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Is it raining with you as much as it is with me?!

Is it raining with you as much as it is with me?! Time to sew a raincoat perhaps?
I have this amazing waterproof fabric in the shop which would sew up into the most wonderful raincoat! In my opinion it would be fab for a little girl or older, and I’ve found the perfect pattern(s) for it: the Truffle Coat by @larasanner !! It comes in adult or kids.
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Don’t forget I have a discount code for 20% off at the moment: birthday20 🎉🎉🎉
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#trufflecoat #diystyle #sewingforkids #nisews #sewthreadquarters #fabricaddict #fabricshop #waterproofjacket #waterproofcoat #sewistsofinstagram #makersgonnamake #isew #sewingideas

I am so excited to announce the winners of my big

I am so excited to announce the winners of my big birthday giveaway!
Congratulations to @monkeybum_sewing and @emberandfriends_ - you both win 4m of choice from @threadquarters fabric shop!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 I’ll be in touch with you both later today 😁
Thank you to everyone who entered and for all the birthday messages ❤️
But the celebrations aren’t over because I’m having a birthday sale from now until 1st Nov! Use the code birthday20 to get 20% off your order!!!
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Discount valid on everything on the site, except wax cottons.
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#sewinggiveaway #fabricaddict #sewingshop #nisews #sewthreadquarters #makersgonnamake #dressmakingfabric #dressmaking

#throwbackthursday to my birthday make two years a

#throwbackthursday to my birthday make two years ago! I made the most gorgeous pair of paperbag waisted trousers using McCalls 7726 and a lot of tweaking (tapered the legs in a lot, change the location of the zip, made many toiles 🤪).
My top is a self drafted pattern as I had a vision and couldn’t find anything close to what I wanted.
Love this outfit so much, and it absolutely made my night when a random lady in the bar came up to me to tell me how much she loved my outfit, and my trousers were fabulous (I may have gushed that I had made them...and she may have thought me a little crazy, but 🤷‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️💃🤣)
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#m7726 #diyfashion #diystyle #makersgonnamake #imadethis #sewistsofinstagram #nisews #sewersgonnasew

Don’t forget my mega birthday giveaway is still

Don’t forget my mega birthday giveaway is still open so if you have entered, there’s still time!!
Win FOUR METERS of fabric of your choice from my shop PLUS your friend will also win 4m of their choice!!!
Head to the post on my grid of me holding up a lovely pile of fabric and follow the simple instructions to enter. Giveaway closes midnight on Thursday and winners will be picked abs announced on Friday 23rd.
Good luck!
(Please don’t enter under this post as it won’t count)
P.s. LOTS of new fabrics coming soon (if the weather would brighten up for me to take decent photos!!! 🤦‍♀️)
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Next up on my sewing table is something quite diff

Next up on my sewing table is something quite different! I’m planning on making the @tillybuttons Ness skirt with some green Ventana twill from my stash (bought from @thedabhand )(it’s a more olive colour than in this photo... it’s so dark today it’s so hard to take photos!).
I’m looking forward to getting this skirt made up as I have quite a few things in my wardrobe (and future sewing plans) that it will go with. But, I need your advice... what colour tights do I wear with a green skirt?! 🤔🤪
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Here it is, my Birthday Dress! This is dress 120

Here it is, my Birthday Dress!
This is dress 120 from an old Burda magazine 12/2011 (I’ve no idea if there’s a special # system for burda patterns - please let me know if there is!) made with many meters of the Field of Flowers Lady McElroy viscose from my shop.
Making a Burda magazine pattern is always more of a challenge than regular patterns, with the crazy tangled mess of pattern lines to trace, and sparse instructions. I would say you absolutely need to have several garments under your belt before you attempt a Burda pattern as the instructions miss out many tiny steps that they obviously assume you know - like understitching your facings, and how to actually insert that zip (which I ended up omitting anyway)!
Despite that, the dress came together beautifully and I really enjoyed the magical way the crazy shape of the front piece just fitted together perfectly once you sewed ‘this bit’ and pleated ‘that’. It was very satisfying 😆 So the patterns are very well drafted 👌
The dress has a incredibly deep v neck, deeper than I expected, but thankfully the tie front sort of helps to keep it in place. Two gigantic ties at the front are twisted, brought to the back and tied in a knot. I actually chopped about 1m off the length of each tie because they were ridiculously long (so you could tie a giant bow, which I didn’t like). They were still long enough to trail on the stairs and catch a playful kitty on the end though 😹
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to wear this dress out for the birthday dinner I had planned (due to new COVID restrictions), but when things calm down again I look forward to wearing it and feeling very glamorous 💁🏻‍♀️😆
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Thank you all so much for the many many birthday w

Thank you all so much for the many many birthday wishes yesterday! I had a really wonderful day filled with fun surprises, family, good food and love. I could ask for nothing more.
Unfortunately Covid restrictions have meant that my weekend plans have been cancelled. But my birthday dress is finished and I shall be wearing it regardless!! I’ll try and get some photos to share with you all tomorrow.
As for this photo, I might have treated myself to a little birthday present - a sewing themed jumper from @joanieclothing - how could I resist?!! LOVE it!!!!
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GIVEAWAY CLOSED - thanks to everyone who entered a

GIVEAWAY CLOSED - thanks to everyone who entered and for all your lovely birthday wishes 🥰
Today I am celebrating my 40th Birthday and I wanted to do something special on here for all you lovely lot to say thank you for following along on my little sewing adventures.
So I have decided to giveaway 4 metres of any fabric(s) of your choice from my shop PLUS 4m to a friend as well!!!
To enter all you have to do is:
• Like this photo
• Follow @threadquarters
• tag the friend you would share this prize with!
Extra love for sharing this post in your stories. You can enter as many times as you like, just make sure you only tag one person for each entry.
Giveaway closes Thursday 22nd Oct midnight local NI time 😆 I’ll announce the winners on here on the 23rd.
*giveaway not connected to Instagram in any way*
Good Luck and thank you 🥰
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#sewistsofinstagram #sewinggiveaway #sewthreadquarters #nisews #fabricaddict #makersgonnamake #ladymcelroy #fabricshop #sewersgonnasew

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