Sew Ruthie Style

Imogen Lamport has another great post, this time about using Vertical lines https://insideoutstyleblog.com/2016/11/verticals-look-slimme...

I have continued on with the new Raglan Sleeve Tee pattern (adapted from the Santa Monica Tee) and I am loving it, so much sew that I did a ...

This is my favourite one so far. It is a modified version of the Santa Monica Tee as described before in a black and white print viscose (r...

For my next attempt at a Raglan Sleeve Tee (since I wasn't bowled over but the New Look version) I returned to the Santa Monica Tee. ...

I've made my first version of the New Look 6230 Raglan Sleeve Tee. I used a scrap of purpley grey print for the front and neckband,...

Once I have perfected my Raglan Sleeve Tee pattern (and I am sure some tweaking will be required), then I would like to use up smaller scrap...

Two SWAP items can be sewn between 5th November and 26th December. I am planning to sew the black tee and the black trousers. However both ...

On Saturday I went along to the local roll end shop - Economy Fabrics - which I don't get to very often due to location and opening hour...

I have made some progress on the Simplicity 4231 Green Tropical Wool Safari Jacket though it is slow going. I found some co-ordinating l...

I want to make this dark red faux leather into trousers. It has no stretch. The red is a plastic feeling layer bonded onto some black wov...

I have some ikea dining chairs which are good as extra chairs. They don't fit too well with my colour scheme so I plan to paint the silv...

I picked up Burda Style Magazine today for December. My favourite item of all is the toy whale which I would love to have a go at making. I...

So from the SWAP rules it says You may make 2 “Early Bird” garments, begun on or after November 5th, when the Rules were posted and compl...

I have lots of jacket patterns so this one might stay a little more open than the other pattern choices. I have some TNTs (tried n tested p...

There's a great post from Imogen Lamport on Inside Out Style about Horizontal lines. https://insideoutstyleblog.com/2016/11/horiztonal...