Brushing up on my lady skills

It became apparent last year that I lack some essential lady skills!

By lady skills I mean cooking, baking and sewing, the sort of thing that ladies should be (or used to be) able to do.


In order to address this skill deficit of mine I enlisted the help of the bf's mum! Bf's mum is a super amazing seamstress who could sew so fast she earnt herself the name of Whizzy Jig.

Whizzy Jig helped me to make my very first dress in October last year, which I wore to works annual ball.

Dress and belt hand made by Whizzy Jig and I, Flower pin, New Look £8

That was in October and I haven't been near a sewing machine since, until I moved to London town that is. Although I haven't made a dress or anything ground breaking, I have made some cushions!!


After a couple of calls to Whizzy Jig for reassurance I went it alone, my lady skills are improving.

Aubergine and white cushion covers - hand made by moi

At the moment they are just covers but I want to buy some buttons and sequins to decorate them.


What are you lady skills like?


Sophs x x