Simply Sewing

MY SEWING WORLD

I began sewing when I was young, it started with cross stitch. I can remember where I was when I finished my very first one. I was sat at the dining table at my nan and grandad’s house, it was a red tractor pulling a green trailer of dirt. I used to watch my nan fix her neighbour’s curtains, patchworking or fixing/altering clothes. I was fascinated, nan taught me the basics. I went

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