Sandy Snowden

I nearly have my trouser pattern the way I want it. But these cotton trousers will work for the summer. They call it 'Wearable Toile...

Just a quick whiz round on the overlocker for these. New serviettes for the table. I realised the ones I have had nearly 25 years are more t...

There were lots of things going on at the TVOffcuts sewing meeting yesterday...some busy enjoying chat and Juliet's baking! But it was g...

I have actually been doing things this week...sorry I didn't post. I also struggled with coming to the realisation my machine needs ye...

Yesterday was the Thames Valley Contemporary Textiles meeting. A good day where we found out a bit more about each other. some amazing work ...

This week has been a bit of a meeting week. But I have been able to get on with some sewing. This fabric was passed on to me - almost as ...

Yesterday I went up to Henley to see the Exhibition called Worn to be Wild. A friend told me about it near the end of November, but I have b...

A few more things for the Stash contest. I had saved this fabric from the box of quilting cottons my friend gave. I like the quirkiness of i...

Part of this concept of using stash is also making space in my studio. I made a cushion cover the other day which got rid of a big puffy cu...

Still using up the stash. Somehow I aquired what seems like a large amount of striped lightweight cotton. Almost a seersucker. As I have a f...

So, since the one friend who is likely to get one of these and that I know reads the blog, is bound to see the ones other people get anyway....

Yesterday was back to teaching after nearly a month off. So, it wasn't so bad, but it sure takes alot out of me. ( I have fibromyalgia )...

This week it has been very windy. I mean VERY. So, I saw a bit of unusual colour through the textured glass in the window near the front d...

Buttons have been done on the blouse. I forgot how nicely my machine does buttonholes. So, I will be less likely to delay doing them now! f...

Today I was going to do buttons on the blouse I made yesterday. But I managed to avoid it. Oh well. Instead, I cut out 3 reusable carrier ...

My Mother-in-Law gave me some money for Christmas. Just enough to get this new book I had heard about. It is done by the same people who di...

okay a bit of production sewing going on. These have been edged and the beginning stitches to form the folding for the bags. There are gub...

Not sure if I mentioned, but I thought I would do a few more of the sew along contests on Pattern Review this year. The current one is about...

I am always amazed at the New Years fireworks centred round the Millenium Wheel or London Eye. I don't know if it was new this year, ...

My garden at Christmastime. Yes! The holly has berries! Daffodils coming already! Sure prefer it to all the snow! These bloomed t...