Hi there! How's your week going? I'm writing this at home, snuggled up on the sofa, feeling like hell with this flu bug that's going around. Which has meant zero sewing this week. Which is pants. But it does give me a chance to catch up a little on the blog, so long as I... Continue Reading →
Did the title grab your attention? Thought it might! Those of you who follow me on Instagram will have seen that I'm now part of the Minerva Crafts Blogger Network. I am so beyond excited about this! I'm in some pretty esteemed company in there: check out the website and you'll see a whole load... Continue Reading →
So yesterday was the inaugural Sew Up North and I am still in shock. So many wonderful people turned up! A couple of weeks ago, Sally and I were worried no one would turn out on the day. And then by 10:30 yesterday, the basement of Costa Coffee looked like this: So many sewists (and... Continue Reading →
Hi! How's life going for you this week? I'm having a rather mixed week: all sorts going on making life hard away from the sewing machine. But good things going on with the sewing, which helps balance things out. Two really exciting things happened very close together: firstly, I won a sewing machine in the... Continue Reading →
Hi there! How's your week going? Mine's been a bit of a funny one; after almost 11 years within the same team, I've accepted a new role, so I'm kind of in that funny transition period. But it's past time for a change: my only regret at this point is that it won't get rid... Continue Reading →
Hi there! Today's blog post may be slightly light on sewing, but it's very full of plans. Sally and I met up today to get some more detail into our plans for Sew Up North, 3 whole weeks away! And it's all starting to look pretty good. We will start the day out with an... Continue Reading →
Hi there! I thought it was about time I talked about a couple of my makes which I'm deeming to be failures, although for different reasons. So, what's it mean to me for a make to be a failure? Basically, it means I haven't worn it when I meant to. As I'm sure you've noticed... Continue Reading →
Hi! Hope your week has been a good one? Mine's been difficult for a number of reasons which I won't bore you with, so thank goodness I'd had an amazing weekend last week! I got up obscenely early last Saturday to head off to Sew Brum. Which, as the name suggests, is in Birmingham which... Continue Reading →
Hi there! I've another summer dress post for you today: my excuse is that, despite today starting off gloomy and grey, I was practically melting by tea time, so it must still be summer! Let's talk about By Hand London's Kim dress. To start with: it's totally outside my usual style but I love this... Continue Reading →
Hi there! Hope your week's going well? So if it looks like I'm suddenly piling in with the blog posts, you'd be right; I'm trying to get the last of my summer makes on here before the snow reaches to nose height outside! You may find there is a little blogging flurry and then something... Continue Reading →
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