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I pressed the button!

I pressed the button!

So here we are, I finally bit the bullet and pressed the button. Welcome to the website. It's been in my mind for the last couple of years. Life and work always seemed to get in the way. That and I'm not the most technical bod so it was going to test my brain cells....

Summer in Bridgetown.

Summer in Bridgetown.

I've hovered over the Bridgetown backless dress by Sew House 7 for some time now. I think I look at it most summers to brighten up my summer wardrobe. I then talk my self out of it due to the number of projects on the list. Well, this year I bit the bullet. I'm so...

Shopping for Fabric Addicts

Shopping for Fabric Addicts

Now you might have guessed this is a subject close to my heart. I love fabric.  I can quite happily look at it all day.  Like many sewists I have a substantial stash that I take in hand on occasion and actually use.  Sadly I don’t appear to make it up at the same rate...

Joining a class

Joining a class

  How I love to see returning students and discover what their next project might be or to meet new students and guide them through the mine field of patterns and technical lingo to begin their sewing journey.  It can be daunting going to a new class or turning...

One size does’nt fit all

One size does’nt fit all

One size doesn't fit all.  Even in ready to wear the sizing differs from store to store as their muses change from teen to the more mature shopper.  It's something that I come accross in class all of the time.  For those new to sewing and the issue of pattern sizing,...