The Sewing Podcast Podcast

Hey, welcome back

Today we have a little round up of sewing the Leah pattern by Tilly & the Buttons. Helen managed a toile of her top due to a hectic summer, Nikki ended up making 3!

I used binding from The Specky Seamstress they have such a fabulous funky range - go check em out!

Also, if you’re wanting to find out more about bias binding, how to use it, the different types and also how to make your own then check out the links from Tilly & the Buttons

How to make bias binding

How to sew bias binding to finish a neck or armhole

🎄🎅⭐The C Word!! 🎄🎅⭐

We have some great ideas and tips if you’re planning on sewing any Christmas presents this year.

Helen runs a brilliant online Christmas sewing club - we chat about that and her regular (non-christmas sewing club too!) - check out the links below to find out more👇

The Christmas Sewing Club

The Sew Much Fun Collective

Thanks for joining us again, I hope we’ve sparked your imagination.

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I’m Nikki, you can also find me on Insta and TikTok as @QuirkySeamstress and Substack as Nicola Downham

I’m Helen and you can find me on Insta, Facebook and Tik Tok as @badgerandbobbins, on Substack as Helen Miller and my website is https://www.badgerandbobbins.co.uk/

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We talk a lot about the brand Tilly & the Buttons (TATB) in this episode, largely because they do great beginner sewing patterns (that are not just for beginners) Here’s a link to the very versatile Leah pattern - Tilly & the buttons Leah pattern

The Leah pattern (like many other TATB patterns) comes with a wealth or resources, from grading between sizes, choosing your size and fitting tips so you can get your top looking like a pro has swen it, check out the TATB Leah resources here: Leah resources

Tilly also has a super You Tube account full of tutorials and tips: TATB YouTube

Beginner friendly patterns, try these:

* TATB Stevie

* TATB PJs

* Matchy Matchy Sewing Club studio Tee - this one’s free too!

And a list of Beginner Friendly pattern companies:

* Waves & Wild - pdf patterns - although the UK company Little Legs Fabrics, based near Preston, UK, has paper patterns for waves & wild

* Twig & Tale - pdf patterns - these guys have just the BEST instructions with a video tutorial included with the pattern

* Matchy Matchy Sewing Club - pdf patterns - these guys even seperate out their sewing patterns from beginners to more advanced.

* Tilly & the Buttons - both pdf and paper sewing patterns

We put a LOT of emphasis on making sure you take your measurements before deciding on your size. There are a tonne of YouTube videos on this, I found this one pretty good though - How to measure yourself

If you’re buying pdf patterns, then you may not want to print out them onto A4 (I sometimes do, depends on how quick I want to sew something!!) If you don’t want to mess about sticking A4 sheets together then you’ll want to get it printed onto A0 paper. Here are the 2 companies I’ve used and have a great service

* CLC Prints

* Fabulosew

If you’re tracing off your patterns, then you’ll need Prym pattern paper. Available from all good haberdasheries (online or bricks and mortar) - including Annie’s in Sheffield - we sell it for £9 per roll- cheeky shop plug!! or Amazon have it too!!

Don’t forget to give us a follow on Substack The Sewing Podcast

I’m Nikki, you can also find me on Insta and Tik Tok as @QuirkySeamstress and Substack as Nicola Downham

I’m Helen and you can find me on Insta, Facebook and Tik Tok as @badgerandbobbins, on Substack as Helen Miller and my website is https://www.badgerandbobbins.co.uk/

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://thesewingpodcast.substack.com