We had a slow start to the day today. Not many people were around for the first hour or so. That gave me a bit of time to try & catch up on the shirts. I’m afraid I’ve fallen behind a bit on the schedule I set for myself. The
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NEC Day Two
A much better start to the day. We sailed through the traffic to arrive at the NEC in record time. Brilliant, plenty of time to have a look around & of course to shop. Now, at the beginning of the week I was cheering as I have got my stash
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Day One at Sewing for Pleasure
Our day didn’t start very well. We got stuck on the M6 for around an hour. The weather was very bad too. Fortunately is was only rain & we always allow a lot of time to get to Birmingham. We still arrived about 30mins before the show opened. Not enough
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Ready to Go
We have set up at the NEC Sewing for Pleasure exhibition. Surprisingly everything went according to plan. We loaded up the car without having to repack it. We got to the NEC without getting stuck in traffic. Managed to get a space inside the hall to unload. Set up the
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Best Laid Plans.
Best Laid Plans After seeing the weather forecast last week for the weekend, we decided to have a sewing weekend. We planned all the meals, got in anything we needed from the shops, made sure I posted the birthday cards that I should have sent & paid the newspaper bill.
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Sewing Over the Holidays
Sewing Over the Holidays Did you manage to get time to sew over the holidays? With all those people to see, cooking & partying to do, my time was very limited. I also spent some time tidying up a corner of my workroom. In a pile of stuff, I found
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Accessories to go with the Padded Coat
Accessories to go with the Padded Coat I had a bit of fabric left over, after making the padded coat I made for my sister before Christmas. So, as a surprise for her for Christmas, I decided to make some accessories to go with the coat. She likes to wear
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Padded Coat
I have, at last managed to finish the padded coat for my sister Wendy. Those of you who have been following the progress of this coat will know that she kept on changing her mind about details, like the pockets. I loved working with the fabric & it made up
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New Stock
New Stock Over the past few months, every time I seem to reorder stock, something seems to have gone up in price. I’ve been trying to keep my prices the same & have been searching for new suppliers who can provide the goods I want at the price & quality
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McQueen
On Sunday evening, I was lucky enough to get tickets to go to the V & A museum to see a showing of the DVD McQueen. I’ve been a member of the V & A for three years & they have been sending me member’s events every month in all
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