#m6696

[sewsarahsmith]

In a week where I've been exhaustingly toiling away several things to varying degrees of success, it was such a wonderful shock to win @thefoldline 'Star Make' this week for my #m6696 which also took a lot of toiling! It's given me just the boost I needed! Thank you SO much Kate and Rachel, I'm deeply grateful! 😘#sewhappy #sewingcommunity #sewcialists #sewist #instasew #sewersofinstagtam #makersgonnamake #sewingaddict #slowfashion #imakemyownclothes #memademay #mmmay17

[sewsarahsmith]

Sorry! One more, I can't resist!! I prefer this dress actually buttoned up all the way to the collar; I don't know there's something about the 'starched prim and proper look' that I like! Right, I really am off to sew something else now!! 😂#ontheblog #sewingblogger #sewtogetherforsummer . . . #sewingchallenge #sewingcommunity #sewcialists #instasew #sewersofinstagram #memadeeveryday #mmmay17 #sewist #handmadewardrobe #diyclothes #imkaemyownclothes #minervamakes #slowfashion #m6696 #shirtdress

[sewsarahsmith]

Toiling #m6696 again...decided to go for short sleeves and mandarin collar this time as well as getting rid of excess ease. Still a couple of tweaks to do I think...but I'm much happier with this! #sewtogetherforsummer #shirtdress #mccalls6696 . . . #sewing #dressmaking #memadeeveryday #handmadewardrobe #handmadeclothes #imakemyownclothes #isew #sewcialists #sewist #instasew #sewersofinstagram

[sewsarahsmith]

Look at these stunning shirtdresses! And they're just a small selection of the amazing creations being posted to the #sewtogetherforsummer page 🤗• what a crazily talented bunch of sewers you all are!! • 🤗Here we have Michelle @sewjourners in her pretty jade double gauze #darlingranges dress - love the poppies! Marta @cosmia did the full skirted #m6696 in a lovely blue brushed cotton - love the elbow length sleeves and tabs! Marja @m3niemi made a stunning #wenona - love the birds too! Lou @foxhollies made a #soivintageshirtdress in gingham; an absolute classic and Danielle @onesmallstitch made another #m6696 but with great twists - drafting an A line skirt and changing the back gathers to an inverted pleat! They've all got feeds worth checking out too 😉WOW #sewtalented #sewingchallenge #sewingcommunity #sewcialists . . . #sew #sewing #isew #handmadeclothes #makersgonnamake #handmadewardrobe #diyclothes #instasew #sewersofinstagram #sewists #dressmaking

[kathy-im-lost]

Finished my blue bird dress today 👍🏻 #shirtdresssewalong #M6696 @mccallpatterncompany @mccallpatternuk

[kathy-im-lost]

#shirtdresssewalong with @mccallpatterncompany @mccallpatternuk. Story so far: this is #M6696 in a sheer fabric from @abakhanfabrics. Still needs a bit of hand sewing & some buttons. Loving it though 😍 (at Headingley)

[sopbac]

So this month I’ve joined Wendy and Emma on Make-It-Yourself March this year with the hashtag #miymarch16 on Instagram. There were different themes every day and each day you get to post a photo related to that theme. So here is my contribution:

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Day 1: Sew Me: hello there, this is sew me! Greasy hair and tired, but I got to finish my dress last night so that’s a win! 😄❤ #sewing #sewcialists

Day 2: Freshly Sewn: my Donald Duck dress (#V2960 #vougepatterns) was done on Monday I’d say it’s pretty fresh of the machine! Freshly sewn and freshly blogged, link in bio! #sewing #søm #sydetselv #sopbac #sewcialists #minmote #memadeeveryday #voksnesygale #styleno #sewingblogger #vintage #vintagepattern #vintagevogue @mccallpatterncompany

