Just so you don’t think I spend all my time creating in the kitchen, I also like to take up the needle and thread and one of the things I was particularly proud of recently was this skirt. I have had the idea for a new skirt for quite a time but anyone who knows me, also knows one thing my wardrobe does not lack is a skirt or six!
However, in my fabric stash I found a beautiful piece of green wool that my dear friend Tina gave me. Tina taught me to sew and had very high standards, I spent the first term of her lessons unpicking everything I made, but I knew I wasn’t too bad when after two years she asked me to help her finish a jacket for herself. Tina sadly died earlier this year and I never sit at my sewing machine without thinking of her and the skills she passed on to me, I love the fact I have a connection with her still.
Well the skirt turned out really nicely and has been much admired, I wore it to a job interview (my first in nearly 20 years) and got the job, maybe it boosted my confidence.