Stung By The Bee

This is the year for working that Bucket List of mine!

The items on my list seems to be mostly ones of Nostalgia, and this one is no different - fond memories of having sewn a few pieces of clothing for myself as a young girl.

I recall an olive green wrap skirt and a blue, African print dress. As poorly made and ill fitting as they were, I wore them proudly.

The desire to do it again has been lingering for a couple of years now and I even went as far as to buy this lovely book.





























Now, thanks to BBC 2's highly anticipated (at least in the crafting community) The Great British Sewing Bee, I am ready to get started.

Last night's episode addressed the one thing that has been holding me back: the dreaded 'pattern'.
The show reassured me that they aren't all that scary and inspired me to fish my book out.
And I know, I know... I sew bags and purses so patterns should not seem all that intimidating but I rarely use them in my bag making.

But I am ready now. I have the space, most of the tools, a guru - Mini G - a funky, cool, talented lady (discovered on Pinterest) to guide me and most importantly, the ambition.

Watch this sewing space!!