The sewing competition returns for a seventh series and in week one the judges settle the contestants in with a trio of challenges based on everyday wardrobe staples - sleeveless blouses, t-shirts and dresses.

Week two is Summer Week on the sewing competition and the contestants are asked to create paperbag shorts, transform second-hand men's swimming gear into a woman's outfit worthy of sunset cocktails and finally make sun dresses.

For gent's classics week, the ten remaining sewers are asked to make baker boy caps, transform secondhand men's jackets and blazers into outfits for a woman and finally must create a casual utility jacket.

It is International Week on the sewing bee and the nine remaining sewers make Breton tops. transform sarongs into a new garment and for their final challenge take inspiration from the iconic Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.

For Children's Week, the 8 remaining sewers are asked to make romper suits for the Pattern Challenge, transform adult wet suits into under the sea themed fancy dress and create Made to Measure children's raincoats.

It's Reduce Reuse Recycle Week. The sewers make waistcoats out of old clothes, turn army surplus into a women's outfit and make a dress out of jeans.

It's Winter Week. The sewers' skills are put to the test making a flannel shirt, turning old scarves into a garment and creating a glamorous winter party dress.

It's Music and the Movies Week. The sewers create a dress inspired by Dirty Dancing, a Sound of Music transformation and a disco era-inspired outfit from Dreamgirls.

It's the semi-final, and the sewers go back to the 1940s. They create a pair of Oxford bags, dresses from parachutes and a Dior New Look outfit.

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