So much has been going on recently that I want to share. Firstly the lovely Lizzy from Sew Busy Lizzy nominated me for a liebster award. Here are the Liebster Blog Award Rules 1. Add the award icon to your blog! Done 2. Link to your nominator to say “thank you” . Thank you Lizzy! You are such good …
Spooky fun
That’s right! I’m still here. Just slightly delayed in posting. I wanted to post earlier but have been working hard on an odd little project. IT’S NEARLY HALLOWEEEEEEEEEN!!!! Ahem. And as the resident family seamstress I was called upon for costume duty. I’ve mentioned my younger brother, Little Fro, before. Well he came up with …
Sewing Admin
Organisation is becoming a MUST for my sewing spot. I already try to regularly clear my sewing tools away, rather than leaving things strewn across my table but that’s not enough. I have a ludicrously small amount of space and I keep catching Mr Almond Rock cringe as he looks over at the various cuts …
Refashioning to the max-i
I call this the Promaballoona project. If you don’t know about Oona and her “recent” Promaballoona you’re missing out. I wanted to go but had my own deadlines to work to and couldn’t whip up a dress in time (or sort the minor matter of flights out). Watching with jealousy as everyone else got ready, attended and had …
Red Velvet… cupcakes, not the film*
My Autumn/Winter sewing plans are coming along nicely…. Twinkle nearly done and other bits and pieces cut, traced etc. But I decided I needed a different creative outlet this weekend. BAKING! I love baking because I get to work out my stress and then I get a sweet reward at the end. I wanted to …
Twinkle twinkle little star…
I’m currently working on one of my Winter sewing plans laid out in the last post. The BurdaStyle Twinkle skirt is offered for free on the Burda site as part of a collaboration with Whenlan Chia, to promote her line Twinkle By Whenlan and her book Twinkle Sews. For a free pattern this is quite a …