You Don’t Have To Be Trendy

4th September 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

OK, I felt like that had to be said out loud. I sometimes want to shout it a bit. We all see it on various social platforms, the latest XYZ thing. I get it, I most definitely have been sucked into the hype of new things in the past. I probably will in the future. […]

Pattern cut, material cut!

25th February 2013.Reading time less than 1 minute.

So I managed to cut out the pattern onto the material this weekend! You can see the polka dots through the tracing paper pattern. Quite pleased I managed to find time to squeeze this in, otherwise it would’ve been a rushed job tonight. I’m still so excited about my week project! Next step will be […]

Pattern, check! Fabric, check!

15th February 2013.Reading time 1 minute.

So we’ve decided to start with a swishy skirt with pockets and to just get the fabric and interface for now. So off I trotted to Ditto Fabrics to pick a fabric I liked. As I had signed up for a course of classes I got 10% discount at Ditto. I finally decided on this lovely […]

It’s official! Sewing starts next week!

14th February 2013.Reading time 2 minutes.

As I mentioned in a previous post “My 2013 Style sort out!” I decided to take some sewing classes. So after a largely unsuccessful wardrobe clear out – it would seem my woolly jumpers were taking up most of the room! Anyway I applied to join a sewing class, unfortunately it was fully booked. However, […]