One of the things I really love about where I live is the nests under the eaves of my house. We live in a large village in the Norfolk fens, a few miles from King’s Lynn. It’s quite rural but we’re not completely out in the country. Having…
With the Great British Sewing Bee back on the television, I thought I’d revisit the wrist pincushion tutorial I wrote back in 2016. I still have the original pincushion, and I often use it when I’m sewing. We are who we are, and I still lose my pins…
With warmer weather hopefully imminent, one of the things on my list of things to make was a waterproof picnic blanket. It’s lovely to be out in the fresh air and the sunshine, but sometimes you have to sit down, and there isn’t always a bench. I’m also…
Needle cases might be seen as a little bit old fashioned, but I like them. I’m the worst person in the world for losing needles, so having somewhere pretty to put them might stop me from losing so many! This DIY embroidered needle case will eventually end up…
Why Are Pattern Sizes Different to Ready to Wear? If you’ve ever made clothes from a pattern, you’ll have probably noticed that pattern sizes don’t seem to correspond very much with clothes that you might buy on the high street. I think probably lots of us have experienced…
Sewing For Survival: How Sewing Caused the Survival of the Human Race One of my favourite sewing bloggers recently wrote a post about her blog and how she doesn’t want to become a faceless tutorial writer. As I have a nasty feeling that I might be at risk of…