Got on fairly well this morning, a whole three hours in the sewing room (aka the dining table). All put away now, lunch eaten and after the washing up is done I'll go for my walk.

Thanks everyone, the pics of the collars are not shown on my blue ponte. When the collars come in the post I'll put a pic up of them with my fabric. I like the larger one, the Peter Pan collars remind me of my school summer uniform checked dress with white collar and cuffs 

I've cut out this fitted dress in Saxe blue ponte roma with long sleeves and maybe attaching a lace collar.  [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]  
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Brilliant job @Bill  it looks really professional 

Hello and welcome @Rhian

Thank you @Bumblebuncher when I had Cosmo  I was really careful about dropping pins but he was very wary of the sewing machine. Other cats I've had before him would sit on the table next to me and be fascinated by the needle going up and down and sometimes stretch out a paw towards the needle  .

 @Lowena  I wish I had the patience and the talent to enter the Dark side, anyway here is the rough and ready sewing machine mat @Gernella
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@Gernella  Hope you don't mind me hopping on to your thread about the sewing machine mat. I have cut out two cotton  rectangles to fit under my machine, one of the lemons and the other of the poppies and found Cosmo's  blanket he liked on the sofa for the wadding so not too thick. I have safety pinned the three layers together now thinking about what to do next and what to use to bind it with. I'll work it out eventually.