December sewing plans

November has flown by, and as we approach the festive season, if you're anything like me it can be easy to take on too many projects during an already busy period. I already know that despite my best laid plans I will probably plan too much for this month - but I guess that isn't …

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Happy as a Lark…?

Everyone raves about the Lark t-shirt pattern from Grainline Studio, and now I understand why. I actually made this top back in June - it was even photographed promptly, which is unusual for me! But I do have to confess... I don't actually like this particular version very much! The pattern is a simple tee …

November sewing plans

Another month gone, so time to make more plans! After a month of ‘no plan, no pressure’ sewing, I am ready to set myself some simple goals for November to ease me in to winter stitching and hopefully get my sewjo going again: Make a Grainline Studio Linden. I’ve already got the fabrics out to …

#sewphotohop Day 22 – 29

Day 22: Trims and Haberdashery. I love trimmings but I actually don't have much (at least in comparison to my fabric stash...). I did stumble across *actual* button heaven in Shanghai earlier this year though - who wouldn't want an entire room for trim and haberdashery?! Day 23: Repurpose. I took this at @thegbsblive on Saturday but …

#sewphotohop Day 15 – 21

Day 15: Close Up. This is a close up of the sequins on my dress for #thedressmakersball back in May 😍 Day 16: Procrastination. As you've probably spotted, I procrastinate a lot by sitting on the sofa under a pile of blankets. I am normally reading about sewing related things but not actually *doing* anything... (took this …

October sewing plans

September has come and gone and I feel as though I have achieved pretty much nothing. That's technically untrue - it was a busy month but that meant there wasn't a lot of sewing time. I did go to the Great British Sewing Bee Live and spend a sizeable amount of money though so I …

#sewphotohop Days 8 – 14

Day 8: Inside Out. I like a good neat seam finish. I used french seams for a recent make and remembered how nice they look inside! Day 9: Past Era. As someone who has lived in jeans for more than a decade, i don't have a particular favourite past era that I love to see. …

#sewphotohop Days 1 to 7

Hello! I'm taking part in #sewphotohop again this year. If you don't yet know what #sewphotohop is a photo challenge organised by Rachel from House of Pinheiro. You can check out the list of daily prompts here. Last year I did a post every day but this felt a bit like I was bombarding you …

September sewing plans

August was a busy month but I don't feel like I was as productive as I could have been. I don't have much time in September either for many makes (as you can tell by the late post!) so it's only a short list of plans for this month: Make a dress for a party. …

Brussels Costume and Lace Museum

Following a few days in Germany, our route home left us with a few hours to spare in Brussels in Belgium. Once we had visited lots of chocolate shops and wandered around the Grande Place, we decided to spend an hour or so in a museum. We hadn't made any plans for our time in …