London Sew Social + A Giveaway

Hello! You may remember that last year I joined several sewing bloggers for the Paris Sew Social. Well, we had so much fun that we repeated it again this year and this time it was in London. We had an amazing weekend walking around London, visiting a few fabric shops along the way. It was lovely to meet some bloggers who joined us for the first time this year too. I really hope this will become a yearly tradition.

Our lovely sponsors were very generous and we received some fantastic fabric and patterns. This week several of us are sharing things we’ve made with those items. At the bottom of this post you’ll find an amazing giveaway to enter, for a chance to win some of those things for yourself. Are you feeling lucky?

For today’s outfit I used one of the patterns from our lovely sponsors, the lovely B*inspired magazine by Poppy (edition 6). This magazine is similar to Ottobre, packing a lot of patterns in while giving lots of inspiration with beautiful photos of the clothes you could make.

Willow needed to wear a superhero themed outfit for a playgroup we go to, and I’d sorted out Willow’s Wonder Woman onesie (say that 10 times fast) but needed shorts to go with it. Fortunately, pattern 1606 came to the rescue. They are simple shorts with an elastic wasitband and front pockets.

I made the smallest size the fit is perfect. As a guide, she is almost 11 months but quite small and still in size 6-9 months clothes.

I decided to go with a more inspired by look instead of exactly copying the Wonder Woman costume.  I found some lovely lightweight chambray with white stars on in Fabric Land (behold the wonder of their website!) and sewed up these shorts in an evening.

At the last minute I decided Willow really needed a crown to finish off the ensemble, using a favourite Cotton + Steel print and some gold bias binding.

I loved the variety of patterns and age range covered in the magazine, and you have the chance to win a copy of this magazine and a lot more.

OK, did you make it through all the photos? Now it is time for the giveaway.

There will be 4 very lucky winners!
Here’s what the goodie packs include:

Pack 1

Pretty Panda fabric from Poppy
B inspired sewing pattern magazine by Poppy
2m of your choice of fabric from Girl Charlee
3 spools of thread from Aurfil
25% off voucher for Joyfits
By Hand London Holly Jumpsuit paper pattern
Stylish Dress Book from Tuttle
Sewbox goodies includes: Hot Patterns babydoll nightgown, robe and panties. A small piece of Liberty lawn and a few haberdashery items.

Pack 2

Pretty Panda fabric from Poppy
B inspired sewing pattern magazine by Poppy
2m of your choice of fabric from Girl Charlee
4 spools of thread from Aurfil
25% off voucher for Joyfits
She Wears the Pants from Tuttle
Sewbox goodies includes: Hot Patterns Deco Vibe Shadow Woven T-shirt & Tunic, Hot Patterns Mini Me essential dress & top for kids, 2 small pieces of Liberty lawn and some haberdashery items.
Crepe Swallow Printed Fabric and Printed Anchor jersey from The Sweet Mercerie

Pack 3

Pretty Panda fabric from Poppy
B inspired sewing pattern magazine by Poppy
2m of your choice of fabric from Girl Charlee
3 spools of thread from Aurfil
25% off voucher for Joyfits
By Hand London Victoria Blazer paper pattern
She Wears the Pants from Tuttle
Sewbox goodies includes: Hot Patterns 1152 – Fast & Fabulous Origami Knit Top,
a small piece of Liberty lawn and a few haberdashery items.

Pack 4

£50 voucher to spend at The Village Haberdashery
2m of your choice of fabric from Girl Charlee
Alfa goodies including: 2x Do it Yourself pattern kits and 1x Do it Yourself Patchwork Sewing Accessories box

A very big THANK YOU to all our sponsors.
(Winners will be noticed by the end of July)

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Take a look at everyone else’s blogs to see what amazing things they made.