square deal

I got a parcel in the post yesterday. Always cause for celebration! But this one, although small, was anticipated with particular joy as it came from Pomme de Jour. If you haven’t come across Tanya and her amazing emporium before, … Continue reading

inspired!

It’s funny how inspiration strikes. You can be minding your own business doing a spot of interweb browsing when all of a sudden, something makes you get up and go “Right then!” – words which, in our household, are the … Continue reading

fun with a frock

Yesterday I walked back from sewing class in a blizzard. That’s how keen I am to get my current dressmaking project done. I love this stage of construction, where you first start to see how all those jigsaw pieces of fabric … Continue reading

starts and finishes

The skirt, my first venture into the world of dressmaking, is finally finished. I wore it to sewing class, just to prove that I had actually finished it, and not shoved it to the back of a cupboard for twenty years. Which was … Continue reading

worth queuing for

Well, I made it to the vintage fair yesterday! I couldn’t believe the number of people queuing outside when I got there, just fifteen minutes after opening time. Young and old, male and female, trendy and – ahem – not-so-much, outrageous and … Continue reading

cross stitch cravings

I don’t know about you, but I keep coming across (excuse the pun!) beautiful cross stitchery at the moment. I have done a fair bit of cross stitch in the past. I do like the rhythmic, relaxing nature of it. … Continue reading