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I'll be posting sneak peeks into my sewing adventures, sharing my creative process and giving you lots of inspiration for your own designs.

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Live Stream August 2019 - Birthday!

Here is the video of my August live stream! We stream live on Facebook,...

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Live Stream Jul 2019 - Bosal

Here is the video of my July live stream! We stream live on Facebook,...

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Creative Craft Show June 2019!

It?s so much fun having stands at craft exhibitions! At the end of June Kimberley, Tyler and I were at the Creative Craft Show at the NEC in Birmingham. I held...

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Live Stream June 2019 - Free Motion

Here is the video of my June live stream! We stream live on Facebook,...

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Happy National Writing Day!

As it?s National Writing Day, I thought it appropriate to write about writing! Although my books are project based as opposed to storytelling, there is...

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Making the most of the sun!

Many of the projects in my books are photographed outside. My husband, Garie, is a photographer and he loves to shoot in natural sunlight. These pictures are...

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Live Stream May 2019 - Book chat

Here is the video of my May live stream! We stream live on Facebook,...

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Dressmaker of the Year 2019

It was a real honour to be asked to be one of the judges of Sew Magazine?s Dressmaker of the Year competition this year, alongside some very talented people!

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Cologne 2019

Kim and I had a wonderful time in Cologne where we visited a trade show where my fabric was being showcased on the Craft...

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Live Stream April 2019 - Piping

Here is the video of my April live stream! We stream live on Facebook,...

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Sewing for Pleasure at the NEC 2019

We had such a busy time at the Sewing for Pleasure exhibition at the NEC last week, I was teaching workshops while my son and daughter were manning the stand....

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Live Stream March 2019 - Rabbit

Here is the video of my March live stream! We stream live on Facebook,...

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Live Stream February 2019 - Zips & Bases

Here is the video of my February live stream! We stream live on Facebook,...

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Top Tip Tuesdays

I've collected all my Top Tip Tuesday posts right here - I'll add more as we post them to Facebook!

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Supersized Birthday Bear!

Those of you who watched my January live stream will have seen me start this handsome bear!  Here's a little...

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40 years in front of the camera!

I thought I’d share with you some pictures from my 40-year career in front of the camera. Apologies some of the pictures are a bit blurry – they were...

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Live Stream January 2019 - Birthday Bear

Here is the video of my January live stream - we've boosted the audio, as one or two of you were having trouble with the volume! We stream live on 

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Live Stream December 2018 - Buttons

Happy New Year everyone! It's taken us a little longer than usual, but here is the video of my December live stream. We've had to do some editing, as a storm...

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