Last weekend I went along to Fabric-a-brac in Ponsonby. This is a fabric market where you can sell pieces from your fabric stash, and more importantly conversely buy pieces from other people’s fabric collections. For anyone who sews it is a genuine slice of fabric heaven, with many vintage and modern fabric bargains to be had. These […]
Read MoreWow – thanks so much for the wonderful welcome back to the sewing blogosphere everyone! Because I had abandoned my blog I almost expected a negative reaction, but instead was overwhelmed by all your positive comments. It’s like being part of a great big sewing family! Meanwhile, I’ll share some pics of that teal mohair […]
Read MoreAs many of you have noticed I’ve taken a rather long blogging break.. It wasn’t intentional, it just sort of happened. Time passed, the blogging break got longer, and whenever I went to write a ‘comeback’ post the words all seemed as tacky and wrong as the word comeback, so it was easier to log […]
Read MoreOn January 3 this year I decided to start running again and bought some new running shoes – this is me after my first run lol! It is a total ‘set-up’ photo, but I was pretty stuffed! I used to run quite a bit and did a few 5/10k races until a back injury put […]
Read MoreThe other day I was asked how I did the side split hem on my black stretch capris, and as quite a few of you liked this design feature I’ve done a quick tutorial. This is for you Liza Jane! It is a handy trick to know, because you can also use it on the hems of […]
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