Nov 20
I bought this lovely fabric at the knitting and stitching show in Harrogate in 2018. I eventually decided to try and use it to copy a tunic top that I had worn a lot and was looking worse for wear!! This is what it looked like back in 2013!! What I didn’t take into consideration …
Nov 18
Paul saw this cape in a window display in the wool shop in Cleckheaton. It was a Sunday, so shut at the time, but he liked it so much he rang up on Monday and bought the pattern. It has taken me a while to get around to, but I have finally made it!! To …
Nov 18
The chilli fabric was a great find on a day out for my birthday in Shrewsbury. I also bought more wool for a chunky cardigan (still in progress at the time of writing), a mini ironing board for sleeves, a french curve, and some great circuit board fabric from Watson & Thornton, another lovely fabric …
Nov 18
This pattern was another that came with Love Sewing magazine, and I instantly loved it. Instant search on Minerva to find some suitable fabric!! It took me a while to get around to making this. The fabric was horrible to cut out. It was a soft crepe in a gorgeous teal colour. It was only …
Nov 17
August & September 2020 We visited Lady Heyes Antique & Craft Centre in Frodsham just before our wedding anniversary (18 years). The deal was Paul buys me fabric…. and I make him a shirt. Win win in present buying in my view! He picked three of the brightest fabrics available, but unfortunately there wasn’t 3m …
Nov 17
September/October 2020 Another baby cardigan using James C Brett Fairground DK. One of my favourite baby yarns. I like the colour mixes. This is a small 0-3 months version. I haven’t been able to see my niece and baby Tod recently, and he looks to have grown quite a lot, so I think he will …
Nov 17
July 2020 I bought this fabric (Minerva again) specifically to make a second version of this top. This time the shorter version. I love the greens and blues in this, and the rather abstract butterfly. It is a pretty simple make, but where the back neck edges meet the front can be a bit tricky.
Nov 17
Knowing British Summers, after all the nice warm weather we have been having, it seemed sensible to make a comfortable long sleeved stretch top. I liked the wrap around detail on this one. The fabric is from Minerva, and as I wear jeans a lot, I liked the denim-like colour of this. It was only …
Nov 17
A long time ago I bought some stretch shiny and sparkly fabrics from Abakhan. I didn’t really have much of a plan for them, but couldn’t resist!! I had also been putting off sewing the stretch, but actually it was really straight forward. I think I could have done the leggings a bit narrower, but …
Feb 24
I wear my first one of these (see Christmas 2018 post) a LOT (although the gold sparkle has rubbed off a lot, which is disappointing). I had bought some tartan style fabric LAST Christmas, for going away to Scotland, and never got round to using it. Now was the time to try and get this …
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