Knickers, Bloggers, Glorious

 

All of the knicker seamstresses, minus our host Winnie the photographer

What a weekend! I was lucky enough to meet up with some fantastic sewing bloggers this Saturday, for a day of sewing chat, swaps and knicker making. Our venue was Bath and our host the lovely Scruffy Badger. Bath isn't particularly close to Glasgow, but I was able to use the meet up as an opportunity to stay with family nearby and catch up with them too, which was also lovely.

In attendance on Saturday were:

• Winnie from Scruffy Badger Time
• Rachel from House of Pinheiro
• Roisin from Dolly Clackett
• Jane from Handmade Jane
• Melizza from Pincushion Treats
• Shivani from Pins and Needles
• Amy from Magpie Mimi
• Tamsin from Pimp my Curtains.
• Laura from Laura in a Tangle
• Dibs from Dibs and the Machine
• Sheena from Tottieweeminiatures

We got to enjoy some of the lovely sights of Bath before settling down for lunch.

Tamsin and Rachel at Royal Crescent (scowling cardigan man not part of group) - there is a woman dressed in Regency costume on the left, as part of a Jane Austen event that was also happening that day

Roisin and Jane

 

Roisin, Jane, Melizza and Shivani

After lunch came the swap of patterns, fabric and notions. I got some floral printed cotton drill from Laura, that she used to make this skirt. I'm hoping to use it for a skirt too.

Tamsin, Winnie and Sheena listening intently to the items being introduced

Sheena, Roisin and Jane look at patterns over Sticky Toffee Pudding

 Amy and Dibs. Dibs REALLY loved that pattern - I hope we see a version of it from you soon, Dibs!

Then it was on to the lovely Makery for some stitching.

Our pants fabric was pre-cut for us, so we got to choose trims and learned the tricky skill of attaching the elastic

Rachel putting the finishing touches to her underwear (mine are on the table!)

The day absolutely flew in and I had such a lovely time. It was fantastic to catch up with sewing blogger friends and to meet other bloggers who I have been reading for ages. Plus I learned how to make pants!! I am pretty impressed with what I made - they are not perfect and I still have to 'road test' them for a whole day of wear, but I am definitely going to be making some more.

Thanks so much Winnie for organising a great day - I had a fantastic time

K x