Meet Sewing Sunshine's January Winner Geo and her Burda 116 01 2020 sparkly sweater

I have always loved looking at the Burda Style magazines so I was really excited to see Geo's sweater that she made from the January 2020 issue (116 012020) using our midnight glitter fleece backed jersey. I especially love the added gold pleather accents!

Every month I pick someone who has shared a make on their social media using fabric from Sew Me Sunshine and used the hashtag #sewingsunshine. I love following this hashtag as I get so inspired by all of your amazing makes. The monthly winner receives a £20 e-voucher, and gets featured on Sew Me Sunshine's blog so that we can all get to know the winner a little bit more, so I will hand over to Geo so we can get to know her a bit more...

Pins or Weights: Pins

Scissors or Rotary Cutter: Scissors (I do use weights and a rotary cutter when cutting smaller pieces)

Cut or Trace: Trace unless PDF

Favourite sewing tool: My steam generator iron

Your machine: Pfaff quilt expression 4.2, Brother 3034D overlocker

What do you listen to/watch when you sew: Nothing, I prefer complete silence

I've been dressing my dolls since I was about 5, they must've been the best dressed dolls around! I kept doing that until just before highschool and then stopped until after uni. I bought my first sewing machine 11 years ago and I love making colourful unique clothing that fits.

Following other sewists on Instagram is probably the biggest inspiration and fabric/pattern shopping enabler. 

I prefer cotton and linen - I love how crips they are, how easy they sew and how wonderfully behaved under a hot iron (see favourite sewing tool above :) )

I have made many Ginger jeans and Style Arc Blaire shirts, they are the perfect match! Easy to wear but looking very smart.

I'm going to make a pair of slim trousers out of this stretch cotton jacquard, I think they would be perfect for spring. Is it spring yet?!