Megan Nielsen

May has been a break-through month for Backstitch... literally!  Our big news is that we are doubling our shop space, and have knocked a big whole through into the next unit.  We have the workmen in busy fitting out our new space to bring a bigger and more permanent studio space, and stacks more retail space... watch out over the next month for improvements and many thanks for bearing with us through this time of disruption! Continue reading →

I made this skirt back at the end of July... oh my word is it October already?  It was a really fun quick make and I have had a lot of wear out of it.  The pattern is the Kelly Skirt from Megan Nielsen.  We only have this available as a pdf download - I am occasionally badgering Megan to start printing again!  I made it up in some of this lush stripy linen mix fabric, and made covered buttons and the pocket liners out of fat quarter of Silver Lining cloud fabric... a great match. Continue reading →

I've been doing a stack more dressmaking since the shop opened.  It's all the dressmaking fabric we've been getting in... gone and got me all inspired.  That, and the fact that now I am the face of Backstitch not just the voice I need to look vaguely presentable each day... and 7 years of working from home has taken it's...