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We present to you the dress that you will want to wear everyday this summer – The Dillon Dress, designed by Christine Haynes, is a modern apron wrap dress that's absolutely perfect for layering over a

M8252 DRESS This fun pattern from McCall’s is perfect for those who want to level up their sewing skills without feeling overwhelmed. It’s a two-piece style that’s cleverly joined at the waist with a

■ Background fabric – Moda Chambray linen in grey – 2yds ■ Blue stripe ticking fabric (borders A and B and binding) – 1yd ■ Beige/blue print for borders D and E – 2¼yds ■ Light mixed prints – Nine (9)

Stunning fabrics to inspire your next project, new tools and books to help you to keep stretching those skills – here’s what we can’t get enough of this month… Aptly named Anthology, the dictionary de

This month, get creative with patterned fabrics and wallpapers, make everlasting paper flowers and invest in some quality bed linen or tableware

Sleeves are fun to experiment with and quick to sew up as a toile, as they have fewer pattern pieces and no darts to consider. It can be very difficult to gauge volume on a flat sleeve pattern, so I a