A Lebanese Feast
I bought Arabesque by Claudia Roden about 6 years ago, and have cooked many dishes from it over the years. It is a one stop…
Quick Change Trousers
Quick Change Trousers, a photo by azmiat on Flickr. Lovely little trousers I made for my new niece, using Anna Maria Horner’s pattern from Handmade…
Finished: Striped Pyjamas
I made these pyjama bottoms for my son, from tracing the pattern to hemming, in a single evening. The pattern is from Sewing for Boys by…
There’s Nothing like a Real Book
What a stunning testimony to their love of books from this husband and wife team. Their bookshop is based in Toronto and the website is…
New Feature: Fabric Friday
As promised, a new feature for Fridays! As I mentioned, I’ve caught the stashing bug again and have my sights on several gorgeous new fabric…
Monsoon Boutique collection
Monsoon have a lovely fairtrade range at the moment, all profits go back into supporting women and children in India. It’s well worth a look,…
Fabric Shops I love
I just thought I’d make a little list of my favourite fabric retailers, for reference. I now have a fairly extensive fabric collection, thanks…