Lucie did a great Blog Hop so here is hoping I can do her proud as she nominated me!

I never imagined myself being a blogger although ICT in primary school has been my way up the career path, so I suppose it was inevitable that at some point I would start a blog.

I really like being able to blog about what I make as everyone is always so positive and inspiring. When I first started blogging I felt like I really wasn’t very good at sewing -nothing fitted properly or had some wonkiness to it. Through blogging my makes, I have really become much  more confident in my skills and although it started off as a record of what I make, it really has improved me!

I love to see what everyone else has made too, and it was great when I started my BEST EVER MAKE (the Lace Trench Coat) and at the same time Rach was also sewing herself one and so I got to see how it went together… I wonder if she knows it’s all down to her!?!

So here we go….

WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON AT THE MOMENT?

As a White Tree blogger I get free fabric and patterns to make up and then blog about.

So when I heard they were selling Tilly and the Buttons patterns I asked if I could do a Mathilde blouse in white lace.

White Tree Fabrics
The Mathilde

I am very pleased with it so far, although as always the lace manages to hide lots of wonky bits!! It also stretches and so I have still put buttons on the back but they don’t open as it goes over my head!

I have just finished my Laine Bow Trench (2nd best make) as I also blog for Calico Laine (I get 20%off my fabric and free P&P) and such a grand coat needed a grand dress….. so with a little fabric from Linton Tweeds ( who supply Chanel) I made a beautiful shift dress!

The Linton
The Laine Bow Trench
The Laine Bow Trench
The Linton
The Linton
The pocket

How does your writing process work?

This is definitely making me think! I tend to write as I speak and sometimes it makes little sense to anyone else except me! If I am all excited about my sewing it ends up all garbled and I think my blog posts are pretty similar!

I keep trying to improve my posts, but my house is really dark for photos, and I have even tried a sew along for my coat but even I got bored with that-imagine having to read it!!

I like to think my Blog is in the evolving stage…I sometimes feel like it is full of my showing off and that is not really how I wanted it to be! I was hoping to inspire others to sew and improve along with me!

I am going to nominate Rach from Is It Fitting as she was there with me right at the beginning and

Theresa from Navy Blue Threads I only just found Theresa but I feel like we have a similar style and out look!

Thanks for reading!

Amanda💝