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Orange Galen T-Shirt
The new Galen T-Shirt is the latest M&B pattern! I went to my local fabric shop looking for an autumnal looking green french terry and left with this bright pumpkin orange.
This is another french terry that I had a 2m piece of, and because I’m nailing tetris-ing my pattern pieces, I have some nice leftover chunks so you might see Fifey wearing some patchwork PJs with all the leftovers from my various Galen T-Shirt!
I’m wearing it here with my denim barrel-leg jeans, which is a forthcoming pattern (maybe even our next release)!
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The code will give you 15% off the new Galen T-Shirt, our popular Tarlee T-Shirt, and boxy Hyde T-Shirt.
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Drapey Galen T-Shirt
The new Galen T-Shirt is the latest M&B pattern! All my previous versions were in french terry fabric of varying weights, but Muna and Broad Patreons were curious about the Galen in a drapey fabric, and that was all the excuse I needed to whip up another one.
There’s a sale on all tees to celebrate- all the details at the bottom.
I’m really pleased with this ribbing and fabric colour combo, and how lovely and soft both the neckband are, and the tee in general. I can see this will be getting a lot of wear.
I used 1.5m of this Kobe recycled cupro/cotton from Drapers Fabrics to make a Size F. Using the View B, which lets you cut the back in two pieces, makes it possible to really tetris the pieces together to save fabric.
Save 15% on all M&B T-Shirts
Email newsletter subscribers have 15% off during launch week, sign up for the M&B email newsletter and the discount code will automatically be emailed to you.
The code will give you 15% off the new Galen T-Shirt, our popular Tarlee T-Shirt, and boxy Hyde T-Shirt.
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Galen T-Shirt
The new Galen T-Shirt is the latest M&B pattern! This excellently oversized shirt is our answer to oversized tee look that’s so popular at the moment, but so difficult to buy in size fat. There’s a sale on all tees to celebrate- all the details at the bottom.
I’ve been buying 2m cuts of french terry to replicate the ‘expensive t-shirt from a boutique’ look that this hefty and very opaque fabric provides. I really enjoy how the structure of this extra hefty fabric enhances the dramatic size of this tee. This is View B of the Galen T-Shirt, which has a centre-back seam which has some neck shaping to help the tee wrap around a round upper back.
Using my extensive Pinterest research, I decided that this spotty Pyrmont Skirt was worth trying on with various tees, and I love it! I don’t wear this skirt much because it feels very femme, but I really like how the tee subverts that and makes it feel more me.
Save 15% on all M&B T-Shirts
Email newsletter subscribers have 15% off during launch week, sign up for the M&B email newsletter and the discount code will automatically be emailed to you.
The code will give you 15% off the new Galen T-Shirt, our popular Tarlee T-Shirt, and boxy Hyde T-Shirt.
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Newry Top
The Newry Top and Dress is the latest pattern from Leila and I at Muna and Broad and there’s 15% off the Newry Top and Dress this week only, no discount code needed!
There’s not many ditzy florals, peplum tops or peter pan collars in my wardrobe, so it feels appropriate that this Newry Top should combine all 3!
Size and Fabric
For this Newry, I made a straight Size F (a size smaller than the dress I shared recently) with the 4+ bust option. Both sizes are fine for me as the Newry is pretty forgiving towards all fit considerations!
These are the same sleeves as the sleeves on my seersucker dress but I’ve pushed them up for more of a blouson effect. I put some soft, wide fold-over elastic into the casing of the sleeve cuff. It’s super soft and super stretchy and means that I can sit the sleeve up on the larger part of my arm without any discomfort!
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Seersucker Newry Dress
The Newry Top and Dress is the latest pattern from Leila and I at Muna and Broad and the release comes just 4 days after the 5th anniversary of our first pattern release.
The Newry brings us to 38 patterns in 5 years! There’s 15% off the Newry Top and Dress , no discount code needed!
