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

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.

So, armed with yet more fabric, I'm ready for attempt number three. Hopefully this time there won't be any unexpected surprises, and later that day one became two.