Stitch This

  • All flounced out?

    Part 2…I think I’ve just ruined a perfectly good, if small, maxi dress… Gulp. So, I made some binding with the fabric chopped off. Then sewed it on round the top to make pleats of the gathers. Then I hacked off the bottom tier to make a ruffled edge. And here’s where I’ve got to.…

  • Flouncy!

    Want to see what I did in my lunch hour? Like the dress? Bought from Help the Aged while waiting for my prescription today. Nice but a bit on the erm, snug side. And very long. So out came my shears and…. Snip!!!!!? Elastic through a channel round the new top. Et……well not quite voila…

  • Peak – aboo

    So, I said before that life is a series of peaks and troughs around here at present. Last post saw me pretty much in a trough. Today I am aiming for a peak so let’s have a chat about my embryonic new quilting project and what’s on the (very posh) circular needles at the moment.…

  • Yay!!!!

    Finally I’ve done it! I’ve got a stitchy corner with all my pretties on show… Want a peek?! I got the dresser from eBay and the rest is repurposed from elsewhere in the house or my stash. The big dresser drawers are full of yarn!!!! The yellow vintage Brio box is 50 years old and…

  • Sneaky peek

    Well, coming back from a sparse, clean, White seaside house made the chaos of our office space and, indeed, whole house seem even more awful. So we’ve been cleaning, tidying and fixing up all weekend and I’m absolutely fed up of it but…….want to see where I’ve got to in my stitchy storage endeavours?? A…