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It would sew up into a beautiful special occasion blouse in our peachskin fabric with its silky soft handle and luxurious finish. It's available in a lovely range of colours here, but we think the short sleeved blouse would look perfect in the pretty lilac colour: We spotted the Bees using a Sew Easy ruler, pattern weights, pattern drafting tools and paper and rotary cutters to create their designs. We have a great range of pattern drafting tools and paper, you can find them here. This week the fabric was selected by the judges creating an even playing field for the contestants. The Pattern Challenge: the Marilyn Monroe Dress
Fans of the show are delighted to see Kiell join the Sewing Bee family. @mrs_j_mcgahey commented: "This will be amazing. Sewing Bee have a way of putting together the most excellent judges & presenters", while @minervadotcom commented: "How exciting. Can't wait to see the new team in action". Asmaa's big reveal was simply mind blowing. The short Tshirt dress unravelled like a Cornetto ice cream to reveal a full length sparkly emerald green evening gown and the world seemed to stop turning. The ninth series of the sewing competition started on BBC One on Wednesday 24 May at 9pm and is also be available on BBC iPlayer, with a new episode airing at 9pm on Wednesdays each week. For those of you who love craft TV shows, The Repair Shop is on BBC One beforehand at 8pm.
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Nicole chose a dress I made! You can see the blog post here and find the pattern here. Plus Nicole also had to throw in a lot of trimmings, of course! You can see ours here.
Time for more glitz and glamour on the Sewing Bee this week with the theme 'music and the movies'. As the five remaining contestants really come into their own and step up those sewing skills I couldn't wait to see what delights they created. The Pattern Challenge: Baby's Dirty Dancing Dress It would look great sewn up in our Sevenberry cotton twill fabric available in a range of colours including this classic parka khaki colour... Sevenberry Khaki Cotton Twill Fabric Inspired by the importance of waste in the fashion industry this week the Sewing Bee theme was to reduce, reuse and recycle. As always the Sewing Bees sewing skills were put to the test, but the main challenge was their ability to be creative and use their imagination. Task One: A Pussy Bow Blouse from Charity Shop Clothes and Soft Furnishings All of the woven cargo pants would look perfect sewn up in our Sevenberry cotton twill fabrics, available in a range of wonderful colours from understated neutrals to bold bright. Sevenberry cotton twill fabric Sewing Bee Tips and Techniques
Fauve made a Twiggy inspired 60s dress with a cute collar and I thought Simplicity 9371 would make a great replica. Simplicity 9371 vintage dress pattern Here's a selection of children's bridesmaid dresses, this Simplicity 9246 design is very similar to that sewn by the Bees. McCalls 8243 is a fun boiler suit pattern with D ring belt fastening, button down front, collar and multiple sleeve and leg options. McCalls 8243 boiler suit pattern
This week certainly pushed the Sewing Bees to the limit and as always we admired their sheer determination and ability to master brand new techniques under such huge time pressure! Task One: Sewing a Lined Swimsuit Frida Kahlo was a Mexican artist known for her beautiful paintings and was also renowned for her personal style. The Sewing Bee series 9 final was a phenomenal watch to say the least! Incredible garments were sewn, tears were shed and the judges seemed to be almost speechless at one of the dresses produced in the made to measure challenge. High sewing drama at it's best. Now let's take a look at the patterns and fabrics you can use to sewalong with the Bees. Series 9 Episode 10: Final Week The Pattern Challenge: a Victoriana DressYou are spoiled for choice with our disco diva fabrics, I love this red stretch fabric with sewn on sequins, perfect for dancing the night away: You can see our range of pliers here and you can also use them to apply woven snaps, jersey snaps, rivets, jeans buttons and anorak snaps. Prym Love Vario Pliers
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