A Time for Stitching

We took the opportunity to have a long weekend away, last week. We didn’t go far but it was lovely to have a complete break. We stayed in ou...

 My little blog has laid dormant for getting on 7 years!! I recently added to my ‘Books I’ve Read’ page, on here, and noticed on one of the ...

When looking back for photos of memory bears that I have made this year so far, I was surprised to find there were only two orders, because...

Welcome to my first post of 2018. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. I'm afraid it didn't feel very festive, to...

I read something online recently about a popular frugal living blog (that I had not heard of) having suddenly disappeared. In that case, th...

I've had the idea to try making memory/keepsake bears for a little while. I finally got around to trying it a couple of months ago, a...

Yes, I've been back at the bag making over the past few weeks. It started with this one (above) that I made for myself from my own pa...

I'm finally able to tick something off my bucket list. That thing is 'to knit a pair of socks'! And here they are! I even man...

When I catch up on my blog reading, I notice all the different styles of blog post there are. I'm aware of the ones that keep my attent...

I've been wanting to give soft toy making a try for quite a while. So, it seemed appropriate (in accordance with my upcycling ethos) to...

 A belated Happy Valentine's Day to you all! It all passed by quite uneventfully here. 😊. I saw this hat pattern all over a Facebo...

I made a decision towards the end of last year to spend the first month of this year working on a few makes for myself. I've had a me...

 I've been a big fan of the Great British Sewing Bee since it started in 2013. If you haven't seen it yet, it's a bit like t...