After a few years of failing to complete make nines even when I've modified them to fit my Modus Operandi, I think it's probably time to abandon that principle once and for all. I've sewn about 30-40 items in each of the last 3 years so I don't need any encouragement to sew. I've tried… Continue reading 2023 (No) Sewing Goals
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Plans and Challenges 2020
Well, the first thing I'm going to tell you about my #makenine2020 is that I'm not making one. If that sounds like a strange way to start a resolutions article let me explain.. I published a #makenine in 2018 and 2019 due in part to FOMO but also because it seemed a good idea to… Continue reading Plans and Challenges 2020
The End is Nigh… or is it already all over?
Hello 2020, another year has ended and we start all over again. Some say its a new decade, me I'm a numerical sort of gal and I think its the beginning of the end. It's now the time when we think about last year and consider what awaits us in this new year. Its the… Continue reading The End is Nigh… or is it already all over?
Reflection: how sewing saved me in 2017
A look back on what I made in 2017 and how it helped me love myself a bit more.
Getting it going
The fact that I'm 50 is hardly news anymore but after a few months of easing into it, I have decided I have to make it count. This is sort of a collection of resolutions, too late really to actually be called New Year's Resolutions as we are well into the New Year. However, my sort of retirement has… Continue reading Getting it going
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