Sewist’s Block…

Sewist’s Block…

….is a vast improvement on writer’s block 😉 I knew about drafting patterns from blocks – basic pattern pieces with an overall shape, but that can be adapted for lots of projects – but had never had a go myself. I’ve been a fan of pattern...

Aspire 5 mile Sunset Race

I had forgotten I had said I would do this and it crept up on me a bit… I probably wouldn’t have done an 11 mile run two days beforehand if I had remembered! Although it was an 8pm start, it was a humid evening so felt like hard work, but it was really...

On your marks…

OK, so I had to delay yesterday’s run to today (thank goodness for bank holidays!) because of a horrible headache. I learnt the hard way that I’m not someone who can run off a headache so I didn’t have a lot of choice… It will make it a long...
Two Tunnels 10k (May 2018)

Two Tunnels 10k (May 2018)

H – O – T Those three letters are all I think when thinking about this race! Having gone from a snowy March only a few weeks earlier, it’s safe to say I hadn’t aclimatised to warm-weather running. It’s never my forte, but it does gets...
Getting Started

Getting Started

I have been sewing on and off for the last 20 years, but it has become a big part of my life in the last 18 months. I am self-taught and have relied on the internet for tips, tricks, and answers to questions so I thought it was time I started to give back and share my...