One Stitch At A Time
While starting a new job has made me busier and my sew-jo has slowed down, October has still been a good month for sewing. I’ve managed to make a few garments (as well as other little projects such as advent calendars) and learned some things in the process. I’ve decided to do a monthly sew […]
Home fragrances – I love them. However, I have a recurring problem. I’ll use a product for a couple of weeks, fall in love with the scent and then my asthma will flare up. I did something that seems so obvious now – checked the label. I found ingredients such as ‘octahydro tetramethyl naphthalenyl ethanone’ […]
Simon and I went for a walk through the grounds Mount Stewart last weekend; doesn’t autumn look so splendid? I couldn’t resist gathering a few leaves as we walked around the lake; I had seen a gorgeous little golden leaf trinket dish on Cox and Cox that inspired this make at a smidge of the […]
This has been in my stash for an absolute age – it is one of the first patterns I ever bought and it’s the epitome of my kind of style so I have no idea why I haven’t made it until recently. The classic 50s style gives a gorgeous silhouette; with the fitted bodice and […]
Every now and then, I need a break from dressmaking but not necessarily from sewing so little projects like this are a welcome distraction. I’m usually a last minute Christmas person but 2020 has thrown so many negative forces at us this year that Christmas has never been such a welcome festivity! Having only picked […]
I wanted to love this dress, not only because of its popularity in recent weeks in the sewing community but also because of the amount of the time once has to invest in just cutting all the pieces. I have discovered my pet peeve in sewing – flat lay. I did make a toile of […]
Life was so much easier when I was a knitter, and just a knitter… But juggling so many crafts can actually have the adverse effect on me than what crafting should… it kind of stresses me out when I have a few different projects on the go. It’s not just the knitting basket beside the […]