As somebody who loves sewing, I'm very lucky to live in West London. The Goldhawk Road is only a short bus ride away (or car journey if...

After a mini splurge at EmSewCrazy recently, this vintage beauty fell into my hands. It's Butterick 8629 from 1959 - a simple sheath d...

Just in case you think you've been transported to France, you haven't, you're still here with me and my appalling O Level Frenc...

Aha, that got your attention didn't it?! Luckily for you, this post is all about fabric and shoes as I'll be waxing lyrical about m...

Thank you all for entering the Hemingway Design fabric giveaway - I'm delighted that so many of you are as taken with the collection a...

Let's talk about circle skirts, or half circles or three-quarter circles or however much of a circle you want your circle skirt to be. ...

After running a whole WEEK of daily giveaways for One Week, One Pattern , I vowed to take a bit of a break from giveaways for a while. All ...