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If you have been a follower of Fabric Godmother for a while you will know that I have a fantastic Italian supplier who gets me all kinds of Ex-designer fabrics. They're always fantastic quality and th

Welcome to your May 2024 Dream Wardrobe. UK SIZES 6-30 As many have already guessed, this month’s Dream Wardrobe is very special. That’s right—it’s our brand new pattern, the Fleur Dress a

As a nation we have a passion for a striped T shirt (along with our French and US cousins) the casual style is timeless (see my breton post for inspiration here)If you fancy something stripey then we

I am so excited that the latest sewing pattern from the wonderful, Colette has just arrived.The Hawthorn dress and blouse sewing patternTurn heads in this curve-hugging classic that combines gamine st

Denim is awesome. It's so versatile and suits everyone. We've got some amazing new denim fabric in stock from embossed stretch denim to a velvet denim. Yes, you read right, velvet denim!!Here are my f

We can't believe how quickly the past 10 weeks have flown by on the latest series of the Great British Sewing Bee! The Fabric Godmother team booked an area in a local pub so we could all watch the fin

       Welcome to your November 2022 Dream Wardrobe.

       Welcome to your November 2022 Dream Wardrobe.

It was Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Week on "The Great British Sewing Bee." This episode was packed full of creativity and innovative design - we loved watching how the contestants transformed old garments

When Colette patterns launched the Aster blouse I was smitten, a simple everyday top with pretty variations. It is described as an intermediate pattern so should not be too much of a challenge for me

I'm so excited that I manged to find some of this rare Japanese selvedge denim for you.So what is the big deal about this stuff? Well, back in the 60s and 70s when the denim weaving industry in the US

It was quarter-finals weeks on the sewing bee and the theme was all things 1930's! Another challenging week of patterns, where the contestants were tasked to make a pair of ladies sailor trousers, ref

**WE HAVE MOVED** PLEASE NOTE OUR STUDIO IS NOT NORMALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VISIT PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR EVENTS. Our new studio can be found at Unit 5 Chapel...

This week on "The Great British Sewing Bee," Kiell Smith-Bynoe welcomed our four semi-finalists for three exciting challenges inspired by design legends. With only three spots in the final, the compet

It's time the Fabric Godmother round up of Week 2 of the Great British Sewing Bee! This week the theme was travel and contestants made travel rucksacks for the pattern challenge, re-purposed wind-brea

Give the gift of sewing this year. Did you know Fabric Godmother now runs dressmaking classes?We have a wonderful bright studio in Hove, fully equipped with everything you need to create your own clot

I have seen loads of amazing Kimono jackets in the shops and on fashion blogs recently. They always look super glamorous and really easy to wear.  Ideal in this warm weather as a cover up (also great

Dear Dressmakers and Fabric Enthusiasts,I would like to say a huge thank you to all of you who have supported Fabric Godmother over the past 5 years. I can hardly believe that the little dream I had o

The quarter-finals turned up the heat as the five remaining sewers channelled their inner divas, drawing inspiration from legends like Elton John and Mariah Carey.First up was the Pattern Challenge, w

So I have been a bit sporadic with the blog posts lately but I do have a very good excuse... there is a  mini fabric Godmother or Godfather on its way. I am really excited and as soon as I got a bit o