This is Simplicity 4050, sadly now out of print. The only change I made to the pattern was to add a tie belt to the waistband.
The plain pink fabric is from my stash of Bishopston organic cottons, and the cupcakes are by Martha Negley for Rowan.
Chloe had seen the photograph of a dress I’d made [...]

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I made this one for my Mum. I’ve been trying to think of something pretty to make from this fabric for ages, but I had such a tiny piece that I didn’t know what to do with it.
The fabric is the remnants from a dress which was made for my Mum when she was a [...]

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I’d never made a Suffolk Puff before today, and now I’ve made a dozen:

They’re made from offcuts of the Bishopston organic cottons, with a little bit of Fair Trade batik thrown in for good measure. The centres are made from self-cover buttons.
These particular puffs are going to be sewn on to organic cotton tote bags, [...]

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