Or Sam for short. A frugal home sewing enthusiast, from Yorkshire, England.Â
I hope that my trials and tribulations might help out the online sewing community. Or at least entertain in some way. Who knows? It’s the internet after all.
I won the Ilford Jacket pattern from an Instagram challenge run by @SewOver50 celebrating their 20k followers prize, I was …
Well it’s finals week this week & we were down to the last 3 contestants to crown this seasons winner. …
Great British Sewing Bee – Season 6 – Episode 10 – Celebration Week Read More
It’s quarter finals week already! Here’s my review of the 8th episode of this season’s Great British Sewing Bee, aired …
Great British Sewing Bee Series 6 Episode 8 – International week Read More
A review of the Great British Sewing Bee 80s week & a challenge to sew something inspired from the show
Here’s my review of the 6th episode of this season’s Great British Sewing Bee, aired on the 27th of May …
Great British Sewing Bee Series 6 Episode 6 – Reduce | Reuse | Recycle Read More
We were down to 8 contestants for this weeks show, where we saw them making a basque, refashion pyjamas & …
Great British Sewing Bee Series 6 – Episode 5 – Lingerie & Sleepwear Read More
This week we are down to 9 contestants for Sports week, where they sewed a mans rugby shirt, transformed some …
Great British Sewing Bee – Series 6 Episode 4 – Sports Week Read More
Another great week on the sewing bee, this one aired on the 6th of May 2020. Here’s my YouTube review, …
Great British Sewing Bee – Series 6 Episode 3 Children’s Week Read More
I’m back for my review of the 2nd episode of this season’s Great British Sewing Bee, aired on the 29th …
I’m back with another YouTube video, reviewing the 1st episode of the new series aired on the 22nd of April …
So, exciting news, I’ve launched a YouTube channel 😱 My very first video is about the new Great British Sewing …
Great British Sewing Bee – Sustainable Style Book & Pattern Review Read More
Now that I’ve got the coat making out of the way I can concentrate on my sewing plans for the …
Well it’s February & I started writing this review early in January & never got it finished! Better late than …
My first foray into testing a pattern for a vintage style coat for Charm patterns
The Montavilla is a dress & top pattern by Sew House 7, which I bought last year when it was …
After the success of my first make 9 I thought that I would lay down my plans for Autumn/Winter 2019. …
So here we are 3/4s of the way through the year & I thought I would post a quick update …
The final project on my make 9 list for 2019 was the Penny dress by Colette, a calf length shirt …
I’ve recently become rather overwhelmed with the amount of fabric I have & want to tackle the stash before it …
I was inspired to sew this shirtdress after seeing Beccas @Redwsews lovely version in issue 63 of Love Sewing magazine. …
