Waheeeyyyy I finally can share my Sassy Librarian Blouse with you! (Plus I’ll be announcing my Giveaway winner!) I was lucky enough to sign up for the course that accompanies this blouse when Craftsy had a free class day. I’d seen so many great variations of this blouse that it really intrigued me if the …
Spy my sewing space
Today I wanted to share my sewing space with everyone. I wish I was posting my Sassy Librarian Blouse but fate has conspired against a photo shoot. It shouldn’t be much longer. It can be a little addictive to look at people’s sewing rooms online. An entire room to put their hobby in! It’s something …
Sewing Essentials For a Professional Finish
Yesterday I had the day off work to brush up on the fundamentals of sewing. When I started sewing I took a course of 10 evening classes that were a basic introduction to reading a commercial pattern and I failed to have a finished dress by the end of the course because everything was very …
What could make this Sunday better? I know, a Giveaway!
Hello Everyone! I hope you’re having a lovely weekend. Mine has been full of good food and drink, library books and some sewing. A Raspberry beret for the lady, two red stripe for the gent. New Look 6886 bodice awaiting skirt attachment. The velvet photograph cover of Daniel Vosovic’s lovely book Final touches to my …
Toot Toot! I’m blowing my little party horn!
I bloody love the sewing community!! I’ve been nominated for another Liebster award and a Super Sweet Blogger Award. Jo from Sew Little Time is an awesome kickass sewist. Her blog is great fun to read, she’s a good twitter friend and, as I learned at the blogger meet up, an excellent dinner partner. Check out …
Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
I’m so happy to post about my new favourite dress! This is Simplicity 2444; the dress that every man and his dog has made. Well maybe not the dog. I used an amazingly buttery soft cotton lawn from Textile Express. I really recommend the company. Great prices, they’re very helpful, they send samples and the …