After five years of flat and balcony living, we moved house in November to a 1930s end of terrace in south east London with the thing I'd been most missing - a garden. At the time of writing we are in the middle of a global pandemic, confined to our homes and I feel so … Continue reading 1930s House Renovation – House Tour – The ‘Before’
We've just had an offer accepted on a house (!!!!) and ours has sold (!!!!!!!) so I'm getting ahead of myself and thinking about decor. I've researched interior design styles and thought I'd write a post about my favourite ones. There are many styles to choose from: Minimalist, Maximalist, Vintage or Shabby Chic, Traditional/ Farmhouse, … Continue reading My Favourite Interior Design Styles 2019
About a year ago I saw Suzanna from The Threadquarters make a version of Sew Over It's Ella Blouse in a jersey fabric rather than the woven it's designed for. I had the pattern via their PDF club already and immediately ordered the exact fabric Suzanna used. That was February 2018 and it's been … Continue reading Sew Over It – Ella Blouse
If you follow me on Instagram you may have already seen me talking about this dress. It's the Zoe dress by Sew Over It. I first made this dress in a class at Sew Over It a couple of years ago, in a medium weight denim which I wear all the time. I made the … Continue reading Sew Over It Zoe Dress – pattern review
Who would have thought that inside this rather uninviting exterior lives a sewing machine mecca. Open for just three hours on the first Saturday of each month, the Wimbledon Sewing Machine Co.'s Sewing Machine Museum (confusingly located in Tooting Bec) houses hundreds of vintage machines which have been lovingly collected and restored since the end … Continue reading The Secret London Museum You’d Never Know Was There: The London Sewing Machine Museum
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