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Sewing is a Life Skill

9th March 2023 by Jenni McGill

Jenni McGill

Sewing is a life skill that can save you time and money. In addition to those practical savings, sewing can be a tool for teaching important life skills such as perseverance, patience, concentration, and creativity. This week I have been busy doing a couple of personal, money saving sewing jobs…

Sapporo coat pattern review

7th November 201811th January 2019 by Jenni McGill

Jenni McGill

My winter paper cut pattern wardrobe starts here. Fabric choice I have wanted to make this coat for some time and finally managed to get to the fabric wholesalers, get some suitable fabric and have a window of sewing time. i am on a mission to make my winter wardrobe…

Why sewing benefits your mental health

19th September 2018 by Jenni McGill

Jenni McGill

Sewing benefits mental health I really enjoyed reading the blog I have linked below and can relate to all 6 reasons why sewing helps with mental health. Honestly, I don't think I suffer from mental health, I do have many issues that could affect my mental health. I suffer from;…

I love the Simple Sew kimono dress

22nd May 2018 by Jenni McGill

Jenni McGill

Simple Sew Kimono dress This may sound ironic considering the name of these patterns, but I was quite surprised how simple this dress is to make. As soon as I opened the instructions and saw the 6 steps, it was evident this would not take me long. My ethos is…

What’s your sewing story?

21st May 201821st May 2018 by Jenni McGill

Jenni McGill

What's your sewing story? Sewing has always been part of my life. My grandmother (she is featured in the cover picture) introduced me to sewing, arts and crafts, at a very young age, she had a black singer sewing machine. She would make teddy bears with me, make lemonade, and…

Simple sew classic sweat shirt pattern

17th May 201817th May 2018 by Jenni McGill

Jenni McGill

Simple sewing pattern: The Classic sweat shirt When you make your own clothes you may as well make them a bit special, whats the point in making something plain when you can jazz it up a bit. No one else will have one like it and you can be a…

A pattern for the adventurous beginner

4th May 2018 by Jenni McGill

Jenni McGill

The Chelsea collection by Simple sew Sewing the skirt: The seams are quick and easy to sew, make sure you sew the right panels together, the notches are important and each paper pattern has side front or side back written on it. This all helps. Not forgetting that the opening…

We have a passion for fashion!

28th April 201828th April 2018 by Jenni McGill

Jenni McGill

Sewing with a friend. My son Freddie started Primary school nearly 3 years ago now, and I have made some really good friends whilst standing in the playground waving goodbye to my son each morning. One of my new friendships is with Maria, Max' mum. We soon discovered that we…

How do you learn best? The beginners guide to cutting out.

24th April 2018 by Jenni McGill

Jenni McGill

Beginners guide to cutting out. There are a lot of assumptions made when it come to fashion, textiles, and sewing terminology. If you didn’t study Fashion and or textiles at school or college, will you have any sewing knowledge? Is picking up a pattern and buying fabric daunting for the first…

Do you have any fashion regrets?

12th April 201812th April 2018 by Jenni McGill

Jenni McGill

Fashion memories, good and bad. I have always loved clothes from a very early age and studied fashion at university. I wanted to share some of my fashion memories with you, some you may laugh at and some you may remember wearing yourself maybe? This blog has helped me reflect…

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