The Newry Top and Dress is a peplum top or skirt that has an option for a peter pan collar which you can pair with either a button-front or tie-front bodice. The sleeves have a soft elastic finish cuff (comfie and easy to customise to your bicep size), and the dress view has generous pockets that we step you through anchoring after you’ve attached the skirt (so your massive phone won’t distort the shape of your cute dress). Also, it’s very cute.
Size and fabric
I sewed a straight Size E and used the 4+ cup-size option for the bodice front. Based on my measurements, I technically am a Size E through the top, an F by the waist and a Size G by the hips. I didn’t want to faff around with that though, and I knew that the volume of the sleeves and the skirt would keep me safe from harm.
I had 8m of this 110cm wide seersucker, and I used about 5 (I wasn’t trying to be very thrifty, I considered using scrap fabric for the pockets and facings but basically couldn’t be bothered).
I love all textured fabrics, but I particularly love seersucker and I was both excited and scared about sewing this fabric up into the Newry dress. Excited because I knew the fabric would highlight the shape of the dress, bring a beautiful texture, and also make those gathers SING! Scared because I was a bit unsure about how to treat seersucker during the sewing process to avoid having it become an absolute menace like double gauze does.
Stressed about how to treat the seersucker, I settled for ironing it before cutting, pressing the seams during the sewing process, and then washing and putting it through the dryer to re-puff it for photos. After that, I pressed the ties on the front and the hem, but let everything else stay crinkled and delicious.
I’m very pleased.
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Ultimate Leggings?
Discovery Fabrics in Canada recently sent me some of their Sage Caress Athletic Fabric and Black Yoga Stretch Fabric to test out with the M&B Loxton Leggings. Discovery are incredibly well stocked with activewear, and specialist outdoorsy fabric, but their leggings fabric was what was most interesting to me.
These are made from their Black Yoga Stretch Fabric, which they describe as a durable supplex nylon knit that’s similar to Lululemon Luon. It has a matte finish and feels quite cottony but is much more durable than cotton, and retains its shape better.
If you’re an M&B Patreon, there’s a video of the fabrics here. But, spoiler alert- I’m pretty certain that the Yoga Stretch Fabric will be my go-to from now on!
While the sage fabric I used for these ones is really lovely and buttery soft, this yoga stretch is thick, hefty, and oh-so-opaque. I appreciate that it’s thick enough that there’s no visible undies line showing through, and I feel like if I had to squat or bend down (maybe I dropped a gold bar, or had to pet a really short dog), then these would remain just as opaque.
Fortunately, my dog is a very ergonomic height for petting – no bending down required – but it’s nice to know I’m covered.
The details: I made a straight Size F with no modifications, other than shortening the shorts to have them sit above my knees. I also used ribbed-non-roll elastic for the waistband rather than the knitted waistband the pattern calls for because I didn’t want the really high-quality fabric to outlast some shitty quality elastic.
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Sage Loxton
Sometimes a pattern creeps up on you, and in spite of putting off releasing a leggings pattern for years, 4 more pairs of Loxton Leggings have recently entered my wardrobe!
This sage green fabric is Sage Caress Athletic Fabric from Discovery Fabrics in Canada, who kindly sent me two of their leggings fabrics to try out (I’ve got no obligation to post, etc, etc but you can use code MandB to get $5 off when you shop with them).
This is the more lightweight & ‘summery’ of the two fabrics they sent me and it’s soft, buttery and delicious. It feels so nice on that I’d even be tempted to use it with the Dulcie Boxer Briefs pattern to make chub rub shorts!
Their website skirts around the fact that their fabrics are made at the same place with the same materials as that famous leggings brand that rhymes with Zulu and has a citrus fruit in the name… Which is to say, it’s exactly the same fabric your expensive leggings might be made out of!
I should add a caveat that my crinkled seams are entirely my own sewing fail, nothing to do with the fabric or with the pattern itself. I’m pretty sure it will calm down after a wash (and line dry), and if it doesn’t, my inadvertent lettuce hem isn’t the end of my world since I’ll be wearing these for leggings purposes (as opposed to setting my daily wardrobe up for athleisure).
