I have been living in skirts and dresses this summer and when I saw the Selena skirt pattern that came free with Simply Sewing magazine, I knew I wanted to give it a go. As the hem of the skirt is higher at the front than it is at the back, you would be […]
I arrived a little too late to the party last Me Made May and certainly didn’t have enough wearable every day clothes in my handmade wardrobe to participate fully. This year, however, I am embracing the challenge of wearing handmade clothes whenever possible throughout this month. When I first started sewing, I would make […]
I have wilfully neglected my blog of late – it is now May and this is the first real post this year. I have been very busy – just see my instagram feed for evidence but in terms of blogging – must try harder!! It seems to me that May is a productive and creative time […]
2014 saw me do the following: start a new job where true friendships have been forged embrace my passion for dressmaking begin a blog which has helped me to release my creative passions challenge myself with learning new sewing, crochet and knitting techniques create a creative space of my own experience but more importantly, recover […]
It’s all go at the moment. I am really throwing myself into making a change from the 9-5 and focusing on trying to make a living from what I enjoy. A random act of kindness has landed me a sparkly new logo. I am so pleased with it – very fresh and modern and it […]
I’ve had a lovely weekend of sewing. I managed to get this tailored men’s shirt completed in six and a half hours. I know I will be able to get that time down with practice. The pattern matching did take a while and I have to say that some areas where I didn’t specifically try […]
I’ve been so busy sewing lately that I’ve not made any time to blog, so apologies for that. I have also been working on some secret projects so, until they are revealed, I need to keep quiet! I have such a lot of projects on the go at the moment that I decided to use […]