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Procrastination project: New Look 6144 plaid dress 23 Aug 2013 | 05:27 pm
I may appear to be quite efficient and productive, popping up here on a regular basis to show off my latest finished creation as well as looking after two small children, a rambunctious dog, a part ti...
Groovy baby: McCalls 14 Aug 2013 | 04:48 pm
Thanks everyone for your positive and encouraging comments on my entry into the Tessuti Awards. The finalists were announced and sadly I'm not one of them - the ones that were selected are really outs...
Last minute craziness: Tessuti awards dress entry 8 Aug 2013 | 04:16 pm
I didn't think it was going to be possible, but I managed to make a cocktail dress in 8 hours over two nights to enter in the Tessuti awards by the deadline, and it doesn't look too shabby either! I ...
Burda of the month: 7/2013 #110 Cowl neck top 31 Jul 2013 | 04:26 pm
After running late in finishing my June Burda project, I managed to finish sewing this one about a week and a half ago but it's been sitting on my dress form with various trims pinned on it while I wa...
best sewing patterns of the year: New Look 6808 29 Jul 2013 | 05:11 pm
So here we are half way through 2013 and I've only just noticed the list of the best sewing patterns of 2012 over at Pattern Review which went up in February - clearly I live in my own little world fo...
Sewing and technology 24 Jul 2013 | 05:05 pm
Wow, thanks everyone for taking the time to leave a lovely comment on my dress in the last post - I'm glad you all like it as much as I do! And I'm glad that a few of you are thinking of doing a color...
June Burda of the month: panelled dress 6/2013 #117 19 Jul 2013 | 04:51 pm
Ta da! June Burda project finally completed. Yeah I know it's actually the middle of July, but the good thing about a self imposed challenge is that there's no real harm done if you miss a deadline b...
This from that: Kwik Sew 2276 and McCalls 5962 10 Jul 2013 | 03:36 pm
Thanks everyone for your comments on the last post and your helpful hints on swimwear sewing - I'll definitely keep them in mind for the next round of swimsuit sewing. Actually I've already tried out ...
'Tis the season for a swimsuit: Kwik Sew 3785 1 Jul 2013 | 05:06 pm
It seems like everyone is making a swimsuit at the moment in the blogosphere. Katie has just wrapped up her SwimAlong 2013 series on swimsuit sewing, and ladies are making the Bombshell swimsuit patte...
What I wore: Vogue 2538 24 Jun 2013 | 03:38 pm
Thank you to all the ladies that braved the cold, windy and rainy weather on Sunday afternoon for our high tea - I had a fabulous time talking sewing and blogging and fabrics and patterns for hours on...
