Welcome to Cheekyhandmades Here’s where you can find out all about my classes, my sewing machine repairs, my quilts and my blog. I run classes from a purpose built studio in Walthamstow, east London. I…
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Dressmaking workshops
November sees a new series of Dressmaking workshops start up. This time I have changed the workshops from three full day sessions to two classes with homework in between, to keep the price lower as...
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Repair repair repair
I am absolutely passionate about repair, reusing, upcycling, reloving all things, be they cats or sewing machines or clothes or anything really. I can’t even leave a dyeing plant in the supermarket, I have to...
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I have decided to pull my finger out and do some Zoom teaching. This will be a subscription quilt along, you can join for one month, two months, etc, until your quilt is finished. Each...
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goodbye 2020, good bloody riddance to you
I yearn for basics, a cat on my lap, knitting and decent telly, a few hours at the allotment, bulbs coming up, hugs with my kids. In such a controversial year, such a clusterfuck of...
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How to Find Me
To get to cheekyhandmades you can either drive, or get public transport, or cycle. I am near buses, trains and tubes. See the contact page for more details. My address address is 13 Thorpe Crescent, Walthamstow, E17 5BY, London
Read MoreWalthamstow Market #2
Some years ago I blogged about Walthamstow market and its fabulous fabric shops and it remains a very popular post! Of course things have changed around here but I’m happy to report only for the...
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