Monthly Archives: July, 2011

Review: Style Sew Me Nikki Blazer 07/03/2019
Here's a quick review of my latest make - the Style Sew Me Patterns Nikki Blazer. This is a fantastic, relatively easy pattern and I love the blazer I made! I used an old curtain (!) that I'd had for a while to make this. I used lining fabric from stash, considering several different options before choosing a plain navy offcut. This is why I keep m […]
Kate's A-line 60s dress - draft your own! 16/02/2019
Kate's kelly green 60s style A-line dress has a gorgeous dart configuration and interesting pocket detail. Here's a quick tutorial to draft your own version. The dart configuration is unusual - while it looks like there are three darts there are actually only two since the vertical part is simply a join at the centre front. This shape is accented w […]
NEW! Introducing Capital Chic Outfit Designer 16/01/2017
I'm very excited to be unveiling a new feature on our website today: Capital Chic Outfit Designer! The idea behind Outfit Designer is to help you plan your sewing projects using Capital Chic patterns - you can select any dress, shirt or skirt (or any combination of the separates) from either of our collections and choose a colour or upload a photo of so […]

RT @englishgirluk: Since the start of 2020, I've been preparing to launch a sewing pattern company. I'm almost ready to release my 1st patt… 1 month ago
BARBERSHOP QUARTER // Here I am looking like one quarter of a barbershop quartet in my stripy linen/cotton Vikisews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 months ago
SASHA FIERCE // May I introduce Sasha McCall's - she is so fierce (particularly her sleeves) that I am sure I will… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 months ago
BEAUTIFUL BUTTONS // One of the great things about sewing is the people you meet. The wonderful @Fadanista gifted m… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 months ago
BAG LADY // early in lockdown, I made a little bag. I'm quite pleased with it as the whole thing was entirely from… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 months ago