Hi there! I hope this finds you sitting in the sun with a nice cold drink, enjoying the incredible bank holiday weather? We've been out in the sun for some of the weekend, before total overload rendered the biggest girl in need of a day at home. My plan yesterday was to wear this make... Continue Reading →
My Minerva Make for this month is live on the Minerva Crafts website now. (Full disclosure; the fabric for this make was provided in return for my honest review and photos. All other supplies and opinions are my own.) Every me made deserves a good label This make has been floating around in my head... Continue Reading →
For some unknown reason, I'm writing this blog at some ungodly hour on a school night. Well, a work night, anyway, no school this week! But the urge to blog has not been strong of late so I'm going with it! If you follow me on Instagram, you may have gathered that we have been... Continue Reading →
If you'd asked me which of the weekly sewalongs Sewisfaction are running to coincide with the Great British Sewing Bee season 5, I'd have said that sustainability week held the least appeal for me. I see the value in reusing textiles wherever possible, but a combination of not really wanting to wear patchwork clothing and... Continue Reading →
Today sees the publication of my latest Minerva Crafts Blogger Network make. This make is a really simple one, but one I can see getting some real wear in my wardrobe. There isn't a huge amount to say here that isn't in my Minerva post, but I continue to be amazed by how many of... Continue Reading →
You may have noticed that I've been a tiny bit excited about issue 63 of Love Sewing magazine. It feels very surreal, but I was asked to write the reader review of the pattern gift, McCalls 6891. I should warn you at this point that this is quite a long post, so feel free to... Continue Reading →
I know. It's February, what's going on with setting up a make nine at this point? I didn't feel like setting any goals or targets for the year in January. There's been all sorts going on that have made it hard to find positivity or to plan longer term. But I feel brighter now; is... Continue Reading →
There are some makes that you throw yourself at with gay abandon. The quick wins, the easy fabrics; I'm looking at you, vast collection of me made sweatshirts. Then there are the ones that you mull over for some time. The ones where you carefully research and gather supplies. The ones where you google techniques... Continue Reading →
Today my latest blog post for Minerva Crafts goes live. I chose to make up an old favourite, the Grainline Linden sweatshirt. And, quite unusually, I messed up! The finished project is fine; it's just not what I intended. I've mentioned quite a few times that I get very frustrated about fabric requirements on patterns... Continue Reading →
