Sew Over It Vintage: Stylish Projects for the Modern Wardrobe & Home

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Dress Lizzie up or down depending on your fabric choice. A pretty printed cotton will be your go-to for summer days out, or choose a fancy brocade for a special evening co-ord outfit! The Ultimate Shift Dress is an extremely versatile pattern when it comes to fabric. Most light or medium weight woven fabrics, such as cotton, linen, rayon, viscose, wool, crepe or even silk (if you’re feeling adventurous!) will work. Just remember that slippery fabrics are harder to sew! For the Ella Blouse we recommend lightweight woven fabrics with lots of drape, such as viscose, georgette and lightweight crepes. For more beginner stitchers, it would also look lovely in a lightweight cotton such as lawn or voile.

If you’d like some extra help, the Ultimate Shift Dress (and two other patterns!) is also available as part of our Intro to Dressmaking online class on Stitch School, our online sewing classroom. The class comes with video tutorials and illustrated written instructions, and is included for free in our Premium Stitch School Subscription. We want to help you create a wardrobe of timeless handmade classics that you’ll wear again and again. We celebrate women of all shapes and sizes and embrace diversity. Our all-female team has a can-do attitude to both sewing and life. Eve is a versatile wrap dress with endless potential. With two stunning variations creating completely different looks, there’s so much fun to be had with this pattern! Whether you go boho romantic for summer garden parties or sleek and elegant for everyday, the Eve Dress will keep you dressed up in style. The Lizzie Skirt sewing pattern is sized between UK sizes 8-20. See the chart for details on fabric requirements. The Ultimate Shift Dress sewing pattern comes in UK sizes 6-30. See the chart for details on fabric requirements.The Nicole Dress sewing pattern is aimed at Intermediate sewists, but we think Confident Beginners would be able to manage by using a stable cotton fabric and opting for the short sleeve version. We’ve given you the choice of two sleeve styles to make this a pattern that can serve you from spring all the way to winter. The short sleeve is finished with a stylish turn-up, whereas the long sleeve features traditional shirt cuffs with a bound opening. The Nicole Dress is an Intermediate woven shirt dress sewing pattern. Made in a stable cotton fabric with the short sleeve, it would be achievable for Confident Beginners. Siena also comes with the option to make it as a top and a skirt, perfect for pairing with your other Summer Dreaming makes! Never used a PDF pattern before and would like some help? Learn everything you need to know in our handy Guide to Assembling PDF Patterns over on our blog!

Light to medium weight woven fabrics such as cotton lawn, poplin, rayon, viscose, crepe, linen and shirting fabric. Make Nicole in a viscose or crepe fabric for a fluid look, or choose a cotton poplin, cotton lawn or linen for a more structured style.There is plenty of scope with Lizzie when it comes to fabric choices. For beginners, we recommend a light to medium weight stable woven fabric such as cotton poplin, lawn or broderie anglaise. Intermediate and advanced sewers could try a jacquard, lightweight wool, suiting, or something with more drape such as a medium weight crepe. For the lining we recommend a cotton lawn for Summer, or satin or acetate lining fabric if you want to wear tights with your skirt. The Ella Blouse is waist-length, perfect to pair with high waisted bottoms such as our Keira Shorts, Peggy Trousers or Lana Skirt, or to wear over a dress as a cover-up. If you’d like to lengthen it to suit your style, we have a handy Tutorial on Stitch School showing you how to do it! The 1940’s Tea Dress sewing pattern is sized between UK sizes 8-20. See the chart for details on fabric requirements. Understated and sleek, variation 2 features a more contemporary silhouette, with narrow elbow-length sleeves and a level knee-length hem. Elegant and wearable year-round, it’s a great wardrobe staple; a sure-fire go-to for Friday evening post-work drinks.

The Eve Dress comes in UK sizes 6-30. See the chart for details on fabric requirements. The dress also requires 1.5-2m of cotton stay tape. With lots of fabric options, Lizzie is incredibly versatile and makes a wonderful pattern to see you through all seasons. Make her in a lovely crisp cotton lawn for summer, or a lightweight wool for a warm winter skirt. Need a little extra help sewing up your Ella Blouse, or just fancy some company? Watch our Ella Blouse Sewalong on YouTube.

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The pattern contains full instructions with beautifully illustrated diagrams to help you along, but if you need an extra helping hand don’t forget you can find our 1940’s Tea Dress Sewalong on the blog! The 1940’s Tea Dress works best in lightweight fabrics with lots of drape. Think rayon challis, viscose, georgette, silk and satin. We recommend avoiding anything too crisp, such as cotton, as it doesn’t have the required drape. Play around with the different stitches and get the hang of moving around on the cloth and sewing some straight lines. Starting a business in 2011, in the middle of an economic downturn, turned out to be perfect timing. The recession revived interest in handmade and crafts and made people want something that lasted rather than fast fashion. The name Sew Over It is a reference to Lisa’s frustration at the throwaway attitude to clothing. The fabulous drawstring waist and hip-length design is super flattering whilst being oh-so comfy to wear.

The best way to learn to sew is… well… by sewing. Once you’ve got your sewing machine you’ll need to get it threaded and ready to use. Threading your machine may seem like a huge challenge, but once you know the simple steps you’ll be doing it like a pro in no time! Now over 10 years old and the UK’s leading sewing community, Sew Over It is a multi-channel sewing platform, offering gorgeous digital and paper sewing patterns, beautiful fabrics, including our own exclusive designs, and easy-to-follow online video classes. We also provide support, inspiration and expert advice on our active social media channels. The Ella Blouse is a pretty waist-length top that wraps across the front and secures in place with ties. The two front edges gently pleat into the tie at the waist for a beautiful detail, and the 3/4 length grown-on sleeves are nice and easy to sew. On the inside, the blouse is neatly finished with facings. This pattern is the perfect project for beginner, intermediate and advanced sewists alike – a versatile wardrobe piece that is both simple and interesting to sew. The Ella Blouse sewing pattern is available in sizes 8-20. See the size chart for details on measurements and fabric requirements.Eve works beautifully in lightweight woven fabrics with some drape, such as rayon, viscose, crepe and georgette. Less experienced sewers could try a lightweight cotton such as lawn or voile. With minimal seams it makes the perfect dress for showing off those big bold prints.