I hope we will do more posts like this one. Let us know in the comments if you read any of the listed blogs - or even better: tell us if you want to write up your favourite in a future sewing blog post (yes please!). We would like lots of people to contribute to this members blog. It is all about the more the merrier! Please share - one paragraph and the link is all that's needed.
Here goes:
I am being greedy and giving more than my fair share of reccomendations, and I could do many more, but here are 3 of them - Barbara.
i) MOOD SEWCIETY
It is the blog for the legendary Mood Fabric store in the USA. They have the most amazing free patterns to download (for women mainly, but also for men and children) but I am not really sure how to subscribe to this from their site. I used to have to keep checking for new blogs every so often but I have accidentally managed to subscribe to it today via Bloglovin.
The link should be here.
ii) STITCH SISTERS
This is a vlog rather than a blog. The lovely Nikki and Rachel run a sewing school in Sodbury, near Bristol, and even though you might not get to their school you can still get loads of advice, reviews, fabric hauls and inspiration from their vlog. They are just as friendly and chatty in the flesh as on the screen- they do come to London sometimes and I have been able to admire the creations they have been wearing IRL. They sew the sort of garments I would make for myself - if I had a bit more flair and colour sense.
The link should be here
iii) STITCHER'S BREW
And this one is a podcast. An hour or more each Friday of bubbly chat from Gabby (Gabberdashery) and Megan (Pigeon Wishes) and their guests of the week who are people whose blogs you may well read or whose independent businesses you buy from or otherwise involved in the sewing world. It is like eavesdropping on a stitcher's tea party and just the thing to listen to while seated at your sewing machine- preferably with a mug of tea and a bit of cake to hand- and hear the behind the scenes stories.
The link should be here
Here is my contribution - Giselle:
I always enjoy reading the Allison C Sewing Gallery blog
She uses quite a few Burda patterns and her garments are often very interesting but entirely wearable. There is one from the July edition of Burda Style that she refers to as #113 Knot Dress. It has a very intriguing round "cut-out" that gets gathered up with a bow. I am fascinated by pattern details like that!
She makes all kinds of garments: dresses, blouses, coats, trousers, you name it. I am very jealous about the fit she achieves!
Catherine's Patterns
I also enjoy reading about all kinds of patterns and garments that Catherine sees at exhibitions, and the many fantastic photos she posts. She writes about some of the many vintage patterns she owns. What I love the most is the amount of details of some patterns: sometimes it is the cut of a garment but it can also be a design element like a collar or vent or a neckline, or some intriguing gathering... there is such a lot of interest there. I am very glad that Catherine writes her blog! She is also one of our members.
I guess you can see a bit of theme here! There are quite a few more that I love reading, I'll save them for the next post like this!
We want to post more like this one. Part II is to follow soon!
