Sew Ruthie Style

Adventures in garment construction. (Plus random thoughts, photos of interesting places and stuff I've made!)

Wednesday, 17 June 2026

Butterick 4659 UFO

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Recently (when looking for something else) I came across a bag with two unfinished blouses in it. In both cases I'd hit a problem with t...
Sunday, 14 June 2026

Black wide leg trousers

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  As before these are adapted from the trousers in New Look 6438. I've got two slant pockets and a hidden invisible zipper pocket as wel...
Saturday, 13 June 2026

Love Notions Melody Dolman

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I bought quite a few patterns from the Love Notions May sale. The first one I've sewn up was this test of the Melody Dolman from an old ...
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Friday, 12 June 2026

Bellissima Blouse

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The May Pattern for the weekend sewing club was the  Bellissima Blouse  plus some extras for Club members. I made the classic blouse in some...
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Thursday, 11 June 2026

Navy Wide Leg Trousers

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Last summer I made a few pairs of wide legged trousers and culottes adapted from New Look 6438 Views C and D. The ones made in viscose (rayo...
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Wednesday, 10 June 2026

The Victory Trousers (April Make!)

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Hello, and sorry I've not been posting. I have been away (within the UK) quite a bit, and squished some sewing in, but not shared here. ...
Saturday, 25 April 2026

Fabric Shopping

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I've been fabric shopping, thought I'd share here what I bought, hopefully fun for you but also helpful for me later when I sew it u...
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Sunday, 19 April 2026

Blue camo long sleeved Tee

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  Men's Crew Neck Long Sleeve T-shirt from Tiana's Closet This is a FREE Pattern https://tianascloset.com/index.php/2021/02/03/mens-...
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Friday, 17 April 2026

Whale Print Shirt

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  A casual shirt for DH featuring an all over print of whales. The fabric is a polycotton from Pound Fabrics. It's narrow so I had to or...
Thursday, 2 April 2026

Waterproof Over Trousers

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  Waterproof over trousers for DH to when when out hiking in the Peak District. The brief was a zip in each leg so the trousers could be put...
Monday, 30 March 2026

Another UFO completed

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 I've got navy on the machines at the moment, so picked out an old UFO to complete. This was originally cut out (in 2008) as the bag fro...
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Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Zipped jacket upcycle

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I thrifted this jacket from the £1 rail for the zips but then thought I could enlarge it to fit me. In the end it turned out to be a lot mor...
Monday, 23 March 2026

Green Print Libby Wrap Maxi Dress

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  This is my version of The Weekend Sewing Club pattern for March - the Libby Wrap Dress. I extended the cut on sleeves for a bit more arm c...
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Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Burgundy Rib Roll Neck Top

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This is my version of the Rib Roll neck top from the Weekend Sewing Club. To get this to work for me I made various alterations. My usual hi...
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Wednesday, 4 February 2026

Blue Cardigan

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  This is the Harper Cardigan from Sinclair Patterns. I made the classic length with pockets. As my Ponte knit fabric  did not have the requ...
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