbers for you from January to March.

7 April 2020
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3 WAYS TO STYLE AN ASYMMETRIC PLEATED GREY SKIRT | BURDA STYLE 03/2015 #104
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3 WAYS TO STYLE AN ASYMMETRIC PLEATED GREY SKIRT | BURDA STYLE 03/2015 #104

I have been debating whether, in these times of uncertainty, worry and even panic, such a perhaps frivolous post is the right thing to talk about. But I feel that, as we take the measures that our national governments require, as well as any sensible actions that we feel we must, we still need a degree of normality and keep on carrying on. For me personally, and I do consider myself lucky that I have so far been little affected, this means continuing to do what I would normally do. This is sewing, blogging and keeping up the conversations with…

17 March 2020
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3 WAYS TO STYLE A STRIPED CROP TOP | SEAMWORK ASTORIA
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3 WAYS TO STYLE A STRIPED CROP TOP | SEAMWORK ASTORIA

I really wanted to share this striped Seamwork Astoria crop top with you, but not sure it was worth a proper post on its own. So I decided to make it the feature of my blog series on how to style a handmade item in three different ways, for work, for comfort and for fun. I previously styled my beloved pink culottes and my favourite summer pattern from last year, the Fibre Mood Mira dress. Firstly, a quick work on the Seamwork Astoria. I wrote a review back in the day when I made my first version, and there is…

18 February 2020
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