Sienna Makers Jacket Fully Lined Coat Hack

I've taken the plunge and posted my first sewing vlog over on YouTube. If you'd like to see what I've been up to you can find me here: https://www.youtube.c...

We left the last blog with the two Zadie Jumpsuits, my Mum tells me they were called catsuits in her day which I think sounds more racy, so catsuit it is. Ne...

I haven't disappeared, I've been sewing a lot and getting distracted by Instagram, but I'm here to put that right. There's a lot to update you on, so rather...

At the beginning of the year I wasn't sure if I'd keep this blog going, it's takes a while and I find that Instagram is a faster and more interactive way to ...

As a lot of Sewists will know there is a sewing challenge coming up called MeMadeMay run by Zoe at SoZoeWhatDoYouKnow the concept is to reconnect people with...

A few weeks ago my sewing machine decided to take on a life of it's own and not stop stitching when I took my foot of the peddle, a bit like the brakes on th...

Spring has sprung in Manchester, it's my favourite time of year my mood elevates the air is full of promise, and there are daffodils everywhere. I'm always ...

I stumbled on The Sewing Revival an independent sewing pattern company from New Zealand recently. They are completely new to me, and I love the entire range...

Hi, I've been out of the sewing loop for a week as I've had a really horrible cold, so bad that I didn't sew anything for a few days and that doesn't happen ...

As a natural redhead I have been told my whole life that I shouldn't wear pink and so I never have, but recently my daughter has been referring to my hair as...

Hello from freezing cold Manchester, it's been trying to snow here all days so what better time to snuggle up on the sofa in a pair of me made pjs? When I p...

I was fortunate enough to receive a coverstitch machine from my Husband for Christmas this year, nobody 'needs' a coverstitch machine it really is a complete...

Happy New Year - very belatedly, it's taken me a while to get into the real world again I only took my eldest daughter back to Uni this week, and I haven't f...

P&M Patterns is a French independent company run by Karine Aivazian who started out designing for children but now designs for women too, selling both paper ...

A few weeks ago my husband was working in Shanghai, so I asked him to bring me back some washed silk. He mentioned it to his client and she told him about a...

I've had my eye on the apron dress sewing pattern from The Assembly Line for a while now, but was nervous about making it. It wasn't the sewing itself that w...

My dogs get a walk first thing every day, as I'm in rainy Manchester winter dog walking is a very muddy affair so I sling on jeans, jumper and wellies and ni...

When Merchant & Mills announced their new TN31 Parka sewing pattern on Instagram I was blown away by their tweed version. I had seen some fabric in Abakhan ...

Until a few months ago I hadn't made myself any trousers, thinking that they were just too tricky, fly fronts and all that. However I probably wear trousers...