Finally! I have made myself a pair of trousers. This makes me insanely happy 🙂 The Outfit Along 2016 has finally kicked my arse enough to get round to making myself a pair of trousers. During my less than successful attempt at Me Made May made me realise that this is a section of my wardrobe that I need to… Read more »
This weeks Sunday Sevens is being written up on my phone as I have just got back from celebrating a friends birthday in Wycombe. Sunday sevens is organised by Natalie. This week we took delivery of a dehydrator and so harvested “a few” herbs from the back garden to try drying I also harvested the first salad leaves from the… Read more »
So here is my official declaration that I am participating in the Outfit Along this year. I am not using either of the suggested patterns as I want what I make to actually get some use and I don’t wear skirts that much and never wear knitted tops. Knitting: This would be were I fall down during the OAL I… Read more »
This weeks late night Sunday Sevens is being written up on my phone as I am chilling out in the back garden under a blanket enjoying the fact that I’m not frozen solid at 11 at night. Sunday sevens is organised by Natalie. When I came back from sailing last weekend my parent’s were round and helping Nikki to put… Read more »
Ok so I haven’t officially given a pledge to Me Made May this year but I have had it in the back of my mind all month. I didn’t sign up as I knew it would be really awkward this year as the timing is just not easy. I didn’t get off the Pelican til the 6th of May, I… Read more »
Another wardrobe basic coming up. I am a big fan of layering, which isn’t always obvious from what you see me wearing but I am not a fan of the cold so have a habit of wearing thermals or extra tops under my clothes to keep me warm. I have a very large selection of scoop neck strappy tops for… Read more »
Welcome to this weeks instalment of Sunday Sevens from Natalie at Thread and Bobbins, posting 7 photos of your week that wouldn’t warrant blog posts of their own. The start of this week has somewhat set the tone for the week with a trip to the health centre at boots for a blood test. My body still doesn’t like giving… Read more »
This recently Nikki and I took a trip to Fabric Land in Bournemouth to get some fabric for the Latin dresses, well that didn’t happen but I did come back with a big bag of new fabrics for me and here are some ideas of what I plan to sew with them (confession: some of these might already have… Read more »
Welcome to this weeks instalment of Sunday Sevens from Natalie at Thread and Bobbins, posting 7 photos of your week that wouldn’t warrant blog posts of their own. A surprinsgly productive week considering I didn’t even leave the house until weds evening. Next week would like to make more tops, look at getting a decent pattern for a layering… Read more »
