A New-Year countdown sewing challenge

Seven weeks to 2021 – Seven sewing projects!

We are back in lock-down in Paris and I decided to finally get it together and seriously learn how to make my own clothes… and how better to keep motivation than setting oneself unrealistic challenges and spending the afternoon creating a new logo??

Three years ago when we moved to Montmartre my better half gave me a sewing machine for my birthday. As a child I learnt how to hand sew, making mostly dresses for dolls and Barbies but I never quite upgraded to life-size garments. I then tried buying patterns and figuring it out with tutorials, and boy is it hard!

Everything changed this summer when I found Tilly and the Buttons’ book (Love at first stitch – the French version, great translation by the way!) in Eyrolles (best bookshop for arts and crafts in Paris).

I’m still learning basic sewing skills and for each project, I will try and up my game!

PS. For the non-french speakers “tu me donnes du fil à retordre” means literally you are giving me yarn to twist, but is also a fancy and sometimes affectionate way of saying you are being a real pain in the ass 🙂 you’re welcome!