Finally Making Something for Myself! I spend an awful lot of time sewing things for other people. Cushions, commissions, gifts, alterations… there always seems to be somebody else's project sitting next to my sewing machine. So I decided it was about time I actually made something for me. Yes. Me. I know. Shocking. It All Started With a SHEIN Top… Pink broderie anglaise mock-up top handmade from a pattern created from an existing SHEIN top. The design was lengthened for extra

Operation Cushion Next on our sewing-day agenda were cushions. My friend had recently decorated her lounge and wanted to make some new cushion covers, and she wanted zips.

I bought an overlocker. And apparently, once you own an overlocker, everything must be overlocked. Does it need overlocking? Irrelevant. Can I physically get it under the presser foot? Excellent. OVERLOCK IT.