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Liberty Devon Petals Dress

August 14, 2020 by Alice Caroline

Laura has been super busy again and has made this gorgeous Liberty Devon Petals Dress. The fabric is from the new Liberty Botanicals collection and she’s used both colour ways to accentuate the lovely ruffles and ties on the dress. Laura tells us about the sewing project here: “Liberty’s new Botanicals collection is full of luscious floral prints inspired by the British countryside. The fabric I have used is called Devon Petals and you will find both the navy version C and the cream version A on the Alice Caroline website. I have used both colour ways in this prairie-style …

Liberty Wiltshire Blouse

August 7, 2020 by Alice Caroline

Claire from the studio has made this super sweet Liberty Wiltshire Blouse using one of the new Alice Caroline Exclusive fabrics. It’s the first time I’ve seen a garment made up in one of my new exclusives so that is really exciting. I love this top – such a delicate look for the summer months. I asked Claire about the project. What do you love about this fabric from the Betsy Butterfly Garden collection? “I love the Wiltshire Blossom – the colours are so delicate. The whole collection is gorgeous, but for me, the Wiltshire Blossom was an outright winner” …

Liberty AW20 Dress

August 5, 2020 by Alice Caroline

Lara from the studio has made this gorgeous Liberty AW20 Dress using ‘Star Anise A’ from the new AW20 collection. Louise (also from the studio) is modelling the dress here. I asked Lara about the sewing project. What fabric did you use and why? “The main body of the dress uses ‘Star Anise A’ which is a hand painted design with ditsy flowers. My contrast fabric for the sleeve and pocket edges, as well as for the neck binding and lower band is a grey dotty Makower fabric from Hobbycraft. I really liked the ditsy fabric and the sunny …

Alice Caroline Exclusive ‘Butterfly Garden Liberty Collection’

July 16, 2020 by Alice Caroline

I am incredibly excited to announce the new arrival of the 2020 Alice Caroline Exclusive ‘Butterfly Garden Collection’, featuring a beautiful selection of Liberty prints re-worked in delicate colourways. Comprising 15 stunning Liberty Tana Lawn prints in beautiful new colours, but most excitingly of all, it includes a new print: Betsy Butterfly (in three new colours), which is a twist on the classic Betsy with a new drawn butterfly added carefully into the design. The Exclusive Butterfly Garden collection is like a flower garden in full summer bloom. The inspiration for the Butterfly Garden Collection comes from a variety of different …

Liberty Cat Bag

April 3, 2020 by Alice Caroline

Julie from the studio has made this cute Liberty Cat Bag for her daughter’s cat Coco. My cat Twig is modelling it here! Julie has used a fabulous Tana Lawn print called Willoughby Mews C but there are two other lovely colour ways of this print too – a vintage pale yellow and blue. The lining uses Liberty Tana Lawn Stone T plain fabric which I love. Willoughby Mews is from the “From London With Love’ collection and is based on a favourite cat that has raided it’s owners accessories cupboard. It’s such a fun print. Julie said ” …

New Liberty Sewing Patterns

January 31, 2020 by Alice Caroline

Exciting news – we’ve got some New Liberty Sewing Patterns available. Kathy from the office has made the Bertie Shift Dress using one of the fabrics from the SS20 collection. Kathy has used the new ‘Dreams of Summer C’ fabric from the SS20 From London With Love collection. The pattern design was originally painted in oils and showcases a magnificent display of high summer flowers. The SS20 collection is inspired by love stories which began in London, from royalty to artists and poets. The pattern uses the Bertie Shift Dress. It’s a new Liberty Fabrics dressmaking pattern which draws inspiration from …

Liberty Wide Leg Trousers

August 9, 2019 by Alice Caroline

Anna’s made these super cute Liberty Wide Leg Trousers using Isadora from the new AW19 collection. I am planning to make some of these myself as I love them so much. They are perfect for the warmer summer months and if you wanted to extend the season, you can interline them to give them additional thickness and body. Liberty Wide Leg Trousers – the fabric: Isadora is a soft watercolour of the peacock feather, which is an integral part of Libert’s design heritage. It’s also a strong emblem of the ‘Aesthetic Movement’ which is the inspiration for the AW19 collection. …

Boys Liberty Shirt

August 2, 2019 by Alice Caroline

Anna JP from the office has made this lovely Boys Liberty Shirt for her son Isaac. It is a Walter/ Gilbert shirt for a very special year 6 leaver. The shirt is made using fabrics from the new AW19 Aesthetic Renaissance collection. Anna talks about the make here: “As I write this (on July 19th) it is my younger son Isaac’s last week at his lovely local primary school, where both my sons have done a lot of their growing up over the past nine years. Among the many milestone-marking events going on this week, Isaac was quite excited about …

Liberty Dress for Autumn Winter 2019

August 29, 2019July 26, 2019 by Alice Caroline

I’ve made a Liberty Dress using ‘Lake Octavia’ from the new AW19 Liberty collection. It uses the pattern by Made by Rae and is the ‘Ruby Dress’ which can be found here. It’s a really simple project for someone who is just starting out on their dressmaking journey. I’ve really enjoyed making this dress and am looking forward to making this in all sorts of fabric combos. It took a while to make the bias binding to edge the armholes and neckline but it looks great next to the contrast fabric. The pattern: This is a lovely dress with a …

Beautiful Strawberry Thief Dress

June 12, 2019February 8, 2019 by Alice Caroline

Sarah from the studio has made this beautiful Strawberry Thief Dress from one of the new 40th Classics fabrics. She has made it for her daughter Annie who is a huge fan of the Strawberry Thief design. Annie has excellent taste. The fabric chosen is Strawberry Thief A from the new celebratory classics collection. The pattern is New Look 6444 using view D. It’s the same pattern as Gwen’s jumpsuit from last week. The top half of the design is the same on both views with a different bottom half. It creates a very different look for two sisters using the …

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