I’ve had this skirt pattern in my stash for ages and, given my self-imposed rule for the Sew a Seasonal Wardrobe challenge where I have to use patterns not previously used, I found it and thought I’d give it a go. It’s the Hollyburn skirt from Sewaholic and it’s a really nice pattern. I used this rather […]
Read moreOne Year One Outfit final – part one
I’ve had a few false starts with this challenge (see here, here, here, here, and here), but now I have almost completed my final outfit. I thought I would make it the subject of a couple of posts so that I can do all this work justice. First of all let me reacquaint you with the […]
Read moreA jobbing sewist’s review of Vogue 8904
I have had a passing fancy for Vogue 8904 – an interesting “shingle” dress made up of layers of contrasting fabrics, and have, unusually for me, read reviews prior to making, which said things such as “really easy”; “made in an afternoon”, “I didn’t need to read the instructions”, and so on. You get the […]
Read moreWhere it all began…
Like most people of my vintage, I started sewing very young, at my mother’s knee. I thought I would post a photo of this needle case, the first thing I made when I went to boarding school at 11. This means that it is 50 years old! Still looks ok, so I am quite pleased. I bet […]
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