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Hi everyone, I’m back for another guest post and to join the growing number of sewists and sewing bloggers going crazy over Tencel twill! I followed a link in one of MaaiDesign’s newsletters to a Pinterest board called Sewing Patterns for Tencel Twill and got all inspired by the lovely draping dresses that I saw there. The Rushcutter dress by In The Folds is my kind of dress and I’m so happy with the fabric choice! I had already made the long-sleeved view A winter version of the Rushcutter out of denim and loved it, so wanted to try a summery...

Hi, my name is Emma Prestidge. I’m a sewist from Wellington New Zealand. I’m glad to be guest blogging today here at Maaidesign. You can see more of my makes over on my website emmasatelierblog.com or on Instagram @emmas_atelier. I work a 9-5 in a corporate role. The rest of my time is spent whipping up unique garments for myself and my husband. For my contribution to the Maaidesign blog, I decided to work with Ponte. I purchased the Sirocco Jumpsuit pattern by Deer and Doe a couple of days after they released their recent collection. I have a rule that...

Hello! I am thrilled to be back blogging again today with my new pair of trousers. Being British, I can't quite bring myself to use the term pants to describe outer-wear, when I know it as underwear! I made the Esther Pants by Victory Patterns using Maaike’s DIVINE plum Tencel twill. This pattern came out as part of the swoon-worthy Arima Collection in November 2017. As soon as I saw the Esther pattern I knew it would be mine! However, my sewing output is not huge but my sewing list IS, so the idea for these trousers has been simmering in...