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 …
Backstitch Giveaway: winner announcement!!
I’m so happy to be announcing this giveaway. I was amazed at the number of entries, 53 in total! And there is a good variety of ways people are following. It was selfish of me but I really wanted to know which platforms my blog is mostly being viewed on, and now I do! Without …
Blogiversary Backstitch Giveaway!
That’s right, one year ago today I started blogging! It’s gone soooo quickly. I started so I could post about my participation in Me-Made-May. I barely had anything to wear and I was still figuring out how to manage a blog. I was pretty sure no one out there was reading. But here I am, …
Giveaway time!! (Aka time I stopped winning and started sharing)
I recently won two giveaways. I’m not bragging I promise. Though I am super chuffed!! The first was the Anise coat as mentioned in my last post. As soon as I won fear excitement made me immediately book a jacket making course! I’d mentioned previously the course was a Christmas gift I was lucky enough …
Three reasons to smile this week…..
It’s been a looooong week. Feels like a month! I’ve been so busy at work that I’ve been getting home late and sleepy most days. And then being all run down lead to another cold! Very unfair if you ask me. There have been some highlights though…. High on the list is getting some awesome …