To see why - and I only wish I could shower every one of you with goodies! Before the big reveal, a reminder to all winners.

I went a bit wild last week. At the highest point of my Japanese sewing book fever, I bought fabric. I had told my husband I was quitting my super-consumer ways and it was going quite well until this happened. A light blue, soft chambray with a lovely rainbow selvedge. A proper, woven cotton gingham in blue and off-white.

A new pair of drawstring trousers. A few years ago, I made a pair of yoga trousers. Using a pattern from SEW Everything Workshop. The final straw came a few weeks ago when I tore a hole in one of the legs while climbing over a fence.

This is the project I have been looking forward to and dreading in equal measure. I still find coats quite intimidating even though I have made 2 duffles for my daughters, 2 asymmetrical zipper coats, and numerous lined hooded jackets. There is still a fear. Because it would have been silly not to use such a valuable resource. It took me quite a whil.

Instead, 2018 seems to be the year where I pick up a whole new bunch of craft skills. Dr Moreau bought me a beautiful Louët Julia spinning wheel for Christmas. January was thus consumed, and what an enormous pleasure! 3-ply from Dorset Horn.

A Sewing and Knitting Blog, Made in Birmingham, England. Inevitably, however, once I saw the patterns from. This is my first project from the book, the Bibi Pinafore in a stash fabric, a cable knit jersey. There photos were taken yesterday in Digbeth, Birmi.