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McCalls M6696 Sewing Review
Hello all! Its a fine Friday morning today and I hope its also a fine day where you are. Continuing on from my last post about my Made Up pledge.... Read More
McCalls 5431 Pattern Review | Dylon Fabric Dye Review
Hello everyone! I am back with a quick post sharing my misadventures in dyeing fabric and the making of McCalls 5431. This flared skirt has a yoke and back zipper... Read More
How to Manage Your Sewing Plans Most Effectively
Hello everyone! Happy Thursday! This post has been prompted by a comment on my recent Indie Pattern Month Round up post. As it happens Lori B who blogs over at Frivolous at... Read More
Simplicity 1142 Review | Best Jumpsuit Sewing Pattern
I did it! I sewed a jumpsuit! I wore said jumpsuit! I LOVE said jumpsuit! Simplicity 1142 Pattern Review No seriously I love it! So loved it I was inspired... Read More
Sewing Jumpsuits | Thoughts and Ideas
Did you know that jumpsuit the word originated in the  1940s (originally US): so named because it was first used to denote a parachutist’s garment. noun: jumpsuit; plural noun: jumpsuits... Read More
Lekala 4026 Sewing Pattern Review
Happy days! More Indie Pattern Month shenanigans to share. For Week 3 the challenge is to use a new to you indie pattern. This is a pattern review for Lekala... Read More
Organising my sewing cave, 1k likes and a giveaway!
Hello everyone! Happy Thursday! I have been having little sewing time recently but never mind about that. I did get an unexpected free 30 minutes. But 30 minutes is not enough... Read More
MeMadeMay 2015 My thoughts…..
Hello everyone! Eeek! This is my last MMM15 post I promise. First many thanks to Zoe for hosting this fantastic challenge! I made a pledge to wear at least one... Read More
MeMadeMay15 Week 4 Round up!
Ah May! To where have you run off? So MeMadeMay came to an end yesterday and wow! I had so much fun! The best bit for me was the other... Read More
MeMadeMay15 Week 3 Round up!
Oh wow 3 weeks of Me Made May already gone! Phew! Here is my week three…. Friday 15th May My Marion Cardigan over my Giselle dress Saturday 16th May Wearing... Read More
MeMadeMay15 Week 2 Round up!
Big News! 2 weeks gone of Me Made May and I am having such a blast with it I cant believe how fast May is flying by. Taking the pictures every... Read More
MeMadeMay15 Week 1 Round up!
MeMadeMay Madness is upon me! Mr SNSÂ doesn’t understand why we have to nip outside every morning to take pictures of my outfit… I remind him that we made vows and... Read More
The Queue Jumper! A Refashioning project!
Hello on this fine Sunday! The weather was fine here with a bit of cloud. The sun filtered through the clouds; the fresh air filled my lungs and I felt refreshed... Read More
New Look 6803 Pattern Review
Happy Friday! Hope you are all looking forward to a sewtastic weekend! My MIL is up from Kent for the weekend and she always takes the kids out for long... Read More
Block A Month Crochet Along: March Squares
Hi everyone, I cant believe its already the end of March! So here are my squares for The 2015 BAM CAL  (Block A Month Crochet Along)  for March. The first one is the EmmaLynn... Read More
Crochet a block a month February
Hi everyone, Have I mentioned how I love to crochet. I do but other things have been taking up my time but I decided to do something about it. I... Read More
New Look 6016 Review
Kids Clothes Week is here! It’s when you work a little each day on kids clothes setting aside an hour a day for one week. I joined because you all... Read More
Zipper issues and pattern window shopping!
So I had hoped to have finished my Sewaholic Holyburn skirt and blog it but as it stands this is what has held me up…. So I got another zip... Read More
Simple Modern Sewing Boat Neck Jumper Dress or An experiment in dyeing linens
I came across this Japanese sewing book (Simple Modern Sewing by Shufu-To-Seikatsusha) while browsing the internets. This book has eight simple patterns used to make 25 garments. Borrowed it and lucky... Read More
Ottobre Design Kids Autumn 2014
Its been a very busy and hectic few weeks for me with a lot of stuff going on and that’s meant my sewing and blogging have suffered ;-(. Hopefully things... Read More