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Month: April 2016

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Bits and Bobbins

Bits and Bobbins: First Week of April

April 7, 2016April 6, 2016 JujuLeave a comment

This week I was laid-up in bed for days with a nasty stomach flu and migraine. It’s torture to have fever dreams of sewing and not being able to act upon them. I have just started to feel better, so there has been a little sewing, on the bags I have cut out. They came together quickly… Continue reading Bits and Bobbins: First Week of April

Spring Coat Fever Dream
Mood board · Sewing

Spring Coat Fever Dream

April 6, 2016 JujuLeave a comment

I’ve been under the weather this week, which has caused me to fall behind in all my activities. There will be a regular post tomorrow but for today I just want to share one of my fever coat dreams. I had a fever earlier this week. I couldn’t focus but I kept dreaming of Spring coats. Turquoise, yellow… Continue reading Spring Coat Fever Dream

Misty Jeans Musings on Stretch Denim
fabric · Sewing

Musings on Stretch Denim

April 4, 2016April 5, 2016 Juju1 Comment

I’ve become very interested in the fibre content of today’s denim. Pure cotton jeans are coming back into fashion, at the same time, there are a lot of new fibres that I was unfamiliar with. The jean market is a very busy place. In the 80’s there were two kinds of people; those that wore… Continue reading Musings on Stretch Denim

Spring Coat Fever
Mood board · Sewing

Spring Coat Fever

April 2, 2016April 6, 2016 JujuLeave a comment

Last Friday I rode the top deck of the bus home, along Oxford Street. I looked out at a sea of people in black winter coats. This was our first beautiful Spring day and everyone looked so dreary in their dark colours. Especially, on masse like that. I longed to see someone in colour and decided that I needed a cheerful Spring… Continue reading Spring Coat Fever

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