I have a question for you, how often have you gone fabric shopping, fallen head over heels in love with a fabric, taken it home, washed it, stitched it up, twirled a bit in it… and then… something about it just doesn’t quite feel right and it ends up hanging in the wardrobe for months?
Go and take a look in your sewing kit and I bet you’ll have a sewing gauge of some description in there.
It’s that time of the year where we start to think about New Years Resolutions. Maybe you are thinking of taking up a new crafty hobby (might I suggest sewing?!) or you want to really hone you craft and get more out of your hobby.
Hands up if you have a stash of beautiful ribbon proudly displayed in a glass jar in your sewing space?
Sometimes a fabric comes along that just needs a little extra love and attention to ensure a smooth and enjoyable sewing session.
Hi! My name is Barbara and I am a sewing obsessed, professional perfectionist. This is a not so very serious condition that I’ve had since I was 16. I’m currently stitching my own dream wardrobe and I like to make my garments look just as pretty on the inside as on the outside.
When I first started sewing and needed to measure up a hem accurately all I had was a 15cm ruler from a stationary set
Quilting weight cottons are such a fantastic place to start out dressmaking, and I still get sucked in by the gorgeous array of prints that they come in. But fairly quickly you start to see what else is out there…
