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Embrace Your Body and Style
In a world that often promotes unattainable beauty standards, it’s important to embrace your body and foster a positive body image. One powerful way to achieve this is through the art of making your own clothes. By embracing your body…
Sewing Friends Are the Best Friends
Sewing friends can indeed be some of the best friends one can have. Here are a few reasons why. Shared passion Sewing friends share a common interest and love for sewing. This shared passion forms a strong foundation for a…
Special Occasion Sewing – Heirloom Christening Gown
Katie came to Sewing School with a very special occasion sewing project in mind. Turning her own wedding dress into a christening gown for her granddaughter, Lily. Although Katie is not a novice sewist, she wanted some extra support to…
Get Yourself Unstuck with a Project
Get Yourself Unstuck with a Project… Do you ever find yourself so excited to start a new project but then very quickly run out of steam? Believe me, you’re not alone. It’s a tale I hear often from my students…
Silent Auction Fundraising for Alzheimer’s Society
Silent Auction – Bid Now! I’ve been doing a lot of walking recently. That’s because my partner, Gary & I are doing a 26 mile trek raising money for the Alzheimer’s Society. All donations are gratefully received, and you can…
Style Arc Bob Pants – A little gusset
I made these Style Arc Bob Pants as part of a sew along in the Love & Stitches Club last year and I wore them a few times. However, I was conscious of the V shaped drag lines from the…
Colour me Happy! Choosing your Sewing Colour Palette
Well, colour me happy! The colours you wear are as personal and individual as you are. To me your clothes and the colours you wear are an artistic expression of yourself. A shorthand to express yourself and a way to…
Jessica Sews a Cheongsam
Jessica Sews a Cheongsam… Jessica came to me for one to one sewing lessons about 2 years after she had moved to the UK from China. She was missing certain aspects of Chinese culture and wanted to make herself a…
My Me Made May Pledge 2022
Me Made May is one of those challenges that I really love to join. It’s low pressure as you can make it work for your own needs. It is a challenge started and co-ordinated by Zoe Edwards of the blog:…
Sew Zips in Clothes with Ease
Do you avoid making patterns that include zips? Because you are terrified to try sewing in a zip for the first time? Or you’ve tried to insert a zip before and made a bit of a mess of it? Sewing…
