I was having a conversation with somebody recently about the different techniques we use in sewing clothes. So I began to make a list. I'm not talking about the basics like laying out a pattern, cutting, simple darts. They are important for sure, but I'm more...
This is an ongoing post, and I'll update it as I go The 2026 wardrobe contest organised by Sewing Pattern Review is the perfect opportunity for me to use up my (huge) stash and also to sew a new wardrobe after big weight loss over the last 12 months. I also need to...
..through the medium of Vintage Sewing Patterns. I discovered this classic deep in my stash recently. Apparently I was a size 12 back when I was 18 years old and sewed this the last time. I loved this pattern, especially the jacket which was so cool. I made it from a...
I've been shopping for plants at Farmer Gracy for the great garden redesign of 2025. These arrived today and are now potted up, parked in the greenhouse and doing their thing while I get the borders ready. Photos and descriptions from the Farmer Gracy websiteOne...
I found this fab thread over at Stitches Guild Sewing Forum and it’s going to help my quest to GET THINGS DONE!
I started today with 20 minutes in the spare bedroom which looks like this:
What you see from inside the door. The bookshelves are there while the stairs and landings are being decorated.Watch movie online Rings (2017)
The other end of the room, towards the door. The junk at the far end is the base of a wardrobe which will eventually be assembled and become my main sewing storage.
There’s a LOT of stuff in here, unfinished projects, furniture that doesn’t fit in anywhere else, sewing, painting, cake decorating and knitting stuff, plus anything the kids no longer want in their bedrooms. So the room is wasted space, and causes me no end of stress when we have visitors…it’s a huge job to tidy up and I end up resenting their visit which is no way to carry on.
My plan is to make an organised room for sewing (and maybe painting) that can accommodate visitors as well. So the 20 minute a day sew along is perfect. 20 minutes is just enough time to see results without getting disheartened, and as one poster to the thread commented, 20 minutes a day is 10 hours a month more that I’m doing now!
For inspiration, I started to collect some pics over on Pinterest. Can’t link on my mobile but I’ll add it later. (You could search Gorgeous Cakes/sewing room).
ETA that picture:
I was having a conversation with somebody recently about the different techniques we use in sewing clothes. So I began to make a list. I'm not talking about the basics like laying out a pattern, cutting, simple darts. They are important for sure, but I'm more...
This is an ongoing post, and I'll update it as I go The 2026 wardrobe contest organised by Sewing Pattern Review is the perfect opportunity for me to use up my (huge) stash and also to sew a new wardrobe after big weight loss over the last 12 months. I also need to...
..through the medium of Vintage Sewing Patterns. I discovered this classic deep in my stash recently. Apparently I was a size 12 back when I was 18 years old and sewed this the last time. I loved this pattern, especially the jacket which was so cool. I made it from a...
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