A good friend invited me to her wedding a couple of years ago and I heard myself asking that age-old question: “What am I going to wear?”  Seriously, my wardrobe consists of black pants and coloured tops that I wear to work and jeans, t-shirts and sweatshirts that I wear at home.  I have a couple of dresses but the last one I wore (to my cousin’s wedding about...
Topstitching my jacquard jacket made from the Sandra Betzina Vogue Today’s Fit pattern started out as a simple task I was looking forward to.  Unfortunately, it quickly turned into a head-in-hands, “what on earth am I doing?” kind of moment.   Note: This article may contain affiliate links, meaning if you click on a link and purchase something, I may receive a small commission but there is no extra cost...
Starting a new sewing project is always thrilling and a little terrifying. My Sandra Betzina Vogue Today’s Fit jacket had been on my mind for months. The pattern had been copied, admired in Jenna’s version and was ready to go. But the fabric? Oh, the fabric had other plans, especially when it came to choosing jacquard fabic. How to embrace jacquard fabric fret For a couple of months, I found myself...
Topstitching my jacquard jacket made from the Sandra Betzina Vogue Today’s Fit pattern started out as a simple task I was looking forward to. ...
Starting a new sewing project is always thrilling and a little terrifying. My Sandra Betzina Vogue Today’s Fit jacket had been on my mind...
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Tomorrow I’ll be sitting down to interview Sandra Betzina — pattern designer, fitting expert and the woman behind Vogue Today’s Fit. There are sewing days...

Helen Tatham

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Plus Lovely is all about plus size clothing that is comfortable and stylish. In particular it is about sewing plus size clothing but it also includes plus sizes available off the rack at retailers. In my blog I will review plus size sewing patterns, share inspiration and comment on fashion news.

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