December sewing plans

Real talk - I haven't sewn anything since September. SEPTEMBER. This is longest I've gone without sewing in several years and I simultaneously feel like I don't really mind that much and that I've lost a limb. It's weird. November was a bit odd as I had to re-adjust to normal life after 4 fantastic …

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November sewing plans

Late again! No excuses really, other than I've been getting back in to the swing of real life after an extraordinary October. I was away from home (and my sewing machine) for 4 weeks so no sewing was completed in October at all but now I'm home I feel quite motivated to sew! This month …

February sewing plans

I had high hopes for January but life got in the way (as usual) but I have had a good month regardless! I think maybe I was a little over-confident with my plans when I knew I had most weekends booked up already. February is a much quieter month but I think that the only …

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 …

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 …

Fabric shopping in Aachen

As some of you may have seen I recently spent a few days in a small city in Germany called Aachen (or Aix-La-Chapelle, if you're French). Situated less that 5km from the Dutch border and almost as close to the Belgian border, this little medieval city is an interesting and pretty place to spend a …

A Burda ‘Pete’ tee

I made Hayden a t-shirt! And it fits! And he likes it! Success!!! I picked up this beautifully soft, perfectly medium weight green jersey in Paris last November when I was there with my mum. It was in a tub outside one of Montmartre's coupon shops (sorry, I can't remember which one!) priced at just €5 …

Fabric from China

Following on from my recent post about fabric shopping in China, this is just a brief summary of what we picked up on holiday, as promised! My first purchase was this beautiful silk from Beijing. I liked it because it's a slightly more modern take on a traditional floral print. I suspect it is a digital …