Sewing machines I own…# Elna Grasshopper
I have to come clean, I have A LOT of sewing machines. Bit of an Ebay habbit combined with people giving me machines, car boot sales etc, and before you know it you have about...
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Sewing cool clothes for boys
I have three boys but only one still young enough to like me making clothes for him, he is six and called Max and has great style! It’s been really hard in the past to...
Read Moreindigo quilt
I’ve been working on this quilt for a long time. Sadly as I was nearing completion I washed it and something ran really badly. Which was odd because all the fabric had been pre-washed. It...
Read MoreWalthamstow fabric shops
I’ve lived in Walthamstow for over 8 years now and guess I’ve become a bit blasé about the amount of fabric shops and stalls that can be found just on the street market. It was...
Read MoreElna Grasshopper & the quilt I made on it
My lovely dad brought over this stunning Elna Grasshopper. She’s an old girl, made as she was in September 1946! She is however in perfect condition and sew beautifully. Seeing as I had to...
Read MoreMammoth quilts!
I have been working on a quilt commission for the last 6 weeks or so- not solidly, but interspersed with Open University reading, other sewing, teaching and of course, looking after my boys and myself!...
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