Sewing Blog of the Year Nomination

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I’m lucky to have been shortlisted for ‘Sewing Blog of the Year’ at the Immediate Media British Craft Award for the second year in a row. My lovely fellow bloggers shortlisted are as follows: https://thefoldline.com/ https://didyoumakethat.com/ http://www.makery.uk/ http://gingerthreadgirl.co.uk/ https://seekatesew.com/ http://houseofpinheiro.com/ http://www.astitchingodyssey.com/ http://www.thecraftypinup.co.uk/ http://www.handmadejane.co.uk/ Voting is open until Sunday 17th December, […]

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Jackie Dress

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It’s taken a while for this dress to make it to the blog, since I made it to wear to The Dressmakers Ball, organised by the team at Crafty Sew & So, back in May. In time honoured fashion, I bought tickets to the ball as soon as they went on

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Blacker Yarns Brushwork (and a cat!)

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As during previous years, Blacker Yarns are releasing a lovely special edition birthday yarn! Brushwork launches on the Blacker Yarns website & in selected yarn shops this Thursday 28 September (£8.40 per 50g ball) and is guaranteed to sell out quickly. Experts at showcasing the versatility and quality of British yarns, Blacker always take the special

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SewBrum 2017 Sign-Up

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Sign-up is now open for the SewBrum meet-up on Saturday 28th October: Sign Up Here! ♥ What? ♥ A (free-to-attend) meet-up of people who love to sew. Everyone is welcome, just sign-up using the form above/below to give us an idea of numbers. ♥ Itinerary ♥ The planned itinerary for Saturday 28th October

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Seamwork Loretta

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Ahh, how satisfying to find time to write an actual blog post. A lot of bloggers will post after some time away to say that they haven’t found time to blog, but have been doing lots of sewing. Well, I haven’t been doing either! Over the last few months, my

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The Sewing Weekender 2017 Attendee Blog Posts & Vlogs

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I finally blogged a few thoughts on, and photos from, the The Sewing Weekender yesterday, but lots of attendees were much quicker. I really enjoyed reading/watching these and wanted to share. Enjoy! Blog Posts ♥ Ann at SewWatts. ♥ Beth at The Purple Stitcher. ♥ Elena at Randomly Happy blogged about using mindfulness to blog with more joy, following

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Lakeside Pajamas

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Despite making most of my clothes, these are only the third pair of pyjamas I have sewn! Maybe one day I’ll reach the point where my wardrobe feels relatively complete and I’m happy to spend my sewing time making nightwear and underwear, but I’m definitely not there yet; however, I

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