Day 3: Dresses & Frocks: These are all of my #memade dresses! Deliciousness 😍 I’m so proud of myself everytime I look at it! Of course I sort my dresses after color, don’t you? 😁😂 Can you spot the newest addition? 💙 #sewing #dressmaking #memadeeveryday #voksnesygale #søm #handmadewardrobe

Day 4: Fabric Finds: You can find fabric other places then the fabric store (although I usually go there too), I bought this stash from my local thrift shop @fretex_nardo! Various of table cloths and beddings! Great for muslin or to use as it is! #engangtil #fretex #gjenbruk #søm #sewing #sewcialists #dittoprizedayfriday

Day 5: Embellish: My Yzma bra and bikini (#watsonbra #clothhabit) was made yesterday and makes me feel embellish! Up on the blog now! Everyone should feel this good, thank you @clothhabit ❤ #sewing #sopbac #søm #syselv #sewcialists #sewingblogger #sewinglingerie #voksnesygale #minmote #styleno

Day 6: Mini Me’s: I’m not a mother, but my big sister is a size smaller than me so when something is a bit to small for my comfort I give it to her. Dosent she look great in the #tulipskirt from #sewoverit? 😍 She’s my mini me I guess 😂 #siblinglove #sewing @sewoveritlondon

Day 7: Sew & Style Heroes: Without hesitation, these three beautiful independent women from UK! Just look at them, and they all sew their on clothes #memadeeveryday 😍 @roisinmuldoon @houseofpinheiro @elisalex And my goals for a more #memadewardrobe is on the blog 😙

Day 8: Sew Zone: This is parts from my #sewzone! Little bit of everything here. A bit of religion, a bit of patterns, and since it was candy sale, a big bag of candy to keep me company with the machines and netflix. 😁 #candyqueen #sewing #thread #religion #sewinglove

Day 9: Sleeves: These are my five #astoriapullover from @seamworkmag ❤ I have fat arms so the bodice size usually don’t fit on my arms. I tend to trace a bigger size for the arms, but with knits and jerseys there is no problem! #sewingwithknits #sewing #søm #seamworkmakes

Day 10: Trousers or Pants: These are my five #astoriapullover from @seamworkmag ❤ I have fat arms so the bodice size usually don’t fit on my arms. I tend to trace a bigger size for the arms, but with knits and jerseys there is no problem! #sewingwithknits #sewing #søm #seamworkmakes

Day 11: Hold it Together: Today’s a #tb picture, I’m trying to hold it together everytime I wear my #GeorgiaDress from @byhandlondon! No room for dessert.. 🍰 #textilegardenprizedayfriday #LittleRedDress #LittleBlackDress

Day 12: Print: These are some of my fabric prints and print outs! I really like them cute and soft, I can be a really girly girl 😄 The print outs is already cut out, only needs assembling and tracing before cutting and stitching 😁 #sewingplans #fabrics

Day 13: Slow: The slowest part of sewing for me is tracing the pattern, but once the pattern is traced it goes really fast from that point! 😊 #slowfashion

Day 14: Sew Underrated: My closing feet ❤ Most of all my invisible zipper foot, the clear one, because I sew a lot of dresses and it’s so satisfying with a invisible zipper 😍 #sewingfeet #invisiblezipper

Day 15: Nailed It: A week ago I posted my sewing goals for this year on my blog, so far I’ve nailed two of the 20 patterns! Yay me! #sewinggoals #sewingblogger

Day 16: Pocket: I ❤ Pockets! I’ve made three different types of pockets to my #oslocardigan from @seamworkmag, read about it on the blog 😄 #pocketqueen #seamworkmakes #sewingblogger #sewing #søm #voksnesygale #sydetselv #sewcialists #memadeeveryday

Day 17: Sewing small: I sewed this little pocket square to my boyfriend to match my dress for a Christmas party we were attending, and it’s green so Happy St. Patrick’s day 😄 🍀 #pocketsquare #sewing

