Sandy Snowden

Nearly there...needs the waistband sewn down, the lining stitched next to the zip and the walking pleat, and everything about the hem done. ...

Stitched well, still needs the threads drawn to the back. also have done online training for college before it became too much of an ove...

Some days... Today I just couldn't get very motivated. Okay, I did get out the box of jeans to see what I might use for the recycle p...

while I am on a skirt roll, and while today was to be a bit of an in and out of the house today. I thought I might resew this skirt. I bou...

It is half-term this week. So, I was able to finish the 2 skirts I was working on. I like putting buttons at the back of skirts that are ...

A lovely young lady we have come to know at our church is going back to Korea. This past summer, she graduated from the University of Surrey...

Aldi had a set of craft knives this week for around £6! I had been thinking about getting a scalpel type of craft knife for the book project...

Monday was not so bad at college this week. For the first time I actually was able to use the Smart board in my room! A how-to video on maki...

Today I got my poorly machine back from the doctor again. It was doing a little blind hem stitch dance and then kept chuntering along even w...

Some people write their to do lists on their blogs. I do make lists, but I reserve the right to not do it. So, I don't need the pressure...

So, the idea I got to make this skirt a bit more fun... add black lace to the patches. Not sure if I mentioned that the patches are from t...

on the rail platform

Friday I went to the Knitting and Stitching Show. I went by train this time because I haven't been too full of energy lately and didn...

A bit of progress. I cut out some rectangles from the little bit of scrap fabric I had left and tried a few arrangements of them scattered o...

...has the side seams stitched together and lapped zip in centre back. I am sure you can imagine that. Now, laying in wait on the table to...

Because I am teaching about 5 different levels or year groups of City and Guilds Fashion this year, I have been right out straight putting t...

On Saturday, the Thames Valley Offcuts sewing group met up again after a break in August. There was a good turn out. We were very glad for t...

as I said before, it has been rather hectic with starting teaching this year. and I won't get into it all, but it hasn't really got ...

a Certain Lad is preparing for getting into the interest around Movember in a few months. Hmm. Pardon the mug shot aspect of the photo, bu...

This caught my eye when we were setting up my new classroom... the bracket for the projector for the 'I hope it gets fixed soon' I...

So, I tried out my idea for the book project . I needed to enlarge 250%. My trial piece was 200%. It is a bit too fiddley and the larger one...

A couple weeks ago I got a cryptic email from my friend Jane which prompted me to open my issue of the Quilter before lunch. A great rev...

Things have been rather mad around here with popping to Yorkshire for a Certain Mother-in-Law having a 91st birthday, and then a Certain Lad...

A few more of the wearable toiles hanging on the cupboard doors. Really they are on the way to getting to finishing the jacket toile which I...

Dragon Wear The third garment for the Fashion Sans Frontieres show at the Festival of Quilts was to be Wearable Art. As you might have gues...