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In the wardrobe / Re: Vogue patterns
« on: August 28, 2018, 21:53:19 PM »
Yes I posted about the rise in Vogue prices  somewhere else on TSP a couple of weeks back.I think that the drop in value of the pound against the dollar hasn't helped. The flash half price sales on sewdirect are rarer now too. And remember the very old days when they did 'buy one get two free ' flash sales? I'm hyperventilating at the thought.

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The Show Must Go On / Re: Kilt buckles
« on: August 27, 2018, 22:22:19 PM »
@Deafoldbat ooh missus!  :o

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The Show Must Go On / Re: Kilt buckles
« on: August 27, 2018, 09:02:21 AM »
On the strength of one English great grandmother (I don't know how that happened) I'm happy to celebrate St G's Day too. And I really love Wales....  :D

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In the wardrobe / Re: Enough already
« on: August 27, 2018, 07:57:45 AM »
Maybe your sewing mojo will just gradually creep up on you again @UttaRetch . And BTW you can't be an old lady cos you are younger than me  :D

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The Show Must Go On / Re: Kilt buckles
« on: August 27, 2018, 07:49:58 AM »
@wrenkins yes I think it is football and rugby which has helped make kilt wearing popular. You can even get polyester kilts now (shudders). Your OH is perfectly entitled to wear a kilt and be a bit Scottish. Everyone can! Just like everyone is Irish on St Patrick's day!

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The Show Must Go On / Re: Kilt buckles
« on: August 26, 2018, 22:26:03 PM »
My DH wears a kilt to our Scottish country dancing classes here in Englsnd. He once wore the whole kilt outfit to a black tie do in Manchester and had a wolf whistle from someone in a car! Kilts have become much more popular in Scotland in the last 30 or more years. They weren't really worn as much when I was growing up north of the border ( a long time ago  :S )

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In the wardrobe / Re: Sew La Di Da Vintage Margo
« on: August 26, 2018, 18:38:02 PM »
Yes that's lovely @Ravingdoll and much nicer than anything Margo wore in the Good Life. Now all you need is a bit more summer!

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Fun with Fabric / Re: What have I done
« on: August 26, 2018, 12:35:56 PM »
Great fabric. Love it!

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Patterns Discussion / Re: When do Simplicity patterns go on sale?
« on: August 25, 2018, 21:22:34 PM »
They had a 25% off sale not that long ago @Clareew so it probably means they won't  be on sale for a while yet. Interesting that it was only 25% off and not the usual 50%. Also the current  Vogue sale is only 40% off. Patterns seem to be getting more expensive in the UK. The pound dropping against the dollar will probably have something to do with it.

The UK Simplicity website does a pattern of the week for £2.95. It's worth keeping an eye on in case a pattern on your list turns up.

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In the wardrobe / Re: Anyone?
« on: August 25, 2018, 21:11:52 PM »
The black outfits have a look of giant tadpole about them.  :S

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In the wardrobe / Re: Enough already
« on: August 24, 2018, 21:46:44 PM »
@UttaRetch you look FABULOUS in those skirts. I'm not surprised people are stopping you in the street!  :D

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In the wardrobe / Re: Am I the only one with eyes bigger than my belly
« on: August 19, 2018, 14:09:37 PM »
@Lowena I only keep my 1975 patchwork pieces cos I can't find them!! (Or at least I think I've kept them. Who knows what is in that dark far away corner).

Other pieces of  fabric are kept as one hopes to get the chance to use them at some point. But I do have fabric culls from time to time and give things I no longer love to charity shops or the local school.

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In the wardrobe / Re: Am I the only one with eyes bigger than my belly
« on: August 19, 2018, 12:38:45 PM »
Oops. I've just remembered some patchwork I started in 1975 which I think is stored under the eaves somewhere. If I can find it it will be full of vintage Laura Ashley prints.

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In the wardrobe / Re: Am I the only one with eyes bigger than my belly
« on: August 19, 2018, 11:17:25 AM »
I have a few pieces of fabric that have bern with me for 25-30 years.  :S

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In the wardrobe / Re: Am I the only one with eyes bigger than my belly
« on: August 18, 2018, 16:32:15 PM »
Oh yes. This sounds very familiar @Gernella  ;) .

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