A change from jewellery

So when I first started making jewellery it was a bit of a mis-step. My friend Siriol and I really wanted to learn how to sew. The last time I sewed properly was at school and that was hardly the most imaginative stuff - an animal pencil case. I don't think you can really go out in one of those!

But as the course was full we decided we'd try jewellery. A new craft that I was good at plus my love of beads was a heady mix and I never looked back. However, I always still wanted to learn how to sew and have so far kept missing out on those darn course, but I am not going to let that stop me.

Inspired by A Very Purple Person and her pattern for a simple skirt I decided that this weekend I would give it a go. Armed with some new fabric from City Road, Cardiff and some nice new fushia ribbon I sat down this evening after tea to try it out

It is a pretty simple pattern and looks really effective, some of my seams are a little bit wonky but next time round I feel I will really crack it.

my skirt

Well it is much better than my attempt at a birdcage veil that I tried on Saturday