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Gorgeous Liberty Nightdress

October 4, 2020 by Alice Caroline

Susanna Burton from the Lewes Sewing Bees has made this Gorgeous Liberty Nightdress. It uses the Felicite Lilac from my new Exclusive ‘Butterfly Garden’ collection. The finished result is simply beautiful and will be a delight to wear. I think I would swan around in it all day too if I could! Thank you so much Susanna for sharing your beautiful project with us. I asked Susanna about her gorgeous make. We love your nightdress – which pattern did you choose and why? “Butterick B5792 as I thought the ruffle neckline was very pretty and would add interest.” …

Butterflies & Buds Liberty Quilt

September 25, 2020 by Alice Caroline

Veronica Greenslade from the Lewes Sewing Bees has made this stunning Butterflies & Buds Liberty Quilt using the new Alice Caroline Exclusive ‘Butterfly Garden Collection’. This gorgeous quilt showcases the ‘Butterfly Garden’ (reminiscent of an English Garden) perfectly with appliquéd butterflies coming out of a beautiful vase of flowers. I asked Veronica about the quilt: We love your ‘Bud and Butterflies Quilt’ – how did you come up with the design? “Once I knew these Exclusives were called the Butterfly Garden Collection and a butterfly was going to feature on the Betsy print I knew butterflies and …

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” …

Beautiful Quilt SOS Quilt

June 26, 2020 by Alice Caroline

We’ve received the first beautiful Quilt SOS Quilt into the studio for our 2020 project. It’s a completely stunning quilt which has so much detail within it. It’s a quilt that is full of fun and interest and therefore perfect for a child. It has been made by Kathryn Ross and was inspired by her daughters bedroom floor and by Arbury Hall. The Quilt SOS project is now in its 5th year – later on this year we are taking the quilts to London to be given to the children and their mothers currently seeking refuge in the safe houses …

Paisley and Plains Liberty Quilt

May 22, 2020 by Alice Caroline

Anna JP from the office has made this gorgeous Paisley and Plains Liberty Quilt. It uses a quilt-as-you-go method of quilting which is fun and really easy. If you are new to quilting or have never tried it before, then this is a great way to start. Here’s what Anna had to say about making the quilt. The fabrics: “I used Liberty width of fabric x 4” for all the strips, so the finished quilt is width of fabric wide x about 200cm long. It took 25 strips in total although the plain colours I divided into narrower strips to …

Beautiful Liberty Blouse

May 15, 2020 by Alice Caroline

Lucy from the studio made this beautiful Liberty blouse for her mum for Mother’s Day a few weeks ago. It uses a gorgeous Liberty fabric called Love Lily C and Burda pattern 6632. The blouse looks lovely – perfect for the warm spring days we are having in the UK at the moment. I asked Lucy about the make. What was the inspiration for the top? “As a keen sewer and lover of Liberty fabrics herself, my mum was almost as excited as I was when I started working at Alice Caroline! She used to take me to Libertys in …

Liberty Rainbow for the NHS

April 16, 2020 by Alice Caroline

Dawn from the studio has made her very own Liberty Rainbow for the NHS. I love the vibrant colours in this rainbow and it’s great that she’s been able to use up some of her stash to make it. It’s hanging on her front door ready for the ‘big cheer’ for workers of the NHS and other key-workers tonight. Dawn told me about what inspired her to make this lovely rainbow. “I was inspired by all the lovely rainbows the children in our village had hanging in their windows so decided to quilt a Liberty rainbow in support of the …

Liberty Nightdress

February 13, 2020February 7, 2020 by Alice Caroline

Dawn from the studio has made this gorgeous Liberty Nightdress in one of my exclusive Liberty white on white fabrics. The finished nightdress is so delicate and has some lovely lace detail which compliments the style perfectly. I asked Dawn about making the nightdress. “I made the version with short sleeves and on the whole it was easy but I did find the sleeves tricky to insert which meant readjusting to help with the fit. I altered the pattern slightly – shortening by miles and used French seams for the whole sewing project. I also added some cotton lace around …

Liberty Pyjamas

January 24, 2020 by Alice Caroline

Anna JP from the office made these lovely Liberty pyjamas for her two boys as a Christmas gift. She has used fabrics from the new ‘From London With Love‘ collection. Anna talks about making her Liberty Pyjamas: “This Christmas I wanted to make more presents, and reckoned that kids’ PJs would be a fairly simple but well-appreciated project. I love the fun and colourful fabrics in the From London with Love collection, and it was quite easy to choose the prints I thought my boys would love most.” “For these PJs, I adapted an old basic trouser shape from my …

Liberty Children’s Pyjamas

December 6, 2019 by Alice Caroline

Kathy from the office has made these super sweet Liberty Children’s Pyjamas. She has made them for Albert, her niece’s son using a Simplicity pattern (1574). I’m completely smitten with these gorgeous PJ’s – in fact I quite fancy making a larger pair for myself! I asked Kathy about making the pyjamas. “I chose the fabric because its just perfect for jammies for a child. The vibrant red is such a great colour and I loved the animals too. I chose the buttons to match the lion as they are a similar colour and wanted to bring out the …

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