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Simplicity 1317 Sewing Pattern Review

Hello chums! Happy Mothers Day! I had a great day with many little surprises from the family. For starters my pale light coloured walls were transformed into a post modernist... Read More
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Another self drafted pencil sirt

Hello everyone! This a fabric that I had been dreading to cut because of fear of pattern matching. Too many times I brought the fabric out and started pinning trying to match... Read More
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Burda 2/2016 #103 Review

Hello everyone, When my February issue of BurdaStyle magazine came through the postbox, I eagerly tore it open. It was brimming with patterns I liked and felt I could make. The... Read More
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Ottobre Design Kids Magazine Sewing Projects

Hello everyone, I am back with more selfless sewing for my kids. Sewing for children can be such a pleasure. They are small  so less fabric which means I can spend... Read More

Spring Watch

Hello everyone, Quick post sharing some of my spring spotting ventures. I desperately want out of the winter and have been looking for signs of promise of the warmer seasons.... Read More
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McCalls M6886 Pattern Review in Pink Ponte Fabric

McCalls Ladies Easy Sewing Pattern 6886 After a resounding success with sewing up my last M6886 made for Christmas 2016 (link here), I immediately set to work on the next one. You see,... Read More
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Burda 01/2016 #101 pattern review

Burda 1/2016 #101 Review

Burda 01/2016 #101 I have been sewing for a while but had yet to tackle sewing activewear. Here is my pattern review for Burdastyle 01/2016 #101. Yoga entered my life... Read More
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I am a Yorkshire Spoolette!

I started blogging purely as a way to catalog my sewing makes. In the past I had always been an anonymous reader of blogs but never really reached out and got... Read More
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Sewing Pattern Review -Sewaholic Granville Shirt

Sewaholic Ladies Sewing Pattern Granville shirt Few things look more put together than a quick pairing of jeans (preferably clean) and a well fitting shirt. Having discovered a shirt  pattern... Read More
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Sewing Pattern Review: Grainline Studio Alder Shirt Dress

Grainline Studio Alder Shirt Dress Sewing Pattern Review Hello chums! I am super excited to share my second  Alder shirt dress sewing project. Since sewing my palm trees & flamingos... Read More
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Sewing Pattern Review: McCalls M6844 & M6886

During the post-Christmas slump, I have enthused enough energy to post about sewing my Christmas outfit ;-). I do hope you all had a lovely Christmas and happy holidays.  McCalls... Read More
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Burda 7/2015 #119 Pattern Review

Oo  Hello everyone, ***I started this post AGES ago! Lols but have been literally in Scotland these past couple of months….another post will tell all. Anyway its long outdated but... Read More
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Jalie 3134 & McCalls M7026 Pattern Review

Allow me to present my final entry for the PRSewing bee – a comprehensive Jalie 3134 & McCalls M7026 pattern review An ensemble for a Jamaican swimming competitor. Finished in... Read More

I made it to the Final!

Hello chums! Shortest post ever: Wait. They want me to what?…..     For Round 4 of the 2015 Sewing Bee, you must design and sew a contestant outfit for... Read More
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Vogue 8601- tailored jacket and graduating…

Hello chums! How are you? I am am doing well thanks! Especially now that I have completed a colossal task of making a tailored jacket in 10 days. Finished on... Read More
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Lined jacket progress…plus tidbits

Hello all,   Not much time for a lengthy post. Pictures of my progress thus far. Trying out mesh on a slide show! Enjoy! https://me.sh/114t67aj   In other news I... Read More
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Sewing Bee update plus living without a phone.

Hello chums! I got through to Round 3 of the Pattern Review Sewing bee!!!! BUT they have asked for a lined jacket…mmm wonder what will be the final then? Anyway... Read More
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Pauline Alice Carme Blouse Pattern Review + Sashiko Embroidery

Pauline Alice Carme Blouse Pattern Review Hope your day is good thus far. I thought I would share what I have been up to since my last post after finding... Read More
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Pattern Review Sewing Bee Round 1 & Sewaholic Granville

Hello all, How are you doing? I am ok. Its been a little while since posting but I have been beavering away. First of all I entered the PR Sewing... Read More
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McCalls M6696 Pattern Review | Best Shirtdress Sewing Pattern

Hello everyone!   As you may recall I pledged £10 to make McCalls M6696 here for the Made Up Initiative. Made Up Initiative is the brainchild of sewcialist extraordinaire Karen... Read More
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