Tilly and the Buttons Paper Patterns

 

Gorgeous step-by-step guides to sewing your own clothes!

Sewing patterns

With refreshingly clear instructions and photos of each step, our easy-to-use sewing patterns will help you to create adorable clothes you’ll feel proud to say you made yourself. Even if you’re a new stitcher! They come in eight sizes (UK 6-20) and are printed in the UK on durable (not scrunchy) FSC certified paper with vegetable-based ink.

 

If you haven't seen their patterns before, then these easy to sew, easy to follow, bang up to date, perfect to even turn the fifi set into a holiday beach set in different fabric, the Bettine dress in sweatshirt material, the Miette skirt in wool felt.

 

 

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Saturday Afternoon Sew Magazine Free Pattern 
Made a top! not a dress., 

Using only the top 2 pieces and 2 facings, I

 have straight cut the top at the sides, there will be no darts. 

It will be a short shell top with a cute neckline.
Perfect for high waisted work skirts and a jacket…….
Fabric is kasbah in poppy by Joel Dewberry from his new Flora Collection.
http://blondedesign-astitchintime.com/collecti…/fabric/Flora

excuse the fact I have not brushed my hair for 12 hours, applied any more lippy, but you will get the picture me in my new top :-)

First the pleats are in, and stay stitched.

I love doing french seams, 

not asked for in the pattern

but makes for a nice neat top at shoulders and side seam smile emoticon

Neck facing - note to self,
sort out your exposed overlocked edge before taking photo  lol.
Then turned pressed and large straight stitch to finish.

Armhole bias binding the edge, 
I chose to use a cheeky contrasting polka dot bias binding, from my stock of over 250..

this one is 18mm red spot.

Finished Pleated Front

Finished back with button holes rather than zip

all odd in size and shade to add a bit of quirk!

And as First picture worn by me

Happy Saturday Peeps

Kxxxx