Happy Easter everyone, I hope you are enjoying the weekend. In the UK we have gorgeous weather at the moment, which is almost unheard of for an Easter weekend. I'm very torn though, because part of me wants to stay inside and sew, and the other part of me thinks I should be sitting in the garden making the most of the weather!
I had some lovely comments on my last post to win a copy of The Little Book of Sewing, where I asked you to tell me what your favourite thing about sewing is. So many mentioned the positive benefits on your mental health, which is certainly high on my list of my favourite things about this wonderful hobby / craft / way of life.
I used a random number generator to pick my winner.
The winner is Amber Elayne, who said:
I love a few things about sewing: well-fitted clothes with practical tweaks that are customized to suit my work and personal lives, as well as individualized gifts for friends and family.
Drop me an email with your address Amber Elayne and I'll get your prize in the post to you.
If you're on Instagram then you may well have seen posts popping up in your feed this week about The Little Book of Sewing which was published yesterday.
Written by the brilliant Karen from Did You Make That, it is - as it says in the title - a little book about sewing. But as much about why you should sew as how to sew. There are plenty of hints and tips throughout it's pages, but Karen also focusses on the fact that sewing is good for you with chapter titles such as Self-Love, Mental Health and Kindness.
What you may not know is that the cover was designed and stitched by me! Karen herself only found out a few weeks ago when I emailed her to thank her for choosing my design. She thought it would be fun to interview me about the cover design for her blog, and you can read the interview here.
Pop over to Karen's blog if you'd like to find out how I designed and stitched the cover, and what my initial thoughts were when the publisher contacted me.
If you'd like your own copy of The Little Book of Sewing, you are in luck because I have one to give away. The publishers kindly sent me two copies and as I haven't done a giveaway for ages I thought I'd do just that. Just comment below telling me what you love most about sewing to be in with a chance of winning. The giveaway will be open until Sunday 14th April, and a winner will be chosen randomly shortly after that date.
