Hi! How's the festive season treating you so far? Hope it's going smoothly with not too much stress. I've managed to grab some time off this weekend (thanks Mum!) so have squeezed in some sewing on my Christmas dress. There's a chance now it will be finished by Christmas Day - hurrah! However today's post... Continue Reading →
Have you ever had a spell of time where the old sewing mojo ups sticks and disappears? I'd love to know where mine went to the last few weeks, but it has been officially MIA. Part of the problem is health. I've suffered from migraines my entire life but just lately, they have stepped up several gears. And as they... Continue Reading →
So remember I wrote a post setting out my sewing plans for the next couple of months in a sensible, measured fashion? Yeah. That didn't last too long, did it? First up came my subscriber copy of Love Sewing magazine with a free pattern that is clearly destined for our Christmas party at Bibi's - sequins will... Continue Reading →
Anyone who knows me will tell you I'm a bookworm. Always have been, always will be. Handbags are chosen on their ability to carry purse, umbrella, brush and book at all times, lunchtime at work (all 30 minutes of it) involves eating whilst reading and getting to sleep without reading.....just not possible. Which means that... Continue Reading →
This week has been a hell of a week. Which on the face of it is weird, as I've been off work on holiday for a fortnight so theoretically, I should be extremely chilled out right now. But. The reason I'm off work is my biggest little girl started school last week (part time at... Continue Reading →
Although this blog is very new and shiny, I have been sewing for a little while now and there are certain fabrics I feel pretty comfortable with. Cotton. Cotton's pretty good. Particularly quilting cotton - firm, stable, pretty colours.... not always great for dressmaking though, is it? Looks great on the hanger or on Gertrude... Continue Reading →
So there I was, committed to making a pair of trousers, with no clue what I was doing and an over-riding knowledge that, other than gym trousers (which have so much stretch that "fit" doesn't really apply), I have never really had a pair of trousers that fit properly in my entire life. No pressure.... Continue Reading →
Have you ever had a series of circumstances line up in such a way that you find you've tackled something that you probably would never have got around to otherwise? This is the case with me and my very first pair of "proper" trousers. I say "proper" trousers as I have made a number of... Continue Reading →
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