Its always possible to tell when someone is passionate about what they do and this is exactly the vibe I get from Deborah the owner of Sydney’s Buttons Buttons Buttons. I met the Button Queen herself in her beautiful new shop, which is situated in the heart of Sydney...

I suffer from FOL. Better known as Fear Of Lycra! Not the wearing of it but the sewing of it… I have always been a woven girl with my fabric choices and have advanced over the years from humble cushion cover beginnings to sewing fully lined coats and jackets. As my...

Not even the freak weather conditions of giant hail stones and torrential downpours,this weekend, would stop me from attending the highly anticipated event that was Sydney Frocktails Especially as at first there were no tickets available!!! Just call me Cinderella...

Call me an Old Granny but I have suddenly become obsessed with Crochet! For the people that know and love me this will be considered a drastic switch of allegiance as I am primarily a sewer and have been all my life. I have have dabbled with knitting in the past and I...

My version of Butterick 4790 - vintage Walk Away...

I have been in constant awe of Tilly Walnes ever since I watched the first British Sewing Bee series. I love her blog Tilly and the Buttons and have spent hours pouring over her gorgeously presented book. She is definitely a girl who talks my language with her wacky...

So.....I thought I'd try upholstery! Forever fuelled with a desire to stretch my creative capabilities to their limits and with my ongoing and fruitless search to find the career of my dreams, I happened upon an intensive four-week workshop in Upholstery Resurrection....

London, Hammersmith. 13/9/14 It was an incredibly tense moment as I found my ID being scrutinised by security at the door of the concert.I look nothing like my passport photo and my maiden name printed on the tickets does not correspond either. This and a moment...

Changi Airport, Singapore 16/9/14 Travelling on Air Miles meant a switch of plane and a few hours to kill at Changi Airport (terminal 1) in Singapore. It was with trepidation that I found myself committing to a Fish Spa Experience at the Airport Wellness Oasis A...