2020 – new year, new plans

In 2019, I made 8 things. 8. THINGS. And some of them I didn't even like! I lost all of my sewing mojo, right down to my fabric buying mojo (and we all know sewing and buying fabric are two very different hobbies...) I had great plans for 2019. I signed up to Sew My …

I’m still here…

...I'm just lost. I seem to have lost my way a little bit with blogging and social media in general. The constant onslaught of adverts on instagram, some weight gain, a lack of motivation to sew or blog anything, the continuous favouritism displayed in certain areas within the sewing community, the same pattern shapes being …

September sewing plans

My poor neglected blog... I'm still here I promise! I've had a post for September half drafted for ages but I just haven't had the time to properly finish it. August ran away with me too - I was away for a week so that did cut down sewing time, but if I'm being totally …

Me Made May 2018

'I, Jenny of @jennystitched and jennystitched.wordpress.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear a minimum of 1 handmade item per day and to document it daily on instagram so I can see how many of my makes actually get worn! This is my very first Me Made May although Zoe …

Another Burda Pete t-shirt

After the success of the first version of the Pete tee that I made for Hayden, I decided to make another version for his birthday back in August. (I am very behind on blogging...) Hayden can sometimes be quite particular with his clothes so I wanted to make him something that would work with other …