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I love sewing with cotton with a small amount of elastane in it. I find it very easy to sew and forgiving if you are not a professional seamstress plus it comes in such lovely patterns. Did you see my … read more

When I saw Handmade Jane had taken over OWOP I was really excited as I love the idea of wearing a single item in lots of different ways.My favourite patterns are dress patterns with a slightly A line … read more

For my OWOP challenge I decided to make the Colette clover pants (or as I am in the UK should that be trousers?)I promised to go into more details of the 3 pairs I made so here goes.Pair number one we … read more

Back when the sun was shining I took part in the OWOP challenge using the Clover Pants by Colette as my pattern. The first version was a brightly coloured pair made of a stretch cotton sateen (see the … read more

I really wanted a new handbag, one that was real leather, nice and simple in design. Not black (I already have enough black handbags!), navy ideally as my favourite winter coat is navy. Not a giant ba … read more