Sewing a hand made wardrobe
Anyone else bumbling through the school holidays? I’m quite exhausted to be honest. Don’t get me wrong. It’s lovely to see more of the children but trying to work full time and juggle child-share has had me a bit frayed around the edges this year. No holiday plans has meant no proper stretch of time …
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I had a little trip down memory lane yesterday, looking back at old projects and it was a real eye opener as to how far I’ve come and how much I’ve learned. There’s plenty more I need to learn and – hoping I’m not teaching too many grandmas to suck eggs, here – I thought I’d share some of …
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Here’s a little something that wasn’t on my mahoosive Christmas to do list! So it’s a small miracle that it’s being blogged here and now. Each and every year at around about this time, I say out loud, over and over that next year I will start earlier with Christmas prep: do my accounts in …
Good grief! How did it get to be nearly Christmas? How do I get to be so not ready every single year? Well thank you Burda Style magazine for the memory jog but I’m not sure I have enough disposable hours for many more makes before the big day. I am sorely tempted by your …
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Good morning Burda lovers! The sky is blue, the sun is streaming through my window and it’s hard to imagine that we will all be battening down the hatches in preparation for a freak storm tonight. Quite frankly the idea of being house bound for a few days suits me just fine. Mustn’t forget to …
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I’m fresh back from the ‘Couture Inside Out – 1950s Paris and London’ workshop at the London Fashion and Textile Museum. Must blog straight away for fear of forgetting anything! After all I forgot notebook and pen in the first place! First treat of the day was that I got to meet and enjoy this …
Before we skip to some of the inside shots of September’s Burda Style Mag, I just want to reiterate the wording of the flash on the cover. 16 Free patterns, 51 different outfits worth £61, for only £4.75! So whether you like 51 or just 1 of the following styles, you must agree, it’s still …
Good afternoon lovely ooobop followers. Today I bring you news of September’s Burdastyle mag all the way from sunny Malta. Well actually not so sunny. More stormy right now, which Is why I am insanely posting from my phone. Impressed that I am able to do so but RSi of the thumb and index finger …
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What have you ByHandLondon girls done to me? How am I ever going to make another dress that doesn’t involve an Elisalex bodice? To be fair, it was the fabric that led the dress time. A three metre bolt of cellophaned gorgeousness that has patiently lain in wait for about 18 months at the bottom of …
Well hello August Burdastyle Mag with 16 Free Patterns. So very pleased to receive you! This month veers completely away from the beach and heads into Autumn with a whole range of styles. Heaven knows how the Burda team keeps it up each month. It’s as much as I can do to come up with …