Thoughts on Life, Pregnancy and Blogging

Me-made jersey maxi! I didn't realise how big I'd got until I saw this picture...  As of last week, I'm off on maternity le...

Finished: Nautical Dress

This dress has been in the pipeline for some time. Despite being quick to sew, it's taken me a while to get it put together. Howev...

Finished - Sailboat Wiksten Tova

Woohoo! I finally got around to making my Tova shirt. And I love it.     Pattern Used  Wiksten Tova. I downloaded the pdf pattern from...

'Goodbye Waistband!': 10 Thoughts on Dressing in Pregnancy

Sewing for, and dressing during, pregnancy certainly brings some new challenges. I've put together a few thoughts about how I've bee...

Juniper Dress - From Sew U Home Stretch

  Finally catching up with the numerous fans of this book across blogland, I made a dress using Wendy Mullin's book Sew U Home Stretc...

Jungle....April!

Well I utterly failed at Jungle January . I have documented the sewing machine failure (and the subsequent sewing machine delight) that h...

Beam Me Up Snitmonster Dress aka The Pattern Swap Dress

Do any of you keep a note of the comments made by your nearest and dearest on your handmade items? This dress received several seconds of co...

Sort-Of Crescent Maternity Skirt & Mad Fabric Springy-ness

Goal: A versatile basic maternity skirt I can wear throughout my pregnancy Reality:  A skirt perfect for a pregnant schoolgirl (with a...