I have most of the pattern cutting books by Winifred Aldrich but I’d heard a fair bit about the one by Adele Margolis so I decided to get it. Different authors and pattern makers often describe things in a slightly different way. I’ve read through a bit of it and quite like the idea of practicing with […]
At the end of last year friends of mine had their first grandbaby born. C had been knitting squares for a baby blanket during the year and had asked me if I would be happy to stitch it together. Which I was. I thought she meant that I needed to sew all the squares together
I’ve gone back in time a bit to the end of last year. Continuing with my catch-up posts. The last costumes were more leotards for Rachel Compton Dance Studio. This time for the older girls, and a cabaret style was needed. I was provided with a few images of the type of thing Rachel had
Last concert sewing for 2014! Read More »
This post should really come in a week or so – but blow “should”! I’m a bit too excited to wait that long! A friend from down the road rang me on Saturday morning. She was having a garage sale and wanted to let me know she had some patterns and fabric she thought I
A gift – and a purchase! Read More »
A few days after my last post we went away for 9 days! We being my dad (Pa), Brains, Locket and I.The main reason for the trip was so Pa could attend the Netherton School 125th Jubilee, his old primary school. He was keen to go but due to his age, 88 years, and getting