Worn above with an ancient Tarlee T-shirt, I was really thrilled when I was able to squeeze both pants AND shorts from my yardage. I’m wearing the shorts with a toile of an unreleased oversize tee. I shortened the length on the shorts by an inch-or-so as I wanted them to sit above my knees- and I’m working on normalising the feeling of having so much leg exposed to the wind while I’m walking hounds down the street.
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Campsie Dress
Not content to leave well enough alone, I went on a sewing adventure to morph the lovely fitting, set-in-shoulder, bust-darted Campsie Top into the sackiest of dresses!
Partly an excuse to use and photograph the September Patreon Campsie Sleeve bonus pattern, and partly an attempt to dupe that viral Zara Dress from 2019, I cut into this fabric (which I got 6m of for $18) with absolute abandon.
I wanted to prove to myself that overthinking the proportions and planning out the bits were not so important for a breezy sack, and I problem-solved my way into this dress, which I am surprisingly into.
I approximated the lengths of the various sections, holding fabric up to my body to compare. The weight of the skirt section ended up pulling everything down a bit lower than I’d originally intended, but in the spirit of not overthinking, I don’t care.
The details
The Campsie Top is the latest pattern from Muna and Broad. M&B email newsletter subscribers have 15% off during launch week (sign up using the link and the discount code will automatically be emailed to you).
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Lace Campsie Top
The Campsie Top is the latest pattern from Muna and Broad.
I used a black lace from The Fabric Store which has been in my stash for aaagggeesss- I think it had even been listed on my fabric destash account at one point!
Based on my measurements, I used the 4+ bust option, grading from a Size E out to Size H through the hip. This version has the sleeves as-drafted, and they’re slightly rolled up in these photos. For my green Campsie, I shortened the sleeves 3″
Ultimately, I’d like to wear this over a black strappy camisole, so, I guess there’s a silky black Nullarbor Cami in my sewing future- the photographs showed me that the lace was a lot more sheer than I had realised.
I used a bias binding to finish the neckline instead of the facings that the pattern has, because I decided I didn’t want to think too hard about how to make the facing look nice (Organza? Something solid black?).
I bound the neck straight round, smooshing the centre-back seams together so they met because I really wanted to skip the rolleau loop and tiny button (for a speedier sew).
For the bias neckline, I pressed the bias tape into a loopy snake before attaching- the same method for getting a clean finish on the Lobethal Shirt (see it here on YouTube).
I was pleasantly surprised by how easy sewing the lace was. I worried that the lack of substance might lead to sewing tension issues, but it was actually much easier to sew than the slinky things I’ve been trying to sew recently!
I’ve been on a bit of a lace kick recently (as Pinterest can attest), and I have enough fabric leftover that I could even make something like a Campsie with lace sleeves, a lace yoke, and a plain black body. Maybe up next?
Save on the Campsie
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The Campsie Top
The Campsie Top is the latest pattern from Muna and Broad. M&B email newsletter subscribers have 15% off during launch week (sign up using the link and the discount code will automatically be emailed to you).
The Campsie Top is a classic set-in sleeve shell top that’s fitted with a dart and has a rolleau loop and button closure on the back of a jewel neckline. Simple, but classic, the Campsie lends itself to a variety of fabrics and will make great elevated-day wear, excellent office-wear, would be great for evenings in a luxe fabric, and is also infinitely hackable!
I used the 4+ bust option, the regular width sleeve (as opposed to the narrow sleeve), and blended sizes from a Size E out to a Size H through the hip. The sleeve was shortened 3″ compared to the original pattern.
Other than the sleeve shortening and size blending, this is straight out of the packet with no other fit modifications.
This fabric is a mystery satin-backed crepe that I purchased locally (Tom’s Emprium, Christchurch), which I suspect is more poly than viscose. That’s a bit of a shame, but really I bought the fabric because it looked great next to my eyes (you’ll have to take my word for it)!
I did manage to cut an earlier toile from just 165cm of 150cm wide fabric, so with the right amount of Tetris, this is an amazingly thrifty sew!
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