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The Accidental Winner: why it pays to dig out those sewing UFOs.

Now meet my "Afterthought" dress, the late to the party dress, the slow-slow-slow game-winner. It's months since I made her but only now got around to wearing and writing about it! I'm currently in a phase of craving instant gratification I see a new fabric or pattern and I want to sew it now, but… Continue reading The Accidental Winner: why it pays to dig out those sewing UFOs.

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Unrequited Sewing: The Pattern Stash gets busted

All of my sewing sisters will be guilty of stashing far more fabric than we know what to do with but since I've joined in with the wonderful world of the sewcialists I have had to concede that it's not just fabrics that I have a huge unused pile of but there is also a… Continue reading Unrequited Sewing: The Pattern Stash gets busted