Well I had planned to do some sewing this weekend, but between marking (mock) exam papers and folding origami cranes, I got nowhere near the sewing room. Why the cranes? Remember my daughter is getting married in August, and she had the idea of using the ‘lucky’ 1000 cranes as decoration, so I got roped … Continue reading Giving the Bird
Well, fairly short.More SWAP gear. Today, black jersey with mesh detailing, V8793, a Tilton pattern I’ve used before. I’ve cut the double collar, but may not use it, we’ll see. That was easy. Then, a pieced B6287. A favourite pattern, I wear the 2 tops I made from this a lot. One pattern piece went … Continue reading Short Cut
I teach. I went into teaching aged 35, so not a wide-eyed innocent by any means. I already had kids of my own, in fact the youngest was already 9 at this stage , the eldest was 13. I fixed many a stroppy youth with a steely eye and pointed out that my son was … Continue reading Lessons and life
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