Yesterday morning, I awoke in a cold sweat from a nightmare. I dreamt that I'd overslept and missed the Walthamstow Sewing Blogger Meet-Up organised by Stevie. Mercifully, it was only a dream, so I didn't get to miss any of this...
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Lovely ladies...
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Swapping our pattern and fabric stashes...
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Claire demonstrated her unbelievable organisational skills once again, this time with a swatch sheet previewing all 20 pieces of fabrics she'd brought to swap...
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Claire, Stevie and Dibs simply ooze sex appeal with their granny shoppers!!
So what did I come away with?
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The majority of this was from the swap, so a pretty good haul for £5.50!
I feel so lucky to have met such a wonderful group of people who share my passion for all things sewing :)