About Prints & Plains

My name is Sian and I love fabric, dressmaking and all things crafty. My Nanny [...]

Another Simplicity 1067 but in camel

This pattern is definitely becoming a firm favourite of mine. Since making my first one [...]

Unconvential sewing kit

Recently a friend of mine told me that she had bought herself a sewing machine. [...]

A summer of sewing

This summer I have managed to squeeze in more sewing projects than I thought I [...]

Shirring tutorial for summer dresses

Summer is officially here and that means shirring summer dresses!!! In my opinion one of [...]

Leila dress pattern hack

So you may have realised that I have taken a liking to the Leila dress [...]

pattern review Leila dress simply sewing

Recently I have been buying a lot of the simply sewing magazines for the patterns. [...]

Pattern review Amelie dress in petrol green scuba

It has been several months since my last post, I thought it best that I [...]

Simplicity 1067 in monchrome herringbone wool blend

During Wales’ half term in February, the weather was so nice (23degrees on one day!) [...]

Reusable bamboo towelling facial cleansing pads

Around Christmas time, a friend of mine got in touch to see if I would [...]

Simple Sew Palazzo Pants – Red crepe

Well this Simple Sew Palazzo pants write up is a bit bittersweet for me. Although [...]