by GillyMac | Jan 13, 2018 | Uncategorised
Twenty eighteen may be well underway, but, even though the tree is down, the decorations are away and my tax is done (hurrah), the start of my New Year is on hold until 1st February to allow me to complete more of my ‘2017 Finishing Off List’. There is...
by GillyMac | Nov 21, 2017 | Uncategorised
It is very easy to buy a bundle of fabrics, all from the same range, because the colour combination (often called a colour story) will have been worked out for you. In the Tula Pink Tabby Road Collection, the ‘Strawberry Fields’ colourway has red grouped...
by GillyMac | Oct 18, 2017 | Uncategorised
When I was at school, for the short time I was allowed into the sewing machine room, the whole class was warned never (NEVER) to touch the tension dial. We were all terrified of that tension dial and what could possibly happen if we altered it. Actually, when...
by GillyMac | Oct 10, 2017 | Uncategorised
With the Singer Overlockers on sale in Lidl this week and with the use of overlockers on the TV series, The Great British Sewing Bee, more and more of the sewing community has access to an overlocker. Overlockers are sadly often misunderstood tools. They can do so...
by GillyMac | Aug 31, 2017 | Uncategorised
I am no stranger to working on my holidays. After years of corporate life, where everything was urgent, nothing could wait and my phone was constantly ringing (with bad news), not working would be shocking. However now working on this holiday, isn’t really work, it is...
by GillyMac | Sep 26, 2016 | Uncategorised
If you didn’t already know (how could you not know !) , on 22nd September we held a Dawn til Dusk Sewathon in support of Macmillan Cancer Support. From 7am until 7pm there was a flow of adults and then after school children and teens arriving at the studio in...
by GillyMac | Aug 22, 2016 | Uncategorised
After a pretty hectic summer, I now have time to breath as do a little of what I fancy. In saying that, there are many things I need to do to prepare for Autumn classes, catch up on admin for Gillymac, construct and finish my block swap quilt, and of course I need to...
by GillyMac | Jul 12, 2016 | Uncategorised
As a teen project for the Summer holidays, Gill and I found a great pattern for a reversible tote bag. It looked great and simple to make … so my first project at GillyMac Designs was to make it up. Method I first had to cut out my pattern by Novita Estiti from...
by GillyMac | Sep 3, 2015 | Uncategorised
Oh my goodness.. we are about done ! Yesterday was the last big push. The GillyMac room upstairs is tidied, labelled, dusted and vacuumed. Downstairs we are leaner, with less clutter but still with some of the books I love on view for inspiration! In the next couple...
