I have been on the receiving end of some very good luck recently when it comes to patterns.  I have won two competitions run by bloggers and took part in the Pattern Swap on Sew Weekly (www.sewweekly.com).

Here’s the stash:

This lovely vintage dress (Simplicity 4920) was from www.whatsupcupcakeblog.com

This great dress and apron (Simplicity 2535) is from http://curvespatternsandpins.blogspot.com.  Reana Louise who runs the blog made a great version of this which can be seen at http://curvespatternsandpins.blogspot.com/search/label/Simplicity%202535. I only hope my version of it will be half as good as hers.

The pattern swap was great – although swap is probably the wrong word as you sent a pattern to a different person that you received one from.  My parcel from Cassandra in Texas was fabulous – Vogue 8630, 2 packs of piping and a pack of buttons.  I’ve been looking out for some nice piping for ages as I’ve never used it but I’ve never seen packs like this at any of the shops I regularly go to.

So, that’s a whole lot of sewing to get through – as usual. I’m trying to do some clothes for my nieces and nephew for Xmas too. There just aren’t enough weekends left before the big day so I am starting to slightly panic!