Todd Gibson

The school I went to is called a university, and within it are schools, grouped by discipline. So it’s the University of X, and has the Y Dental School, the Z Business School, etc. I think that’s common in the US, but don’t know if it’s standard. My Uk friends seem to have gone to Universities with colleges within them, but you can study for…[Read more]

Becky, is this your first?

If so, you will find yourself doing mad sewing until the wee hours saying… how clever this is! So ingenious!

And then when you try to make something from another pattern maker, you will be disgusted and find yourself digging out the instructions from this or that O+S pattern to show you how to do it better than…[Read more]

Hmmm. I can’t seem to get a link posted here. Apologies for the multiple postings.

Oh a funeral I am sorry.

We may be attending the furry baby’s own funeral soon. (Not really but, you all will understand and weep with me….)

So the jumprope dress I just completed. The one she’s only worn once. Yeah, this one…

Oh a funeral I am sorry.

We may be attending the furry baby’s own funeral soon. (Not really but, you all will understand and weep with me….)

So the jumprope dress I just completed. The one she’s only worn once. Yeah, this one…

University v college??

I think Americans go to “college” generally, even if it is a university, and Ukers go to uni because colleges are inside of universities, right? Like King’s College at Cambridge Uni.

Here in the US, colleges are smaller and will grant an advanced degree (M.A./M.S./M.B.A.) but not a terminal one. Universities are larger…[Read more]

Making costumes for free is such fun
Until someone commissioned “The Sun”

Making costumes for free is such fun
But the moment that I have begun
I wish that I hadn’t

Making costumes for free is such fun
But the moment that I have begun

Very exciting trip to the city today to poke ’round a few salvage yards for materials to start my sewing room storage system.
My husband Jed and son Hugo are building it and both love timber and using recycled items.
I am pretty excited although it won’t be a quick project. Jed takes forever to build stuff but does an awesome job when he gets…[Read more]

Very exciting trip to the city today to poke ’round a few salvage yards for materials to start my sewing room storage system.
My husband Jed and son Hugo are building it and both love timber and using recycled items.
I am pretty excited although it won’t be a quick project. Jed takes forever to build stuff but does an awesome job when he gets…[Read more]

Making costumes for free is such fun

I did 😉

I wish I could sew but can not
My children want supper, what rot!
I just want to stitch
(and perhaps to be rich)
But such skills are for free, I forgot.

(Last line in sarcasm font)

Making costumes for free is such fun

I wish I could sew but can not
My children want supper, what rot!
I just want to stitch
(and perhaps to be rich)
But such skills are for free, I forgot.

(Last line in sarcasm font)