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Oh, a sewing play date sounds so nice. You could sew a Play Date to wear to the play date, even 🙂

Happy first birthday to little Josephine!

My baby girl is one month old today! Doesn’t seem like its been a month though – it just goes so fast.

I used to go to the local craft group when my eldest was little. It got too hard and some of the old ducks didnt cope well stitching around a toddler. So I stopped going until she started kindergarten…[Read more]

Happy first birthday to little Josephine!

My baby girl is one month old today! Doesn’t seem like its been a month though – it just goes so fast.

I used to go to the local craft group when my eldest was little. It got too hard and some of the old ducks didnt cope well stitching around a toddler. So I stopped going until she started kindergarten…[Read more]

When I was young, my mother would send off to the Wright trim company for a package of lace and ribbon bits and pieces. I remember this vividly because I was so in love with this kind of thing. She also took old Christmas cards and punched holes around the edges to make sewing cards for me that I threaded with shoelaces and yarn (dip the cut ends…[Read more]

Maggie, I have been trying to get in touch with you. When you have a chance would you please check your messages here or your Flickrmail? Thanks!

Yup, rehydrate it!

got it, thanks!

@roundtheworldgirl and @jax, meeting up sounds great. I’m hoping to have the top floor of our new house as combined sewing and kids play area (with a fence in between!), so once I’m set up I’d be happy to have a sewing play date!

I used to go to a lovely stitching group at my local quilt shop, and they were very child friendly. I think I may have…[Read more]

@roundtheworldgirl and @jax, meeting up sounds great. I’m hoping to have the top floor of our new house as combined sewing and kids play area (with a fence in between!), so once I’m set up I’d be happy to have a sewing play date!

I used to go to a lovely stitching group at my local quilt shop, and they were very child friendly. I think I may have…[Read more]

I’ve watched both series and it’s addictive! I get excited on the day it’s due to air. I find I fluctuate between being incredulous that some sewers don’t know how to do basic techniques and being humbled by how brilliant some sewers are. After the show I always want to jump up and sew something. If you can access it, do watch it, I know you will enjoy it.

Yay Tamara! Glad it’s back in action, it’s so cute!

Yay Tamara! Glad it’s back in action, it’s so cute!

I redid the elastic in one leg of the heather ross bodysuit. Now we can wear it again!

I redid the elastic in one leg of the heather ross bodysuit. Now we can wear it again!

I pm’d you. 🙂

Really? That makes me so happy, thank you!
PS (I love your name, I wanted a Mimi)