Shoulder and Neckline Adjustments
No one has the same body, we are all completely unique and very rarely does a garment fit perfectly first time.
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Sewing Room Goodies
If you didn't already know I'm a huge fan of bunting, so much so that I rallied the troops and made what felt like miles of the stuff for our wedding in 2015. I have a small length of it up in the house now but I have a bag full of autumnal bunting in orange, green and gold so if anyone has any thoughts on what I can do with it now I'd love to hear them.
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My Lovely New Machine
The Brother XN2500 was perfect as a starter machine and saw me through many a project, including one with denim which I was pretty impressed with.
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The Buchanan
Yep, gone are the days when Friday was the night for getting dressed up and hitting the town. I'll be honest with you I never have been a big party goer and I've certainly never been one to enjoy dancing in high heels all night. Much preferring to sit in a pub with a drink, good friends and lots of laughs.
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The Fraser Sweatshirt
I'm going to put all the blame on Christmas here, and that spending time with family and friends, going out and getting all the shopping done really was far more important. We'll forget the fact that I could have done it during those moments when I was sat on the sofa eating yet another mince pie watching the Lord of the Rings films.
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January Pattern Inspiration
Down on the south coast it's business as usual with our weather but I am keeping an eye on the news and hoping everyone on the east coast is safe and well. I think your best bet is to batten down the hatches, stick on Netflix and get your sewing machine out!
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My 2017 Make Nine
If you follow any sewing Instagram accounts you will probably have noticed a hashtag that has been doing the rounds the last week or so, you might even have done it yourself! #2017makenine came into being thanks to Rochelle New who decided to post her plans for 2017 and encouraged others to do the same. It has been so inspiring to see what everyone is planning to sew over the coming months so I wanted to get in on the action!
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