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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I bloody love autumn
I’m in the middle of a working holiday in Utrecht. I’m house sitting for my friend Annemieke whom I’ve known since I was 14. She lives in a beautiful little house just outside the centre...
Read MoreMy perimenopause journey
My perimenopause journey has been a hard one. Never before affected by hormones much at all, suddenly everything was upside down, topsy turvy and I wasn’t coping with the basics even. And I talked to...
Read MoreWinter warmer playlist
Please find here my latest Spotify playlist
Read MoreMenswear patterns
As with all things fashion and sewing related, men are woefully under represented in sewing patterns written for them. Shirts, waistcoats, PJs and joggers is just about what it boils down to. Safe, wardrobe staples,...
Read MoreAugust, what plans I had for you…
I was in a creative practitioners’ session in July and the workshop leader said she always takes August off. To go see friends, exhibitions, rejuvenate, and she see this as essential personal development. And I...
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2023 Sewing plans update
I made a list of all the patterns I really wanted to make this year back in December 2022. For years I had been buying patterns whenever I saw something I fancied, but only in...
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