T H I M B E R L I N A

“Crafternoon Tee”

Yesterday was our monthly Crafternoon Tee at the golf club. The Crafternoon Tea (or Tee as it’s a play with words – golf tee!) came about as there’s quite...

Meet Ups, Sunday Sevens

Sunday Sevens ’19 – 1

I’m starting as I mean to go on in 2019. Not sure how long this will last, but I’m hoping to post in a timely fashion, and not getting...

Meet Ups, Yorkshire Spoolettes

#SewDownDewsbury 2019 & last years pix

Hi Lovelies! I’m like a bloody bus this week. No posts for ages, then 3 in quick succession! For the 5th year in a row I’m organising a meet...

Dresses, Loungewear, Skirts, Summer wear, Things for the home

What I’ve been making during my absence

Vogue 8903 Mc Calls 7542 Burda 6626 Vogue 1449 Vogue 1411 Sexy Lounge Pants! Vogue 8888 Yasmin Yoke skirt by Maria Denmark Vogue 8888 A Huge Granny Square More...

Meet Ups, Sunday Sevens

2018 – Sunday Seven Style

Happy New Year!!! Hope you’re feeling well rested and your seams aren’t bursting after the festive period! Let’s hope I can remember how to do this! The format of...

Sew Down Dewsbury, Yorkshire Spoolettes

#SEWDOWNDEWSBURY 28th July 2018

Hello!! Here’s just a quickie to let you know about the next Dewsbury Meet Up. I posted on Instagram a while ago but thought I’d best just add it...

Me & My Brood, Sunday Sevens

#SundaySevens 2018 #1

Hello Lovelies! I’m wondering should I mention my absence and apologise for it? Or do I just crack on and bombard you with lots of photos of some of...

Shopping, Sunday Sevens

#SundaySevens 102

It is Sunday but there’s not 7! How could there be when it’s almost 3 months since I last wrote a Sunday Sevens post. So I’ll just get on...

Dresses

Another Day At The Races M6612

Before I ramble on and tell you about yet another McCalls 6612 I just need to say this flurry of blog posts isn’t due to me being in the...

Jumpsuits, Pattern Hacks, Sew Up North, Summer wear

Fankenpattern to the Races – Newlook 6648 and 6730

For the last few years we’ve been invited to Ripon races and I’ve always made a new dress for the occasion. This year I almost deviated from wearing handmade...

Tops

Hacking McCalls 6612 – 3 very different Tops

Following on from the success of my Little Red Dress I decided to use the sleeves I’d cut out but not used, and some double knit jersey from my...

Dresses, Summer wear

The Little Red Dress – McCalls 6612

Back in June 2013 I bought a dress pattern which changed my life. It was the Mcalls 6612 dress and tunic. I made it up in a size 14...

GBSB, Meet Ups, Tops

#GBSBLIVE 2017 & The Japanese Asymmetrical Top

The Great British Sewing Bee Live was fabulous and just what the doctor ordered! I’ve been AWOL for the past few weeks, I won’t go into detail but I’m...

Inspiration, Refashioning, Slimming World

Refitting My Favourites after My #SlimmingWorldSuccess

Back in June 2013 I dusted off my sewing machine and sent my then 22 year old overlocker off for its’ first service. I made a dress in a...

Dresses, Summer wear

On The Ball! Simplicity 1613

Being on the ball is not usually my forté but since my trip to the recent SewUpNorth meet up I’ve actually used 2 pieces of fabric I acquired at...

Summer wear, Tops

Vogue 9242 – My Favourite Summer Top

I made this on trend top using Vogue 9242 and a blush pink cotton lawn from Minerva Crafts. I’ve written a guest post over at Minerva if you’d like...

Meet Ups, Sunday Sevens

#SundaySevens 101

It’s a good job Natalie’s Sunday Sevens are free and easy with no hard and fast rules, cos I’d have broken them all by now. I’m thinking for now...

Jumpsuits, Summer wear

McCalls 7577

Back in February I joined Slimming World. I’d lost about 10 pounds on my own, well not entirely on my own, I’d been hitting the gym classes with my...

Meet Ups, Sew Up North, Shopping

#SEWUPNORTH 2017

What a day!! Even bigger, and dare I say it better than last year! Sally and Becca really pulled out all the stops and were super organised! It included...

Golf, Sunday Sevens

Sunday Sevens Centenary Catch Up

I’ve only gone and missed a whole months blogging, and missed my 100th Sunday Sevens post! So here’s a catch up of what I got up to in June……...

Me Made May, Summer wear

The 2nd Half of MeMadeMay17

No don’t rub your eyes, you have read correctly, and yes I am that behind! No apologies necessary, absent friends don’t need to do that….right? I hope so! I’m...

Refashioning, Slimming World, Sunday Sevens

#SundaySevens 99

Hi Folks! Here we are with another Sunday Sevens Double Bill, and looking back over the last 2 weeks and beyond it’s no wonder I’m not making any new garments!...

Dresses, Dressmaking, Me Made May

#memademay17 – Halfway there

I pledged to wear me made every day and post on IG and so far so good! It’s been tough at times as I discover more clothes that are...

Golf, Refashioning, Summer wear, Tops

A Quick Polo Shirt Refashion

I think MeMadeMay spurs us all into action and opens our eyes to gaps in our wardrobe. Last week I was wondering what I could wear for golf, then...

Dressmaking, Sewing, Skirts

Simplicity 1783 – A Cynthia Rowley Pattern

I know there’s a lot of Cynthia Fans out there and I’m quickly becoming one! Here’s 1873 Last year I made the top from this pattern, you might remember...

Me Made May

Me Made May Already!!

An hour and a half to me made may and I’ve not made my pledge yet. So here goes….. Here’s my 3rd time, and I Ali aka Thimbers of...

