If you thought only the Queen had two birthdays you’d be right, but here I am a mere 5 months after our last “It’s our birthday” post saying it again. That’s because a year ago today I opened the doors to Sewisfaction HQ, our happy haven, our lovely shop at Holme Grange Craft Village and […]
Read MoreWell hello! I’m back with another blog post and a little bit of an unusual one for me – this doesn’t happen very often to me but I had a bit of a nightmare with this make. Firstly, I was so busy swooning over all the delicious fabric on the Sewisfaction site and struggling to […]
Read MoreIt’s been a couple of months since I showed you what I’ve been sewing, so I hope you enjoy this vlog with my recent makes. There are quite a few new things to show you, I’m feeling like my sewing is quite productive at the moment!
Read MoreClearly this vlog was meant to be up before The Big Summer Stitch Up but I didn’t get a chance to edit it – sorry! I wanted to show you the lovely little craft village where Sewisfaction is based and show you some of the other brilliant independent businesses that are based here. It’s such […]
Read MoreHi everyone, It’s Kathy back with another dress! This time I am trying a Chalk and Notch pattern for the first time – The Fringe Dress. This year as part of my #2018makenine pledge, I am trying to use nine sewing patterns from independent companies that I have never used before. This is the fourth […]
Read MoreThis week’s vlog has been a little delayed as Sheona is poorly this week – but if you haven’t seen it already, Sheona has been chatting about what it has been like in her first year running Sewisfaction. It’s a long vlog but it covers the Sewisfaction journey so far, including the highs, lows and […]
Read MoreThe Eleonore Pull-On Jeans I have a little bit of a confession to make. I have been sewing for nearly 10 years now, and I could count on one hand the number of trousers I have made! I think the fitting issue has always scared me just a little bit too much. But this year’s […]
Read MoreReady to up your sewing speed? My top tips for how to sew a bit faster are on this weeks vlog, along with a review of my Lisa Comfort Cardigan and my latest make, the Nina Lee Kew Skirt!
Read MoreWe are so delighted to announce the inaugural Big Summer Stitch Up taking place on Saturday 14th July 2018 – 11am to 4pm. Come and join lots of other sewing lovers for what we hope will be the South East’s biggest free-to-attend Sewing Meet Up. As well as meeting and chatting to other sewing lovers, […]
Read MoreThis week I’m reviewing the new Tilly and the Button’s book Stretch; make yourself comfortable sewing with knits by Tilly Walnes. I’ll give you a full overview of the book and my thoughts, show you some of the makes I’ve made from the book so far and also give you some fabric suggestions for some […]
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