2018 It was up, then it was down, It was fast then it was slow, I was here and I was there. It was a good year overall but the end of 2018 tells me I need to be a little less That Random Madam. I set myself a Make Nine challenge at the end of […]
Are IG friends real friends?
I’ve been a bit preoccupied with work for the last few weeks and so I haven’t been on social media much. It made me think about a few things as a result. New colleagues, a family bereavement and the approach of Christmas got me thinking about the people we have in our lives. I’ve got […]
Advanced/Plus Difficile… Irresistible!
Looking through my pattern stash/library I realised that quite a lot of my old Vogue patterns are graded ‘Advanced/Plus difficile’. Why is that phrase so appealing to me? It just reveals that side of me that can’t resist a challenge. At times I think I’ve viewed my sewing like an extreme sport, the more challenging […]
LaineeMakes does SewPhotoHop2018: Weeks three and four
I started off thinking I wouldn’t be able to post every day of September, and I surprised myself by making through nearly three weeks. However, I did have a holiday in the middle and also I went back to work at the beginning of September so I didn’t make it to the end. I’m combining […]
LaineeMakes does SewPhotoHop2018: Week Two
Well, well, well. How time flies. It’s been ages since #sewphotohop but I am behind in my posts. Work, travels and needing to talk about other stuff meant that my week two round up is well late. Here it is anyway. Day 8: This was ‘Especially for… ‘ this prompt seemed to be taken in […]
It’s not all pink and shiny – Diversity, where art thou?
A week or so ago, I caught sight of a post under the Sewcialists banner on diversity, which really got me thinking, the post written by @sewnbrooklyn tackled the subject of the lack of diversity in sewing publications. I was still mulling it over when @thelittlepomegranate upped the ante when she shared her post and […]
LaineeMakes does SewPhotoHop2018 : Week One
I’m entering another photo challenge. No sooner had #braugust2018 come to a close than it was time for #SewPhotohop. It’s organised by Rachel of @houseofpinheiro and seems to be one of the most popular on the sewing IG calendar. I joined in sporadically last September because, as always seems the case I was away for […]
The spoils of the sewing challenge
I finally made something using my gift from last years #sewtogetherforsummer challenge. I’m playing it safe but I have made a dress using my Tunic Bible, which was given to me by Sarah, Suzy and Monika last year. I’ve enjoyed reading the book through a couple of times last year when I won it and […]
Keeping a promise: I make something from my vintage #burdastyle magazine collection
At the beginning of the year, I committed to joining in the Burdastyle challenge at the prompt of Hila @saturdaynightstitch. Now we are already in the second half of the year I better do something about honouring my pledge. I have been nursing this piece of fabric in my stash for a long time, I […]
Testing, testing: how to reach out by testing for others
One of the really rewarding things I have discovered in my first year as an online sewist is the benefit of testing. I’ve been lucky enough to get involved in a number of product tests and reviews which have allowed me to move ahead in my sewing. Did I hear you say “Freebies!” The overarching proviso […]
