In which I show my knickers

A while back, Scruffy Badger invited me along to a blogger meet up in Bath, for a nice catch up and a knicker-making class. I love Bath, I love blog friend meet-ups and I love knickers, so it took no time for me to sign up.

It was a wonderful day - I was lucky enough to bump into Handmade Jane at Paddington station, so we travelled together and had a lovely catch-up. The 90 minute train journey was over in a flash! Have you seen Jane's gorgeous new Abbey coat? So beautiful, so professional, so perfect.

Winnie met us at the station (looking sensational in her 1940s dress), along with Roisin (also looking sensational in her Cambie). Let me just say that everyone looked sensational in their handmade wardrobe. If I didn't already read their blogs, I wouldn't have guessed any of the outfits were handmade - these are some seriously talented seamstresses. Here's who came along:

photo by Scruffy Badger

Top - bottom, L-R:
Rachel (House of Pinheiro), Roisin (Dolly Clackett), Kerry (Kestrel Find and Makes), Jane (Handmade Jane)
Melizza (Pincushion Treats), Me!, Amy (Magpie Mimi)
Tamsin (Pimp my Curtains), Laura (Laura in a Tangle), Dibs (Dibs and the Machine)
Photographer: Winnie (Scruffy Badger Time)

Winnie took us on a lovely walking tour of Bath:

photo by Scruffy Badger

And then we stopped off for a delicious lunch, where we met up with Sheena (Tottieweeminiatures), ate, talked a lot, and got down to the business of swaps. I love a good swap, and any intentions I had of coming away with less than I was bringing, quickly flew out of the window.

I was lucky enough to come away with this loot:

About a metre of the lovely teal wool that Jane used for her Abbey coat (will become a winter skirt), a metre of soft African wax cotton that Kerry made for her maxi dress (will become a Scout Tee), and two vintage skirt patterns (one from Dibs, the other from Amy), both which are right up my street!, and some insane-bright blue buttons, also from Amy.

And then (as if that wasn't enough fun for one day), on to The Makery, for three hours of knicker making. And it was tremendous fun. I learned that making knickers is quick, easy and very satisfying. And that 12 ladies can have a lot of fun saying "gusset".

Look! I made knickers!

Yep - big grey knickers.

Thanks to Winnie for organising such a wonderful, fun-filled day. I was totally zonked by the time I got home, but full of lots of ideas about my next sewing plans (it always helps talking through sewing plans - and on Saturday, I did much of that!).

I've an FO coming up this later week!

Speak soon!
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