Vote for July’s MIY Maker

Argh, it’s that time of year when time starts to morph into one big blob and the end of the month slipped past me unnoticed. So, a little later than planned, here are your choices for July’s MIY Maker.

Clockwise from top left:

• a Fulwood dress by Ros
• Sharon’s Granville wrap skirt from my second book “A Beginner’s Guide to Making Skirts”
• comfy cuffed trousers by MissNicJ from my 1st book “The Beginner’s Guide to Dressmaking”
• Christine’s hacked Rusholme skirt from “A Beginner’s Guide to Making Skirts”.

Who gets your vote to be July’s MIY Maker and win their next MIY Collection pattern for free?

Leave a comment with your choice.  I’ll announce the winner on Saturday. Voting is also open on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Full details on how you can enter your make for August’s MIY Maker are here.

Vote For June’s MIY Maker

It crept up on me this month – where on earth did June go??!! Here are your four wonderfully summery choices for June’s MIY Maker. Whose make gets your vote?

Clockwise from top left:

• Sarahrose’s mini shift dress from my first book “The Beginner’s Guide to Dressmaking”
• Yaarit’s gathered waist MIY Collection Fulwood dress
• a MIY Collection Walkley vest by @ethelsimages on Instagram
• Tracy’s Brighton button-through skirt from my second book “A Beginner’s Guide to Making Skirts”.

So, another crop of fabulous makes all worthy of being this month’s MIY Maker and wining their next MIY Collection pattern for free. Who do you think should win?

Leave a comment with your choice.  I’ll announce the winner on Monday. Voting is also open on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Full details on how you can enter your make for July’s MIY Maker are here.

May’s MIY Maker

The votes are in and better late than never I’m happy to announce that Claire’s t-shirt won your vote!

Claire will be enjoying her next MIY Collection pattern for free, congratulations!!

If you feel inspired to make your own t-shirt, this one is from my first book “The Beginner’s Guide to Dressmaking”.

(ps. With summer around the corner, this looks great lengthened into a t-shirt dress too! Just saying…..)

Vote for May’s MIY Maker

Me Made May meant stiff competition for this month’s MIY Maker as sooo many great makes were shared over on Instagram, but I whittled it down to these 4. Who will get your vote?

Clockwise from top left:

• Crystal’s t-shirt from my first book “The Beginner’s Guide to Dressmaking”
• Lyndsey’s MIY Collection Longley cardi
• Another t-shirt by Claire from “The Beginner’s Guide to Dressmaking”
• Nicola’s Rusholme A-line skirt from my second book “A Beginner’s Guide to Making Skirts”.

So, have your say, which of these gorgeous garments do you think deserves to be this month’s MIY Maker and win their next MIY Collection pattern for free?

Leave a comment with your favourite and I’ll announce the winner on Tuesday morning (6th June). Voting is also open on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Signed Books Available Again!

Good news, you can pre-order signed copies of both of my books again right now!

I have only ordered limited numbers, so when they’re gone they’re gone. Make sure you don’t miss out and pre-order yours now.

Payment will be processed at time of order and books will be dispatched week commencing 15th May.

Get your copies of Beginner’s Guide to Dressmaking here and Beginner’s Guide to Making Skirts here.

Bestselling Books!

In the midst of drafting patterns, making samples, writing instructions and drawing illustrations for book number 3 it’s heartening to see books number 1 and 2 doing so well; both in Amazon’s top 10 bestselling Dressmaking books!

My first book “Beginner’s Guide to Dressmaking” is back in the number 1 slot.

And my second book “Beginner’s Guide to Making Skirts” is currently number 4.

Both books have also recently received some lovely reviews…..

…..this one for Beginner’s Guide to Dressmaking…….

….and this one for Beginner’s Guide to Making Skirts.

A huge thanks to everyone who has bought my books and a bigger one for those of you that have taken the time to write reviews. It is much appreciated and I read every single one!

Who Should be the 1st MIY Maker of 2017? Vote Now!

It’s MIY Makers time again. Who gets your vote for the first MIY Maker of 2017?

To choose from we have, clockwise from top left:

• Kath’s Roewood Jersey Pencil Skirt from Beginner’s Guide to Making Skirts
• Another Roewood skirt by Charlotte
• Bug covered t-shirt from Beginner’s Guide to Dressmaking by @leanderandthelittledog on Instagram
• Maria’s hack of the zip jacket, also from Beginner’s Guide to Dressmaking.

Whose make do you think deserves to be January’s MIY Maker and win their next MIY Collection pattern for free?

Over to you! Leave a comment with your favourite and I’ll announce the winner at the end of the day tomorrow (Wednesday 1st February). Voting is also open on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.