When Im not sewing, blogging, working, eating flapjacks or drinking too much wine, I may be found organising a craft market called Brighton Craftaganza. There are three of these events a year held in...
We are getting close to the end of another awesome me-made/self-stitched month. Thankfully this week the sun has come out to play so I can rock some of my warmer weather gear, and step yall from yawn...
This is now totally my favourite part of MMMay12, seeing my peops wearing the garments Ive made for them. So lets see how the third week of the Other People part of my MMMay12 challenge shaped up...D...
Ive been really excited about writing todays post. There is pretty much nothing that excites me more than figuring out how to make a new type of garment, then doing so successfully. The idea being th...
Day 17 me-mades:Denim sailor trousers (Burda pattern)Remade Peter Pan collar sweatshirtVest (camisole)Pants (knickers)Chillaxing during MMMay12 here! Its important to have a little rest during a hect...
Day 13 me-mades:As yet un-properly blogged navy cropped trousersMariner T-shirtReversible bolero shrugVest (camisole)Pants (knickers)I love these trousers so much. Ill blog about them more fully hope...
**UPDATED with pattern details for creating your own peplum top. See bottom of this post**The readers of this blog with the keenest of eyes may have noticed a few garments popping up in various photo...
I enjoyed creating last weeks Other People MMMay12 round up so much. It was really fun to see my loved ones wearing something Id stitched each day, even if extracting and collating the documentation ...
Day 9 me-mades:School Boy trousersRemade sweatshirt (as yet unblogged)Vest (camisole)Pants (knickers)COMFY outfit! I really cant explain how nice these trousers feel to wear. I often panic thinking t...
I am being slow to catch up with the garments and poems of the Poetry & Clothing project, what with it being mid-May and Im only just blogging about February, but as everyone knows, the...
Last week the online version of UK broadsheet newspaper The Guardian ran a photo story in response to a new garment recycling campaign launched my the major retailer Marks & Spencer. Argueably Br...
As fun as my most recent post documenting all the other people wearing Zo-made things was, its time to catch up with my own challenge documentation. Afterall, you need to keep an eye on me, make sure...
In an effort to up the ante of my personal challenge pledge this time round for MMMay12, I included a new element for myself. Not only will I be wearing me-made clothing throughout May, but...
I am incredibly excited to announce that this years me-made/self-stitched challenge is the biggest one to date! More people have signed up to challenge themselves, more people have joined the flickr ...
Happy Me-Made-May 12!!!!!!!!!!! In celebration of the beginning of this exciting month, heres a special treat for everyone who checks out my little blog, whether you are taking pa...
Now, it cannot have escaped your notice that Im pretty behind with the documentation of mine and Harriets Poetry & Clothing project. Perhaps you were fearing the worst and had assumed that i...
Something I nearly do each time I launch a Me-Made or Self-Stitched challenge is forget to actually sign up myself! Youd think that all the signing up comments that ping into my inbox for t...
Peops! Apols for the delay, but better tardy than never. The opportunity to sign up to the MMMay12 Flickr group and MMMay12 Facebook page has arrived! These are two entirely optional methods for docu...
Now, dont flip out. I want you to be calm. Ok? Good. Because I have something to tell you. Ready?:I MADE SHOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!Seriously. One week ago, I made some shoes. Real shoes li...
So, as promised, today Im offering to those who are interested, a closer look at the Super Hero dress. One of the two that I made for the Simplicity blog hop/giveaway promo, according to the comments...
Its probably impossible not to notice, particularly if you live in a city, the recent proliferation of sewing schools, studios and classes popping up all over the shop. This is reflecting the rise in...
I was very fortunate to spend Saturday in the company of many lovely sewing ladies in London. Hot on the tails of our successful Brighton De-Stash Meet-up, the formidable Claire organised another alo...
Im pretty stunned and thoroughly excited about the number of participants who have signed up so far for 2012s only official me-made/self-stitched challenge. It is so cool to see participants from pre...
Hiya peops. So, as previously explained, Im taking part in the Simplicity Patterns Get a Vintage Look Blog Social and Giveaway. Upon receipt of the three patterns that are being given away my job was...
Its here!!!!!!!!!!!!! The ONLY official me-made/self-stitched challenge of 2012, and nows the time to sign up.What is MMM12?Me-Made-May 12 (MMM12 for short) is a challenge designed to encourage peopl...
As you may know, this year I am undertaking a sewing-related project with super-talented sewing blogger Cecile from Sewing and so on. (By the way, have you SEEN her new nautical dress?! Im currently ...
Alrightly. So, as previously announced, this week Ive been taking part in Tillys OWOP! project: to wear a garment each day from one of my favourite sewing patterns for a whole week. My pattern of cho...
Right. So this is the situation. See those three sewing patterns pictured below? The Simplicity pattern company gave them to me (and four other sewing bloggers) for free, but you can also get your ha...
A couple of weeks ago, I declared my involvement in Tillys One Week, One Pattern! project. To recap, this project is designed to celebrate the sewing patterns we most enjoy and have found most sewabl...
Hey! See that smug lady pictured above? Shes all happy coz she snared this cute little 1950s blouse in a local vintage shop. Hahahahaha! A LIE! I totally just told a lie. I totally actually made this...
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