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Thank you everyone for your lovely birthday wishes – I was chuffed to bits to receive them, & for so many of you to enter my birthday giveaway. Thank you , thank you & thank you. I’d love … Continue reading
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Lining my Colette Patterns Meringue skirt
This is the inside of my Pinstripe Meringue. (And don’t forget my giveaway has one more day to run if you haven’t entered) I’m finding it very hard to contemplate making a skirt without lining it, especially something that will … Continue reading
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My pinstriped Meringue Skirt (Colette Patterns)
So following on from explanation of my inspirations last time which would have made a single post overlong, it’s time to see what I did with the skirt of many curved edges, that is the Meringue skirt. This Meringue is such … Continue reading
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Don’t like seafood but I love scallops
Hello all!!! Sorry I have been less frequent than usual, but this has got to be the busiest 6 week period at work – ever. But I think it’s come to an end. And what do I do at the … Continue reading
A triple sewing crafting giveaway
Hi de Hi Campers! Cast of Hi De Hi I’ve an announcement to make: It’s my birthday & as there are some lucky threes going on here I decided to give three things away in a giveaway to you lovely … Continue reading
Ultra Violet (blouse)
Ok, so it’s only violet in name, & very deep green with sprigs on in actuality. The Colette Patterns Violet blouse though had been tempting me for a while before I laid out the dosh. What’s not to love – … Continue reading
Guest posting- a short retrospective on sewing maternity at Minnado’s House
Hello everyone! If you are interested in what options the home sewist had during pregnancy to make her own clothing through the decades head over to Minnado’s House where I’ve guested quite a long post on the subject. It also … Continue reading
24-hour-sewing-knitting-crafting-party-people (Edinburgh edition)
It was the Crafters’ Ceilidh, January 21st 2012. Did Edinburgh know what hit it? The fabric shops were most definitely aware that a whole flood of sewists had just entered their emporia, performing that dressmaker’s ritual exponential times over of … Continue reading
Posted in Sewing blogger meet ups Tagged Crafters Ceilidh, Edinburgh veggie gueshouse, Sewing bloggers 36 Comments
It’s Victory for the Hazel dress
I have to blame Law. Kind of around Christmas/ new year following a bit of a buzz about Victory patterns in a fair few blogs, Law highlighted a special offer (now over) which led me down the path of temptation, … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in Overlocking, Dressmaking Tagged hazel dress, Serging, Sewing, Victory patterns 54 Comments










