In the first episode of the new series, the sewists were challenged to make a top with a twist at the centre for the Pattern Challenge. Check out our top tips for eyelets and inspiration for shoe customisation below plus patterns for sports jackets inspired by the episode. Cut out dresses have been so on trend in recent years, in fact I made one for my friend's wedding last year and I love it dearly. It was all about making the most unique piece they could think of and boy did they live up to the task. When she's not sewing, she enjoys cold water swimming and paddle boarding and has just bought a kayak.

Elswhere, the second episode focused on travel and saw a challenge that hadn't been attempted before, the third was a West Africa special with guest judge Banke Kuku and the fourth episode due to air tonight (14 June) will be all about Reduce, Reuse and Recycle week. Tony's first dress was a bubble hem mini with a fitted, sleeveless bodice and crew neck in a super slinky black satin.The shirring elastic will be on the wrong side of the fabric so it isn't really important which colour you use unless you have a strong preference or it will show through. It would look great sewn up in our John Kaldor Prestige crepe fabric in this pretty Delphinium blue. Finally Bowie made pioneering fashion statements in dresses such as the maxi dress worn on the cover of his album 'The Man Who Sold the World'.

Patchwork and quilted jackets are so on trend at the moment so there are lots of lovely patterns you can use to sewalong with the Bees. Although I couldn't find something exactly the same I though New Look 6717 with cross over neckline design and maxi skirt and waterfall skirt options was along a similar theme. There are options for varying hem and sleeve lengths and each design has a sexy cut out at the waist on one side and is finished with a waist tie. I adored Lauren's choice for the made to measure challenge, a strappy dress with faux button down blouse underneath. The Sewing Bees had to channel their inner Dolly Parton to whip up a country and western inspired outfit from old denim.The Megan Nielsen Hovea jacket and Grainline Studios Tamarack jacket are perfect for patchwork or quilted jacket projects. Unpicking a coat is a task in itself, let alone transforming it into a piece of stylish outerwear, quite the challenge for the Sewing Bees. It would look great sewn up in our boucle suiting fabric, which could be styled differently to take you through the seasons - a crisp, white tshirt or shirt in summer and thick black tights and a black turtleneck in winter. The Bees didn't disappoint in the final tasked with sewing up Esme's iconic Swanky Modes design, the Amorphous dress.