Have you heard of Back of the Wardrobe? Neither had I, or realised London Fashion Week is upon us until I was contracted to ask if I would mind giving a shout out for this great collaborative project. On Saturday September 13th, Emma will be recreating London Fashion Week looks live, on the spot, just …
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Zero Waste Week draws to a conclusion tomorrow. I have really enjoyed the week, it’s been lots of fun and I have met some great people on twitter, and read some thought provoking blog posts. But has it been worth it? Have I changed my ways on a longer term basis?? As a result of thinking …
Yesterday I shared my menu plan for zero waste week 2014. The next step is to check out what I can recycle locally, in particular plastic wrapping. Sadly there is a large list of the items I cannot put in our recycling bin: NO THANKS! Things you CAN’T put in your green bin are: plastic …
Here in the UK zero waste week 2014 started yesterday, and I have signed up!! Yikes – I am being completely realistic in that inevitable items will end up in the bin, but I am going to make small achievable steps to reduce this. My pledge is menu plan to reduce food waste. As part …
I have set myself a challenge, to visit one of the many economy stores that are popping up and to see what supplies I could find. I think you may be surprised… Fabric, table runners, t-towels, and of course bed linen. This single duvet cover for £6.99 which is the equivalent of 4 metres of …
Today marks a particular birthday for me, lets just say it ends in a nought! I have had a wonderful weekend celebrating with friends and family, and feel incredibly blessed. Needless to say there has been no sewing. As a blogger I am conscious of the blogs I enjoy reading, and how often this is …
A new baby brings me great joy – especially if it’s not me being woken for a feed!! With a much longed for baby arriving a couple of weeks ago I had great pleasure planning and making a new baby gift, and of course a big sister gift:) The tag blanket was so quick and easy to make, and …
Welcome to my sewing room, please stay and have a look around:) I am extremely blessed to have a sewing room. When we first bought our home, it had a wonderful 1970’s orange and brown carpet. It was a bit of a nothing room, rarely used except for storage. At six months pregnant with a …
This is my first ever quilt following a pattern…TA DA!!! The pattern is set out as: Supplies required, the 55″ quilt uses nly 7 fat quarters and 1 3/4 yards for background fabric A line coloured drawing is given to show how all the blocks are pieced together Followed by instructions for cutting out and sewing …
I have recently joined a Facebook page Stitch Once, Rip Twice, the members agree a sewing challenge every couple of months. I joined the group at challenge no six, to sew a simple dress. As a teenager I was fortunate to have a great needlework teacher who taught me how to follow dress patterns. I remember …
I suspect many of us have a mending pile which seems to just grow. Let’s face it’s far more fun to be learning/sewing some new creation. However my desire to tidy tackle the sewing room meant it could not be put off any longer. 1. A skirt I made for my daughter. The elastic from …
The winner is…. Lindsay Hindman Lindsay congratulations, an e-mail is on it’s way to you:) Lindsay stated the reason she revisits blogs is “I come back to blogs that have lots of tutorials and pictures I want to come back to! I save a lot of ideas on Pinterest, and will revisit them from time …