STOP PRESS - Don't miss the Big Paris Sew Social Giveaway! There are 16 patterns on offer. It's here  Have you met Jenya yet - over at While She Was Sleeping? Jenya is just the sweetest blogging friend. We stumbled upon each others blogs about two years ago, when we were both just starting out on this online adventure. Since then she's been...

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Back in April, our gathering of 14 bloggers in Paris was  wonderful way to meet  dear online friends in real life. And now we're sharing the sewing love with a Mega Giveaway across all 14 blogs! It's your chance to share some of the Paris fun, thanks to our generous sponsors! All of the Paris Sew Social bloggers are running a giveaway, starting...

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In my other life, I am a journalist and, while I love this whole blogging thing, I really, really love paper.  You know, real paper and particularly newspapers and magazines. Ever since I was little I have read newspapers. We would have The Scotsman delivered to our home in Edinburgh , and I loved it dropping through our letterbox. I always wanted to...

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Sometimes you just want to have some Nani Iro fabric, just want to touch it, gaze and possibly wear it. And what to sew is almost irrelevant.  This is the solution to those moments; My very easy Nani Iro scarf - which also doubles up as a subterfuge excuse to buy more Nani Iro. Be warned this scarf is dangerous - "I can always...

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