Author Archives: Ann Grose

Clara Dress Pattern Tester Roundup Part 1

Hello my lovely sewing friends and thankyou for coming over to read about my amazing collective of pattern testers – or what we are known as in the tester group – ROADIES…xx The Clara pattern that has just been released into the Designer Stitch catalogue is a stunning garment ! The styling is suitable for […]

Clara Dress Inspiration and Influences

Hello to all my lovely sew’ist friends and I hope that you are all well and happy today. And thank you for spending time with me this week as I publish a series of blog posts centred around the new release of my gorgeous new Clara Dress PDF sewing pattern. The Clara is a stunning […]

JoJo Top Tunic Dress Tester Roundup Part 2

Hello again and thank you for visiting with me today for the JoJo Top Tunic and Dress Tester Roundup Part 2. The JoJo Top, Tunic and Dress is a fabulous transeasonal pattern that offers an amazing choice of options and is suitable for wearing all year. With a deep dolman shape the JoJo is comfortable […]

JoJo Top Tunic Dress Tester Roundup Part 1

Hello my lovely sewing friends and welcome to the JoJo Top Tunic and Dress tester Roundup part 1. Here in Victoria Australia there is a real autumnal nip in the air and I know my friends in the northern hemisphere will be starting to feel a little “spring’ in the air – so the JoJo […]

Dominant Seams – what and where are they

Hello my lovely sew’ist friends. Today I am discussing Dominant Seams – what and where are they. The order in which garment seams are sewn – or cross over each other – can affect the hang of the garment – it is called Dominant Seams. When a garment is worn on the body a majority […]

Perfect Patch Pockets Every Time

A big sewing hello to you today from Melbourne Australia. Thank you for joining me on day 7 of our blog post series featuring the Sedona Shirt Dress. And I hope you have enjoyed reading the others in the series. Day 1 – Sedona Shirt Dress Inspiration and Influences Post. Day 2 – Sedona Shirt […]