I took the plunge and decided to progress from making my own skirt to making a dress. As with most sewing projects I start they do not alway go to plan – is that just me as a novice dressmaker. I started badly by not taking the time to pick a suitable dress pattern. Instead …
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Making your own Ear Bud Ear Phones Pouch
I discover many an inspiration for a sewing project on Pinterest, and my Pinterest Craft Board is full of ideas which I hope some day to find the time to make. There is one particular sewing project I have now made several times, a pouch to keep my ear bud earphones in. Which is far better …
Sew a Little Secret – Sewing Project Review
I have really enjoyed finding my sewing mojo, though I am not confident in coming up with design and inspiration ideas for my own sewing projects. If you are like me then fear not I have just the answer #SewaLittleSecret from Owl and Sewing Cat. Sew a Little Secret Sewing Project Sew a Little Secret is …
Completed Cross-Stitch project – 18 years in the making!
Some 18 years ago I bought myself a cross-stitch kit to make spectacle case, and this week after all this time I finally completed it. This little project stored in a small plastic bag has followed me on three house moves, it has been picked up and given short spans of my attention then stored …
Great British Sewing Bee is back on BBC2 for Children in Need
The Great British Sewing Bee returned to our tv screens this week, for a very special celebrity special for Children in Need. I have watched both series, by the second series I was totally hooked and had resurrected my sewing machine from it’s hiding place under the stairs. Ready for the Great British Sewing Bee …
Easy Sew Cosmetics Bag – even I can make it!
I have been enjoying one of my days off this week with a little sewing, an easy sew cosmetic bag. I love You Tube, and blogs, they really do open up the world of sewing to everyone. I purposely searched for a easy to follow tutorial to make a cosmetics bag. This one at So …
Time for a Life Change
For quite sometime members of my family have been nagging me suggesting to me that I should consider making some changes to my work/life balance. Earlier this year as you may know I has been poorly for the second time in six months, linked to my scoliosis. Following advise from my consultant I decided it was time …