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Meet the Member - Jill
My name is Jill, I live in Kent, UK. I am 42, I have known my husband John for 29 years and been married almost 14. We have a 7 year old chocolate Labrador, she’s...
Returning Projects 2022 - the Final Results
*Updated October 2022* Thank you all for casting your vote for the returning projects from the Half Yard Sewing Club's back catalogue! The...
Christmas Day Live Stream!
If you want a break from the Turkey and TV this Christmas day, don't forget I will be doing an extra-special live stream over on the Debbie...
Guide to the Half Yard Sewing Club
Here's a simple guide to the features of the Half Yard Sewing Club taken from a YouTube live sew-along; if you haven't subscribed yet remember to use the code...
Now You Can Access My Videos Forever!
Want to access my project videos forever? Now you can! It’s always been easy to download and save the instructions and pattern...
My Birthday Blog Post!
Well I?m not normally one for fuss, but a fuss was certainly made over my birthday a couple weeks ago! I woke up to a room full of flowers from friends, family...
Bonus Live Stream June 2020 - Dividing Bag Pockets
This month we had a bonus June live stream! I talked everyone through how to add a dividing pocket to a bag.
Sewing Street
I thought I?d take you on a little tour of Sewing Street! It?s the sewing-shopping channel where I work both as a presenter and consultant, putting together shows...
Making the Block of the Month Quilt
I’m so excited to give you a preview of next year’s block of the month! It’s a sampler quilt with lots of techniques that can also be used on...
This Morning - Halloween projects!
I was excited to be contacted by a researcher at This Morning (a prime-time consumer show in the UK), to create easy-to-make Halloween projects and talk about...
Handmade Festival 2019!
I had such a good time meeting you at Kirstie Allsopp's Handmade Fair last year, and now the Handmade Festival is back for 2019!
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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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...
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...
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!
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...
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....
Top Tip Tuesdays
I've collected all my Top Tip Tuesday posts right here - I'll add more as we post them to Facebook!
