Cataloguing a stash, or ‘how to shame yourself into not buying more’

As you probably know by now, I have an embarrassingly large stash and it has grown a bit out of control - so much so that I am currently on a #stashdiet and I'm not allowed to buy anything new until July. I can't even show you a photo of the mess that it is, …

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Sewing plans for #2018makenine

I love this time of year - the last few days of the year after Christmas are always a time for planning, anticipation (and eating too much leftover chocolate) and getting ready to see what the new year brings. Following on from last year's #2017makenine, I wanted to start 2018 with a fresh list of …

A Christmas gift for Hayden

I don't sew for other people very often but when I do, it seems to take me months to start it, months to photograph it and then more months to write about it! I promised Hayden I would make him a shirt for Christmas... in 2015. I knooooow I know - bad girlfriend. Having chosen …

February sewing plans

How can it be February already?! I feel like I hardly got started with January and now it's over! I certainly haven't been as prolific with my makes as I would like to have been, but I've had a busy month, so a slightly more chilled out February with just a few makes ticked off …

Ogden Cami by True Bias

Time to start blogging that queue of makes! It's not a big queue but I have fallen behind and want to catch up a bit before we get too far in to 2017! I made this back in September or October so the making details are a little fuzzy I'm afraid! This has been written …

Sewing plans for #2017makenine

Happy New Year everyone! I hope NYE was fun, warm and safe whatever you were doing and that 2017 will be a positive year for you all. I have lots of exciting things planned for 2017 so keep your eyes peeled! Over the last 12 months I've been periodically throwing out or donating clothes I …

#bpsewvember Day 22, 23 and 24

Day 22: Blue/green. I always love blue but this year I've found myself drawn to green a lot. The green fleck jersey on the left is gorgeous, I picked it up at Sew Brum from Guthrie and Ghani and the khaki mossy green, while awful to photograph (it's a lot less 'pond' coloured IRL) is …

Grainline Hemlock t-shirt, or ‘the shirt of many holes’

I made a t-shirt! I sewed with jersey! These things are significant in themselves as 1) I don't normally wear t-shirts and 2) I generally avoid sewing with jersey as much as possible because I am a wimp. I picked up this stripey navy blue and white jersey from the Rag Market for just 50p …

#bpsewvember Day 19, 20 and 21

Day 19: Neutral I don't/can't wear traditional neutrals because they make me look like I'm really unwell (pale for life yo) so instead I'm sharing this beautiful machine I saw in a shop window in Paris last month 😍 Day 20: Style stalk. I love a lot of what Taylor Swift wears and would happily …

#bpsewvember Day 16, 17 and 18

Day 16 : Spots/stripes. I actually didn't wear stripes for a really long time because I'd read that a horizontal strip can make you look wider and spots are apparently better for the optical illusion of slimness. Then I started sewing again, became a bit more body confident and now I want to wear ALL THE …