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Beginner Sewing – how to sew bunting

Join me, Susan from Measure Twice Cut Once, as I take you through how to sew some bunting, a great reuseable way to decorate your house for a party, event or just everyday.

You’ll be learning how to cut a straight line, sew a straight line with a point, turn corners. Clip to reduce bulk and grade seams back to reduce bulk resulting in a fine point. I’ve used leftovers from garments of Liberty of London cotton lawn but you can use any fabric you have.

The pattern is available from the Measure Twice Cut Once website https://measuretwicecutonce.com.au

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What I’m wearing Dress: Mysotis pattern from Deer and Doe in Liberty of London cotton lawn

Nail Polish: Xanadau by Hanami

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Sewing Adventures – Liberty insertion Dress

Regular readers are no strangers to seeing my go to dress, my own bodice block mixed with either a gathered or pleated skirt. It is by far the garment I have made the most as its not only a fast easy make it’s easy so easy to wear.

Rewind to late November 2019, I’m working 7 days a week, it’s hot the air is heavy with bushfire smoke and we are preparing to fly to England for Christmas. To say I was busy would be a vast understatement of the facts. In my bid to speed things up I grabbed some Liberty fabric from the stash that was pre washed, my bodice pattern and headed to Bobbin and Ink to teach for the day. Good Luck with the buses meant I arrived early lay out my fabric, cut my bodice and thought yep no problems tonnes left for my skirt.

Only not so much, my skirt was too short, like much too short. In a panic and under time pressure I basically threw it back into my to do pile where it has been floundering ever since.

The fabric was way too pretty to lose so I needed to find a solution.

Cue some insertion lace and leftovers from one of my Liberty fabric Myosotis dresses. Using 2 lines of insertion makes the whole look more deliberate and less like I made a big mistake.

Showing that a little bit of a break and some creative thinking means that everything can be salvaged just sometimes we need to slow down and take a step back to find our solutions.It was also approved by the cat (an important part of the process that I’m sure all cat owners will agree with me).

Pattern: my own bodice block with a modified skirt

Fabric: Liberty lawn from Liberty of London, insertion lace from Pitt Trading

Alterations: next time just slow down and think some more

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Sewing Adventures – Deer and Doe Myosotis Dress v2

I loved my first Myosotis so much I pretty much started cutting out a second one after the first day of wearing my first version.

I was using this lush Liberty Tana Lawn which was another one I picked up when I was in the UK at some point.

Everything was exactly the same as the first time I made it except for the collar. In my first one I get these weird drag lines. It gets so bad while wearing that it actually looks like the garment has tucks in it.

This time I tried it on before I added the collar and discovered the bodice comes up into the column of my neck. To fix the problem I shaved over a centimetre off from the neckline. I think I would actually take more if I’m going to make it again as it has still a slight drag line to it.

Apart from that it was as straight forward sew. I skipped making buttonholes as I discovered that I can just pull it on over my head. It needs a good press but when I took these photos I hadn’t bought my lovely new iron yet.

It’s lovely and floaty and goes well with tights and boots for winter and am sure it will ease me right into the warm weather too. Snapped these photos on a sunny day after teaching at Bobbin and Ink.

Pattern: Deer and Doe Myosotis Dress

Fabric: Liberty Tana Lawn

Alterations: shaved 1cm off neckline, all other alts as per last time I made the pattern.

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Sewing Adventures – Deer and Doe Myosotis Dress

I’m so excited about this dress! Truly I am, I loved it when I first saw the Myosotis released by Deer and Doe but didn’t think the shape would be for me? Through the encouragement of some sewing friends I gave it a go and I am so glad I did!


I cut a straight size 44 with no alterations except on the bottom ruffle I cut it at the full length. I wanted the dress to hit just under my knee.
I only had enough of this Liberty Lawn to do the ruffle on the bottom but not the sleeve ruffle but that didn’t worry me as the sleeve ruffle would’ve come a very long way down my short arms.
Mid way through the make I popped it on and was a little bit “oh my gosh I’ve made a little house on the prairie dress” but once it all came together it lost that look.


It’s not a super fitted dress and I deliberately chose to make mine not super fitted in the torso. As a result I can pull the whole thing on without undoing any of the buttons and the comfort factor is huge!
Construction wise it comes together very easily but be sure to choose something that can gather easy because “holy gathering Batman!” There is a lot of gathers.


The pattern pieces all fit together really well but I had to use an easing stitch to get the sleeves in perfectly and there is no mention of that in the instructions.
I also raised the side seam pocket placement ever so slightly as the original placement was just too low for me.

These cute square buttons I got from Pitt Trading as I liked how they mimicked the tiny pixels of the print.


Now that I have seen the photos I notice I have some bust drag lines and some around the neckline from the side neck outwards. Some of this could be because it needs a proper press, am working with a less than great iron at present. I’m not overly bothered by these but it is something I will think about before I make my next one and I know there is definitely going to be more!

Pattern: The myosotis dress from Deer and Doe
Fabric: Liberty Lawn from the stash but originally ordered from Liberty when they had a big fabric sale early last year. I ordered a few pieces and had them sent to The Englishman’s parents and then picked them up while we were there at Christmas.
Alterations: raised pockets by approx 3cm at side seam, changed collar construction to get a neater internal neck finish. Changes for next time, look at drag lines on bust and from collar/high shoulder point