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Rainy Days and (Bank Holiday) Mondays….

29th August 2011

Allegedly the “Tillage” (not quite a town not quite a village IMO) where I live is having a Regatta style week this week. Short of a few strands of bunting, a banner and some charity… Read The Post

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Fitting, Pattern Drafting, Top Draftalong

Top Draftalong # 29 – Bust Dart Enlargement

25th August 2011

Ok so here goes. This is a LONG post peops. I racked my brains trying to seperate this into more bitesize individual posts but each stage of this is so interlinked with the next that… Read The Post

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Fitting, Pattern Drafting, Top Draftalong

Top Draftalong # 28 – Bust Adjustments

24th August 2011

Ahhh, finally! I am soooooo sorry if I’ve kept anyone waiting with these posts. But I have managed to squeeze some time out of the last few days to make some progress on the Top… Read The Post

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Ponderings, Sewing, Sewing Basics

The Seven Deadly Sins of Sewing……

11th August 2011

When pondering recently, just what I have learnt since I began my sewing adventures a couple of years ago, it occurred to me that there are certain things that I do now, that I was… Read The Post

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gift ideas, quilting, Sewing, Tutorials

My first ickle quilt…..

22nd June 2011

Hello!!!  I finally finished up the quilted baby matt I mentioned recently…. This is where we left off in the last post…. You may recall that I had everything bagged up, in order, (sad!) ready… Read The Post

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Sewing, Sewing Basics, Tips and Tricks

Sewing Basic # 13 – Tailor’s Knot

20th June 2011

This is another one of the plethora (OMG it’s only Monday and I’m using words like plethora!) of little tips and techniques that can contribute massively to the quality of your finish. I was shown… Read The Post

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Sewing, Sewing Basics

Sewing Basic # 12 – Sewing a dart

17th June 2011

Wonky darts anyone? I’ve sewn a few, I’ll be honest. However, that is what tutors are for, no?  My tutor has passed on a couple of tips for sewing darts that have really helped me… Read The Post

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Sewing, Sewing Basics

Sewing Basics # 11 – Machine Buttonhole

6th June 2011

I spent a long time avoiding sewing button holes. For some reason I’d built them up in my head to be really scary. I have since discovered they are easy as pie. I was required… Read The Post

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