Shopping, Sunday Sevens

#SundaySevens 97 – Sunshine Edition

It’s a double bill and there’s been lots going on, including my long awaited ladies trip to Portugal. If you’ve never thought of playing golf, it’s worth learning to...

Sew Down Dewsbury, Sunday Sevens, Yorkshire Spoolettes

#SundaySevens 96 And We Have A Winner or 2!!

Well, I finally gotten round to doing my Carol Vorderman bit and added up the total mileage of how far everyone travelled to the #sewdowndewsbury meet up. And I...

Monthly Hawl, My Stash, Shopping, Yorkshire Spoolettes

February Hawl

Time to share my pattern and fabric additions from February! This is a new thing for me. I often add the odd photo to my Sunday Sevens but then I...

Jumpers, Sew Over It, Tops, Tutorials

Molly Top Hack #SOICITYBREAK

I’d say the majority of the fabric in my stash is in 1-1.5m lengths. As I’m very lucky and surrounded by lots of real life fabric stores I tend...

giveaway, Sew Down Dewsbury, Shopping, Yorkshire Spoolettes

Giveaway Time! How Far Would You Go?!

Remember I said there’s going to be a prize for someone who couldn’t make the #sewdowndewsbury meet up? Well there’s going to be 2! The ladies who attended...

Meet Ups, Sunday Sevens

#SundaySevens 91 Featuring The Bronte Country

This week has all been about #sewdownsbury. But I have managed a couple of other things. Mainly work and healthy eating. I had to drag myself away from my...

Meet Ups, Sew Down Dewsbury, Yorkshire Spoolettes

#SEWDOWNDEWSBURY -a photo speaks a thousand words

Hey there! You all asked to take lots of piccies, so we did! I’ll keep the words brief, or I won’t have time to post (I don’t watch much...

Dresses, Pattern Hacks

The Cold Shoulder – Lekala 5669

I was browsing through the Lekala website a couple of weeks ago and stumbled across this little on-trend beauty! Lekala 5669….. I just fell for it straight away –...

Dressmaking, Meet Ups, Sew Down Dewsbury, Shopping, Yorkshire Spoolettes

#SEWDOWNDEWSBURY – an update and teasing you with more photos!

Only 3 sleeps for you guys! I’m not sure how to count mine as I’m working the night shift tonight and tomorrow so it’ll be 2 ish I think!...

Sew Down Dewsbury, Shopping

#SundaySevens 90 – Double Bill

Hi Folks! Apologies for the double bill! I’m thinking back to when some used to say I don’t know how you fit it all in! And now I’m wondering...

giveaway, Sew Down Dewsbury, Shopping, Yorkshire Spoolettes

#sewdowndewsbury – only 9 sleeps

Last year when the Spoolettes got together down Dewsbury for a day of sewcialising I ran a little competition/giveaway and prizes were awarded to 2 ladies who guessed the closest to the total...

Crochet, Gifts I've made

Secret Valentines Exchange

Things have been a bit hectic in the Thimberlina household. I really need to update you with the final details of #SEWDOWNDEWSBURY but my Valentine’s post has just jumped the queue!...

Shopping, Sunday Sevens

#SundaySevens 87 Feat. Fabricate at Roberttown

All this came from just ONE cauliflower!! So I got all super organised and bagged up lots of spare veg for the freezer for those days when I was...

giveaway, Sew Down Dewsbury, Shopping, Yorkshire Spoolettes

#sewdowndewsbury – A Giveaway for those who can’t make it!

Last year when the Spoolettes got together down Dewsbury for a day of sewcialising I ran a little competition/giveaway and prizes were awarded to 2 ladies who guessed the closest to the total...

Dresses, Refashioning, Sewing Challenges

The Dress of Many Colours – Just Call Me Joseph

When I started browsing the likes of Harrods, Harvey Nics and other designer stores looking for inspiration for my Designin December make, little did I thing than I’d...

Jumpers, Sewing Challenges, Tops

Keeping It Cosy

I don’t always take part in a lot of challenges, but there’s a few that’s caught my attention in 2017. The January ‘Keep It Cosy” #dressmakingbloggerchallenge is the first...

Meet Ups, Sew Down Dewsbury, Shopping, Yorkshire Spoolettes

Dewsbury Meet Up & A Hike around Haworth – an update!

Not long now ladies! I’m counting the sleeps, and I know a few others who are too!! Can you believe it!? Our next meet up now has international status! Chris who...

Gifts I've made, Meet Ups, Sew Down Dewsbury

Goodie Bag Guidance!

For the next Yorkshire Spoolette’s Meet Up on the 25th February there’s going to be a goodie bag swap. It’s not compulsory to join in but it is compulsory...

Meet Ups, Sew Down Dewsbury, Yorkshire Spoolettes

Save The Date For The Next Dewsbury Meet-up

Yay! It finally arrived at 11:19 last night! The email letting me know for definite the big changes that would affect my shift pattern and when they will take...

Meet Ups, Reviews, Sewing

Top 3’s of 2016

I’ve been blogging now since September 2013, but this is only the 2nd time I’ve looked back and posted on the previous year. I tend not set myself any...

Gifts I've made, pressies, Stitching Santa

Stitching Santa 2016 – The Reveal

3 years ago Sheila from Sewchet thought up the fantastic idea for us crafty folk to have a Secret Santa, and called it Stitching Santa! I didn’t join in...

Shopping

Fabric Shopping In Krakow

Has anyone been and can you point me in the right direction for any fabric shops. I’m going in the morning for a short break, mainly eating and drinking...

Dresses

STOP Everything for Cleo!

I couldn’t help myself. I know I was supposed to be getting on with making blocks, especially stretchy ones, but I just needed a Cleo so badly after seeing...