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Top Tip Tuesdays
I've collected all my Top Tip Tuesday posts right here - I'll add more as we post them to Facebook!
Supersized Birthday Bear!
Those of you who watched my January live stream will have seen me start this handsome bear! Here's a little...
40 years in front of the camera!
I thought I’d share with you some pictures from my 40-year career in front of the camera. Apologies some of the pictures are a bit blurry – they were...
Live Stream January 2019 - Birthday Bear
Here is the video of my January live stream - we've boosted the audio, as one or two of you were having trouble with the volume! We stream live on
Live Stream December 2018 - Buttons
Happy New Year everyone! It's taken us a little longer than usual, but here is the video of my December live stream. We've had to do some editing, as a storm...
Decorating for Christmas 2018
We don?t decorate the house too much at Christmas time; we keep it simple with a tree in the corner of the living room and a few white lights. This is the first...
The Girl with a Sewing Machine
I was delighted to meet Jenniffer Taylor when I was at the Alexandra Palace in September, and we had a lovely chat about sewing, life and her book Girl with...
Vintage inspired cushion covers
I bought my son and his wife a vintage armchair last year and was lucky enough to find matching fabric to make two cushion covers! I love the elegant stag design...
Live Stream Nov 2018 - Dressmaking
We've had lots of requests from members, so in this month's live stream I covered some top dressmaking tips! We stream live on
My fabric range
This year I launched my first fabric range, ?A Cottage Garden?, which is based on sketches of the things I love in my garden. The birds drinking from the bird...
Knitting and Stitching Show 2018
I spent four days last week at the KSS show, which took place at this beautiful palace in north London, UK. Alexandra Palace, also known by locals as...
Live Stream Oct 2018 - Presser Feet
I can't believe it's already October, and we've had our third Half Yard Sewing Club live stream! We stream live on
Paris
There were two reasons for my recent visit to Paris, firstly to see the Jean Paul Gaultier Freak fashion show at the Folies Bergere, and secondly to pick up a...
India - part 2!
I thought you’d like to see a few more pictures of our India trip. If you haven't seen the first part of this blog, click
The Handmade Fair 2018
I spent a couple of fabulous days at the Handmade Fair at Hampton Court last week, it was so lovely to meet so many of you, and so many of you joined our club...
Live Stream September 2018 - Cutting tools
We had a lovely time in our second Half Yard Sewing Club live stream! We stream live on


















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