I would normally end #blogjune with a reflection post but I am not going to. Instead I am going to copy an idea from my Day 29 2016 Blog June post and write about 7 things that I am loving right…
Day 29 – its a fabric stash not a hoarding disorder
In #blogjune 2014 I wrote 2 posts about collections that I have – teddy bears and other miscellaneous collections. These days it is my fabric collection or fabric stash as it is more commonly known that is growing at a…
Day 25 – no spoilers
I have just finished watching the final of Series 6 of The Great British Sewing Bee less than 24 hours after it aired in the UK. If I waited any longer to watch it would have almost certainly resulted in…
Day 17 – more memories
After yesterday’s post about my father it is only fitting that today’s post is about my mother. If anyone has taken a close look at my Instagram posts you may have noticed that I use the hash tag #domesticgoddessinthemaking for…
Day 9 – documenting my makes
As I mentioned in my last post, I have been getting into sewing a lot lately. At the end of last year I decided that I was not going to buy any clothes in 2020. If I wanted anything I…
Day 8 – A new make
I have a mild cold at the moment thanks to Miss A so I took the day off yesterday. I was also quite tired which is why this didn’t get posted yesterday. I did have a little bit of energy…
Day 2 – The changing desk
I have been working from home now for 10 weeks. I have never really worked from home before. Nor did I ever expect to. COVID-19 is responsible for a lot of things I didn’t expect to happen in 2020. It was supposed…
My sewing goals
Sewing goals and challenges seem to be a big thing in the sewing community. There is #make9 where people post the 9 things they plan to make it a year; #memadeMay; #SewMyStyle 2018 and so. The Fold Line blog has a post…
Sew sew sew
In my last post I mentioned I wanted to sew more and that I had done a lot of planning and very little else. Well that is not entirely true. Over the last few months I have immersed myself into…
Good intentions
I can’t believe tomorrow is the last day of the second month of 2018. I know I say it regularly but time really has flown by. At the beginning of the year I had some goals for 2018. I didn’t…