• SewCam: The Goody Bag Revealed!

  • I thought I’d just post a quickie blog, to show you the SewCam goody bags – yay! True that I am biased, but I think this is one of the best goody bags of sewing-related goodness that I have ever seen. I hope you agree!

    And all of this is thanks to these incredibly generous brands, giving lots of lovely products for the lucky attendees of SewCam.

    So here goes….!

    And these are the incredible brands who helped make these goody bags such a success – so a huge great big THANK YOU to you all!

  • Christmas Wreath Workshop Fun!

  • I had a super fun day yesterday, catching up with a bunch of my friends at an incredible wreath making workshop! Me and the girls always like to meet up for a Christmassy get-together – last year we went to see Love Actually in London with a live orchestra. So this year we were excited to try a different approach to filling ourselves with festive cheer.

    The workshop was lead by the lovely Kim of English Petal & Herb, and she talked us through all of the basics of putting together our very own Christmas wreaths. She had a huge choice of greenery to choose from, so you could really tailor your own wreath to exactly what you wanted. And so many extra bits, like baubles, pine cones, cinnamon sticks – you name it, she had it covered. 

    I tried to go for the natural/earthy kind of look with my wreath, but at the end I couldn’t help but throw some gold glitter all over! The heart wants what the heart wants ok! 

    It was so fun to see how each person made their wreath – but the main thing I was really impressed with is how everyone’s wreath ended up looking so professional. We all left feeling super excited to see the finished pieces on our front doors. I mean, after we made a quick stop for late lunch and prosecco!

    Thank you Kim for hosting such a wonderful workshop. We had a blast and we’ve already decided we’re coming back next year for the same. It’s going to be our new Christmas tradition! 

    Lots of festive love

    Jen x

    Some happy wreath makers right there

    Close-up of my wreath!

    The girls' wreaths!

    Wiring the moss to the wreath shape

    All all-important moss!

    Look at that focus... and spot the mince pies and mulled wine!

    This girl feeling 'very Kirsty Allsop in Handmade Christmas' 🙂

    So many gorgeous bits to add to our wreaths

    Ta-dah! The finished wreaths taking shape

    Et voila!

  • My Sewing Room

  • POST SPONSORED BY BROTHER SEWING UK

    Hello sewing fans! I haven’t shared photos of my sewing room on the blog in years, and there have been a few tweaks here and there. So I am excited to share new photos with you. Here it is in all of its glory (after days and days of tidying/cleaning/hoovering like crazy!). I don’t think it’s ever going to be this tidy ever again! I’ve tried to credit suppliers of various pieces in these shots, but please leave a comment below if there is something specific you have a query on and would like to know where it is from. Lots of sewing love, Jen x

    Sewing Machine & Overlocker - Brother Sewing UK; Pegboard & accessories - Block Design; Thread rack & Kit-Cat Clock - Amazon; Trestle table - French Connection Home; Adjustoform Dressmaking Dummy - John Lewis; Orange chair and orange picture frame - Habitat; Desk lamp - Ikea

    Clothes rail - Ikea; Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious print - Oliver Bonas; Copper hangers - Amazon

    Chest of drawers - Ikea; Replacement handles on chest of drawers - Marks & Spencer

    Storage Unit - Ikea; Sewing Box - Stoff & Stil

    Magazine rack - Cox & Cox; Magazines - La Maison Victor, Suzy Magazine, Lisa Comfort, and an old Betty magazine

    Plant Lover Print - Em Makes & Bakes; Dog Pincushion - Beyond Measure; Sewcialist Patch - Like Sew Amazing

    Book storage unit - Ikea; Chest - Habitat

    My collection of old printed By Hand London patterns!