Made by Sally (formerly Secret Life of a Seamstress)

Hi I'm Sally lover of all things sewing, knitting and crochet! Subscribe and join me every Sunday at 8am for lots of sewing and crafting goodness, including handmade outfit inspo, High Street hacks, fabric hauls, sew-alongs and more...

You can also find me on:
Patreon: www.patreon.com/madebysally (join the community for bonus content and more sewing chat)
Instagram: www.instagram.com/madebysallygauntlett
Website: www.secretlifeofaseamstress.co.uk/
Contact: sally@madebysally.com


Made By Sally

I have a finished Bomber Jacket!! Itโ€™s been such fun sewing this up with my lovely Patreon members throughout September. If youโ€™ve missed it there are four sew-along videos going through the steps of the pattern week by week. Thereโ€™s a lot in this make from zips, to collars, to linings so I really hope it will be helpful if youโ€™re thinking of making something similar ๐Ÿ˜Š

If you fancy joining us over on Patreon hereโ€™s the link www.patreon.com/madebysally

2 days ago | [YT] | 88

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Iโ€™m having a lot of fun sewing up the Amelia Bomber Jacket by Wardrobe by Me week by week over on Patreon. Part two of the sew-along coming tomorrow - itโ€™s not too late to join in if you want to ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ’•

www.patreon.com/madebysally

2 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 24

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Good morning!! I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for the lovely response to my rebranding (I don't really like the term 'rebranding' it sounds very official but I don't know what else to call it) ๐Ÿ˜† You have all been so kind and lovely, I actually haven't been able to keep up with replying to all the comments yet but I'm reading them all with a happy heart. It probably sounds weird how scary this was to do but knowing I have your support means so much.

I'm excited to get into filming for autumn today wahoo!! Have a lovely day xxx

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 125

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Good morning everyone! I have EXCITING NEWS...
As of this morning you'll notice that my channel has a new look and feel AND a new name! After five (or more) years creating as Secret Life of a Seamstress it's time for a change. There are a few reasons behind this and I share more in this video which has just gone live this morning - do pop over and give it a watch if you'd like to know more.

https://youtu.be/zfgtEJ2WfYg

Don't worry, my usual content won't be going anywhere and upload times remain the same. I hope that this new name and branding will give me the space to bring in more ๐Ÿ˜Š

Thank you so much for being here - I appreciate you so much and look forward to bringing you along for this new chapter!

Sally xx

1 month ago | [YT] | 59

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Over on Patreon we're having a September sew-along, sewing up the Amelia Bomber Jacket by Wardrobe by Me. Here's the weekly video schedule - if you fancy joining in we'd love to have you ๐Ÿ’•

www.patreon.com/secretlifeofaseamstress

1 month ago | [YT] | 8

Made By Sally

Hello everyone - I'm excited to say that I'll have a new video up at 8am this Sunday morning 31st August. It's a cosy, chatty, spend the evening with me where I'll be sharing how I sew my English Paper Piecing hexi flowers amongst other chat of course. It feels like ages since I've filmed a video and I'm looking forward to catching up with you.
See you soon! Sally xx

1 month ago | [YT] | 58

Made By Sally

Good morning everyone I hope you're well and have been enjoying the summer sunshine โ˜€๏ธ I'm back from an amazing two week break part Devon part Lake Garda in Italy. It was so relaxing and felt just what we needed! I'm sure I'll be sharing more with you soon and I'm pleased to say I managed to wear quite a few of my holiday makes as the weather in Italy was beautiful (if a little hot at 35+ degrees - phew!!).

I just wanted to say thank you so much for all of your lovely comments on my latest holiday makes video. I didn't get time to reply to them before we went away but I want you to know that I read them all and am always so grateful to hear from you there. I'll be going through them over the next few days and will answer any specific questions then too - bear with ๐Ÿ˜‰

Have a great week and I'm looking forward to catching up properly and sharing more videos with you again soon! Sally xx

1 month ago | [YT] | 67

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Good morning! Just to let you know that I'll have a new video up tomorrow morning at 8am - a different posting time for me but I wanted to upload my video I didn't get around to on Sunday ๐Ÿ˜Š I'll then be having a couple of week's break and back later in August for more sewing adventures ๐Ÿ’•

2 months ago | [YT] | 42

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Hi everyone - just to let you know that there won't be a new video this weekend unfortunately! I'm hoping to finish up my holiday makes this week and pop up a makes video before I go off for a few weeks. Fingers crossed haha! Have a lovely weekend :) xx

2 months ago | [YT] | 57

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Good morning! I hope you're enjoying this little heatwave we're having ๐Ÿฅต

June's 'Behind the Seams' member video is now up over on Patreon and this month I'm going back to the early days sharing every sewing pattern hack/tweak/change I've made over the years. I'm talking through what I did, whether it worked, whether I still own the garment (if not why) and what I would change for next time. If you're a member it's available to watch now.

If you're not yet a member and you fancy seeing what my membership is all about (plus catching up on nine month's worth of past content and videos) I currently have a TWO WEEK OFFER running for 50% off of your first month. Enter code A679A when you sign up (link below) - I'd love to see you there ๐Ÿ’•

www.patreon.com/secretlifeofaseamstress

3 months ago | [YT] | 16