Sew Brum is happening this Saturday 29 October. Anyone here planning to go?

https://charlotteemmapatterns.com/about/sewbrum/

I'm having a clear out of sewing patterns that I won't use. Free to a good home for cost of UK postage

They are all uncut as far as I can tell.

1. Vogue Today's Fit Misses Pants V2948 (all sizes) taken
2. Vogue Easy Options Misses Petite Dress V8766 (12-20)
3. Simplicity Amazing Fit Misses Petite Dress 8047 (US 14-22) taken
4. Simplicity Misses/Womens Dress Tunic, Top, Skirt, Slim Cropped Pants 1466 (US 10-18)
5. New Look Misses Dress, Jacket, etc K6013 (US 4-16)
6. New Look Misses Dress K6144 (US 8-18)
7. Sewing Magazine Bea Blouse (UK 6-20)
8. Sewing Magazine Alice Dress (UK 6-20)
9. Sewing Magazine Gym Bag taken

Photos in a Google Photos Album here: here

My son and his girlfriend have just announced their engagement.  The wedding date is yet to be set but it wil be an informal do, close family, registry office followed by a BBQ. Probably in a couple of months time.

I have no idea what to wear. I like dresses, I don't mind sleeveless, but jackets look awful on me. I' d need flattish shoes as I can't wear heels any more. I'm a bit stumped for ideas. Where do I start?

Bear with me as a newbie to the the Darkside! Before Christmas I decided to make a load of rail fence blocks to use up fabrics I had left over from my swimming pool quilt. I've also made some Churn Dash blocks following Jenny from Missouri Star's method on YouTube. I really like how these have come out and am very pleased with them.

What I'd like to do is make a quilt from this mishmash of blocks but the rail fence blocks are much smaller than the churn dash ones, and the churn dash blocks are different sizes to each other. Can this be done or is this a crazy idea?

A friend has a Pfaff Ambition 620 for sale and I'm tempted. I don't really "need" a new machine but having recently taken up patchwork and quilting I wonder whether I would find the Pfaff a step up from my Brother Innovis 350SE and what the benefits would be? My Brother has an extension table, quarter inch and free motion foot and walking foot so has the basic quilting accessories. Does anyone have experience of this machine for P&Q?

I have not done any quilting before but fancied making a sewing machine mat. There are plenty of videos about... but what is this mysterious "batting" they talk about?  Where could I buy some suitable for a small sewing machine mat without buying enough to make a whole quilt? What weight/thickness would be about right?  I am bewildered. I thought this was going to be an easy project but I've fallen at the first hurdle!  :thinking:

I had a trip to Birmingham Rag Market today - the first time in ages - and spotted a "new to me" stall in the indoor market with a wide range of liberty fabrics. They seemed to start at £8 for Tana lawn, going up in price for the newer and in season prints. I bought some nice Liberty print stretch denim at £12 a metre to make some shorts for my hols.   

I seem to recall there was one particular sewing machine online retailer which got very poor reviews on TSF. Which one was it? It's annoying me that I can't remember!