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The Great British Sewing Bee is back on our screens for 2019! It will return on 12th February, with new presenter Joe Lycett stepping into Claudia Winkleman’s shoes. Take a look at the new trailer.

Patrick Grant, Esme Young and Joe Lycett from the Great British Sewing Bee — https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06ybskh

Did you spot the wiggle dress? Fancy joining in and making your own? You can find some amazing wiggle dress patterns online. Check out our Pinterest board for some fun patterns and fabrics – https://goo.gl/kaxpsK

These dresses work really well in Jersey fabrics, but if you’re a little less experienced, cotton is a really good starting point that is easy to work with.

If you really are inexperienced, but are inspired by the Great British Sewing Bee to have a go at some of the simpler projects and learn the basics, we have a GBSB inspired evening class coming up at the end of March. This class will really help you master your sewing machine and create some fabulous items with a variety of techniques. It’s only a small class size, so make sure to book in quickly!

n the Spring I popped in my newest sample to the shop – Raggedy Eared Hare. He’s a cheeky wee chap with a jaunty scarf and beautifully textured ears caught in the wind. He proved so popular in the office that we had to add an extra session in for all of the staff and tutors to have a go.

It was a great day and at the end of it, as you can see, each hare is totally individual with little tweaks such as straw hats and bows in their hair.

Joy wasn’t very happy with the colour she created on her scarf and we couldn’t have her going home disappointed so we worked together to redo the colouring – this is actually really easy to do and one of the many wonders of Powertex.

I wonder if any of the hares have found their final homes on doorsteps and beside flowerbeds yet?

Like what you see. Follow this link to learn more about up and coming Powertex classes. The next Ragged Eared Hare is in September. Not long to go.

Purple Boots x

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Tudor Rose Patchwork is Bedfordshire’s answer to a quilter’s dream. We have a huge range of patchwork fabrics, accessories, kits and patterns for you to select from. There is also a good selection of "how-to” books for patchworkers and quilters to get their next big project from. Tudor Rose Patchwork also has an extensive range of beads and beadworking accessories as well as books on beading and jewellery-making. In addition to all of these, we have a selection of Pfaff and Janome sewing machines and we also stock many of the accessories for these machines. If you are looking for haberdashery, then Tudor Rose Patchwork is the place to come. And on top of all of this, Tudor Rose Patchwork stocks needles, tapestry and embroidery cottons and yarns and kits and, oh, just so much more!

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Great British Sewing Bee 2019

Mad As A Raggedy Eared Hare