It has been far too long since I’ve posted, and the simple explanation is I have been off becoming a mum to a beautiful (even if I do say so myself) little boy named Rupert. So, with the new addition to the family now thoroughly settled in I’ve finally returned to work. Its been a […]
I was challenged to complete the 1 hour wrap skirt pattern that is a 4hour 30 workshop in the hour it states it can be done in on the pattern envelope. Watch the video to see the results. quotes auto insurance
I’m one of those people who has to be kept out of mischief. The possibility of not having something creative to keep my hands busy with is a situation that fills me with dread. So whenever I am going away for a weekend I frantically seek a project I can do without the need for […]
According to Mother Goose little boys are made of “Snaps and snails, and puppy-dogs’ tails;” I wouldn’t necessarily say that this is the case but having grown up with 2 brothers I found they were usually smelly and uncommunicative. These days though I find young boys tend to be more interested in what their friends […]
I recently had the pleasure of being involved in the “Great Petersfield Sewing Bee” competition run by Sew Creative. As one of the judges, I got a close up look at all of the entries submitted and to say I was blown away is a huge understatement. The competition was split into 2 groups, one […]
Pretty much every profession has them. Most people at some point in their lives will even come across one. Of course I’m not talking about men riding around on horses wearing checked shirts… I’m talking about a kind of cowboy that’s much harder to spot than that. It makes me really sad every time someone […]
Most people at 8pm are chilling watching the tv, maybe reading a book, some are probably even eating dinner. A lot of the time, I’m doing the same, but not this Wednesday night… I got an update from my brother that my niece was having to be taken to hospital for the third time this […]
At 28, I’m commonly told that I am a lot younger than my clients were expecting me to be. Dressmaking seems to have become a profession that is more synonymous with “little old ladies” than it is with people my age. Even with this in mind though, at what is seen as a “young age” […]