Tilly and the Buttons recently exhibited at not one, but two shows here in London town. Lexy here, to give you a peek behind the scenes, and tell you more about them!
First up, we were at The Handmade Fair. This was our third time exhibiting at this event, and it's one that we always look forward to, as it's always such fun to meet so many lovely crafters... and there's the alluring promise of prosecco at the end of a long day!
Jo and I had a fantastic time greeting visitors to the show, Jo wearing her Bettine dress and I in my Etta dress (also known as Favourite Dress Ever).
We also brought our lovely, snuggly Hello Sailor Interlock fabric along, made exclusively for us in the UK, and absolutely perfect for stitching yourself up a Coco top or dress. Lots of people came over to give it a stroke, and commented on how incredibly soft it is. We can't wait to see what you make with it!
Here's another shot of me, in my Etta dress, made from one of our Etta Sewing Kits - this contains everything you need to make yourself a gorgeous fitted dress, just add sewing machine! (And have you seen? These kits are currently 30% off, until Sunday 1st October, so snap yours up whilst stocks last!).
At the end of each day, we were treated to this gorgeous view of the River Thames, which was just the thing needed to relax after a long day of chatting and pottering around the fair.
The following weekend, we were off to the Great British Sewing Bee Live. This was the first time this event had run, so we were really excited to see how it would go.
It was - in a word - fantastic! All of the Buttons were super busy chatting about dressmaking and which of our patterns were on the catwalk, and we all really enjoyed it. If you watched the first series of the Great British Sewing Bee, you'll know that our founder, Tilly, was a contestant on the TV show, so it was fab to be a part of this event.
We were so busy, that we had to grab a quick drink when we could! Here's Office Assistant Katie, grabbing a crafty sip in between chatting to customers, wearing a lovely Martha dress that she whipped up for the show.
Sadly, it's not all glamour - even Sewing Pattern Developers have to wear hi-vis sometimes! Here's Vanessa, during breakdown of the Great British Sewing Bee Live. Perhaps Tilly and the Buttons should release a range of Hi Visibility Workwear?!
Overall, we had a fantastic time at the shows. Thank you so much to everyone who came and said hello, and to those of you who came wearing something made with a Tilly and the Buttons pattern. It was so fantastic to see what you've made, and we had a lot of lovely feedback, which really made our day! We hope that those of your who came had an excellent time. We're already looking forward to next year!
