Spring Sewing Swap - Post Your Links

Hello Swappers By now you should hopefully have received your swap parcel from your partner. I received mine from Krafty Kat this weekend...

Out with the Singer, in with the Janome

I didn't realise I was so attached to my sewing machine until we fell out. I hadn't given it a name or anything, like some people do...

99% Awesome Dress

I really love this dress. Really, really love it. I'm not particularly vain, but I will admit that I have spent a fair amount of time...

Workhorse Knitting

Here's what's been on my needles over the past few weeks:     It's the Manu cardigan by Kate Davies, for which I'm u...

Finished: 1940s Fairisle Sweater

It's done! It's done! I started to knit this jumper on September 9th last year and now I have finally finished it. It's been...

My Favourite Vintage Homewear Find

Last month I made my favourite ever homewear find - a pair of gorgeous 1950s barkcloth curtains. I spotted them in the vintage section of a...

5 Making Goals for 2012

 (Gratuitous Cat Picture) I really want to keep it simple with my 'making' goals this year, so this is just a short post to set the...

Sunday in Pictures

 Picnic Walk Cup of Tea Cat on knee Knitting

Making a Garment from an Existing Item

This project was something of a first for me for two reasons - sewing something requested by a friend, and making a pattern using an existin...

From Duvet Cover to 50s Day Dress

  Ahoy there! I think this dress has a distinctly nautical feel - it is a wearable muslin for the dress I am wearing to a wedding next wee...

Cabled Cardigan/Cat Rest Progress

You know how cats love to sit on whatever you put down - a newspaper, a plastic bag, some laundry? Well our cat is no exception: Anyway, ...