Day 18: Couldn’t do without: The guy behind the camera of my photos.. Who tries to take photos under my skirt when I’m not looking, some surprises when I get my camera back 😂 That expression on my face is pretty much how I look at that weirdo all the time 😝 #boyfriend #ArneErBest #ArneogSophie

Day 19: Stripes: I was suppose to make a basic top out of this stripe fabric this weekend.. But I did other things instead.. #stripes #fabric #makingplans

Day 21: Sewing buddies: This beautiful blondie is my one and only IRL sewing buddy! Maybe because I pushed her into it, oops! She’s also my best friend in the whole world, and she’s visiting in 3 days!! Love you @trinelongtown 😘 Here we are in the queue for the natural history museum in London last summer 😊 #bestfriend #loveyou #sewinglove

Day 22: It’s new to me: My Blu dress (#mccalls6696 #m6696 @mccallpatterncompany) that is freshly made up from some bedding I bought on sale! Love #wearablemuslin! It’s up om the blog along with my fitting issues.. #sewing #søm #sydetselv #sewcialists #minmote #mccallspatterns #memadeeveryday #voksnesygale #styleno #sewingblogger #shirtdress #sopbac

Day 23: Fancy dress/Cosplay: hopefully this light twill with satin lining is going to be a mulin to a fancy dress! Fingers crossed for a #wearablemuslin 😁 #sewingplans

Day 24: Sewing with knits: These three #paxsonsweater from @seamworkmag is the last knit thing I made other than my cardigans 😄 These sweaters was for my brother, boyfriend and brother-in-law ☺ #seamworkmakes

Day 25: Sewing Ambition: I am longing for a pair of jeans that actually fit me! So this #gingerjeans from @closetcasefiles is my ambition 👖 I know I have a massive way ahead with a lot of muslins, but once the pattern is adjusted – oh my- I don’t even believe this can happen.. #lovesewingprizedayfriday

Day 26: Monochrome: I’m not sure what this means, but I think it’s something black and white, so here’s a #tb of my Cruella Devil dress from November 😊👗 Which my sister, @juliebach87 has kept hostage! Sorry about the frowny face 😅 #stoffogstiltrondheim #stoffogstil #topp22048

Day 27: All in the Details: I love the detail of the bow in the back of my Cinderella dress (#DDBleuet #DeerandDoe) #bow #sewingdetails #pockets #pocketqueen #tb #sopbac

Day 28: TNT: This is from when I pattern tested the gorgeous #sarahshirt from @byhandlondon! I love the way it flows so nicely 😍 #tb #sopbac #sewcialists #søm #voksnesygale #sewing #ByHandLondon

Day 29: Gets me every time: The possibilities of a beautiful pattern ❤ Nothing is more fun than getting started on a pattern and ending up with a product 😁 #ByHandLondon #sewingpatterns #memadeeveryday

Day 30: Next up: Making tweaks om this muslin so that it fits me perfectly! The jeans journey begins! 👖 #gingerjeans #closetcasefiles #mintcolor #butterfly #lining #muslin #sewingjeans

Day 31: Skirty: I’m working on making more separates for my wardrobe. This is my Maleficent skirt (#DDFumeterre #DeerandDoe) I made back in November that I just blogged about, take a look in bio 😊 I don’t usually go with maxi skirt, so what am I going to do with this pretty thing? 💭 #søm #syselv #sewcialists #minmote #voksnesygale #styleno #sewingblogger #sopbac #sewing

So this is it! It was a bit intense to find a related photograph to the theme each day, but I think I managed it quite well if I could say so myself! If you follow me on Instagram you might have picket up that I’ve also join Emma with #dressmakers52. It’s only a photo a week and it keeps me posting something sewing related which I love, so that’s a win.

Are you joining Emma with #dressmakers52 challenge? The first topic is out already and it’s “On the shelf” hope your joining, and see you on instagram!

Make-It-Yourself March So this month I've joined Wendy and Emma on Make-It-Yourself March this year with the hashtag…