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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …