Happy New Year, I recently purchased the Blanca Flight Suit pattern so was interested in your thoughts, I will look at bodice length as I am 5'4" myself, glad to hear the instructions are good 😊

Great vlog as always glad you are on the mend. I love your sweatshirt and it’s far nicer pattern than the Drew by TB that’s such an 80s pattern style that needs to stay in the 80s I would say. Also there is a button you can choose for translation on you tube I think it’s at the top when you choose the video.❤❤

Sorry to hear that you have been unwell. The denim outfit is amazing, so many detailed sewing features.

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The joy on your face when you talked about how much you enjoyed making the Blanca was infectious. I smiled along with you as you talked about it. The pink and white striped denim is going to be so amazing! Your daughter's dress look SO cozy and I hope it goes over well with her. I think we've all had to dig clothes out of the hamper for that reason, and cross our fingers that they don't smell too bad. It's just not worth the argument... Your insights were so interesting. I tried to have a dedicated album in my phone for my 2024 makes but it turns out I'm terrible at taking pictures of my makes, so I think I'm going to try just writing them down like you did.

Lovely vlog thanks.. wishing you health and happiness for the year ahead

Hi Tanya! So sorry that you have been sick! I made it through Christmas without getting ill and I'm so thankful to God for that! I love you daughters sweatshirt dress! It looks very pretty. Your jumper is absolutely stunning.❤

Your Ressac is fantastic! Wonderfull inspiration!!!

Happy new year Tania. 😊

Happy New Year! Looking forward to seeing your new fabrics and hearing all your plans for 2025! Love your flight suit!

Lovely video. I really like the bright pink sweatshirt. V nicely made. 👏👏👏

Your outfit looks fab, and the charity you were supporting sounds great

Tania, your dress was lovely and the fit looked spot-on to me. I’d love to see your sewing space and learn some organizational tips as my sewing space will be down sizing soon.

What a wonderful video! Your sewing retreat looked so fun and I agree that any opportunity to meet internet sewing friends in real life is really special and must be done. Thank you for sharing your sewing space. That fabric cabinet is beautiful and I love your hot tip with lowering the ironing board 😉

Ahh so lovely to spend time with you at the retreat! Your Ressac is amazing and I just love how that zip up came out! The fabric is just gorgoeus! Loved the sewing room tour!! The glass cabinet is very art deco! It looks gorgeous ❤❤

I love the art deco fabric cabinet!

The pink and black broderie anglaise fabric is really gorgeous. How about making a Style Arc Belle dress?

Ooh I've had my eye on that new Maison Fauve jumper- it looks great! I love a sewing room tour too, that art deco looking cabinet you inherited is gorgeous, and the box on the legs is so practical, it looks like it holds a lot.

Love your sweatshirt and the joggers you made your husband are really fantastic, the side panel looks so cool! I’ll miss your cheerful vlogs in Dec! See you in the New Year! Have a blessed Christmas ❤️😍

I'm going to be judgy and say that that cabinet with your fabric is stunning!!! Well done you to keep it in use!

Thank you for the sewing space tour! I remember when I was a young mom and money was very tight for us, my sewing table was a board placed on top of two boxes. It was tucked in a corner of the living room. Good memories. Decades later, the kids have grown up and moved out, so now I have a dedicated room for my sewing. ❤

Hi Tanya. Me too! I may make a video or two, but not every day ❤

Watching this whilst sewing up some joggers for my husband too! Glad you had a lovely weekend honey xx

I admire your use of your sewing space and how you use it. I always sewed in the dining room and cut out on the floor. I have a board. Those days are long gone and I couldn’t crawl around on the floor now. It was never easy when I was young, Recently I started laying my board on the kitchen table and have found that is working well, as I get the width. I was considering buying another table that has adjustable legs but they are very narrow. I set up my sewing room about 8 years ago in sons downstairs bedroom( after he’d left home obviously )and have to confess it’s a dreadful mess😩However it’s a job I haven’t got time to tackle yet so Ive made umpteen sewing projects in that mess! Ive just got too much in there. I really like your sweatshirts. How did you exactly match that ribbing? I’ve just bought the Paige hoodie pattern so that should really be my next garment. I’ve used the Billie a lot but mainly as a dress. Your retreat sounds fabulous. I’m lucky enough to go to Derbyshire every April with my love sewing mag pals. There were 10 of us in a photo shoot 6 years ago for the magazine and we’ve done this ever since. In between I had a stroke but I can still sew! It was a main goal for recovery and to do my ballet classes. Well done for sewing with a young family and working. I tended to stop sewing in my busiest years as a teacher. 😊

Glad you had a good weekend away. Your makes are lovely. I notice your husband is assuming there will be a next pair! 😂 You do an amazing job in that space. Makes me ashamed that my whole sewing room is such a mess!! Thank you for a year of interesting and entertaining videos. Have a great Christmas and New Year and look forward to seeing you soon.

I love the sweatshirt. I find MF patterns a tad expensive, but it is a bit different which I love ❤️

Have a wonderful Christmas Tania. See you in 2025

At some point, you might want to consider a different sewing table option. In my last home, I built something like what is shown in this video (only deeper) for my sewing machine. You can also have additional shelves underneath, basically it would be like a bookcase with a folding table in the middle. Just an idea 😊 Love the pink sweatshirt. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5qWmHuiZriSaLcsi=yMljoMxEib-M-iKw

I've seen a few of those Ressac sweaters and I am tempted, but I feel I have enough patterns, including some for sweatshirts, although it does have some nice unusual features. Hmm! I would love to try a sewing retreat, but it depends how far away it is, as I don't drive very far on my own. I am lucky that I have a whole room to use as my sewing room, but I am intrigued how people manage in multi-use spaces. It looks like it works well for you.

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Hi Tania! I’m like you, I don’t enjoy tracing! It was lovely to see your makes at the retreat and also seeing you again 😀 xx

Dress looks super, Regarding shared use sewing spaces Zoe at check your thread did a couple of really good podcasts which you might find helpful. 😊

Thanks Tania. Enjoying your videos. Your Whistles dress will be a wardrobe workhorse

I love your trousers Cath. Another good pattern like the leonore’s is the Sabrina slims by love notions. From memory the waistband sits on the natural waist. Xxx

I have made my husband the shirt from that men’s McCall pattern and he really likes it. I look forward to seeing what the pants look like. I also have the pattern you used for the Whistler dress so thanks for all the great tips!

Been sewing for years……never made my husband anything 😂

The Ressac is going to look uncredible in that pink fabric ❤❤ your whistles dress came out beautifully! See you soon xx

Enjoyed the catch up 😊 My sewing space is just like yours - spare room, ironing room and sewing space. It also has two massive bookshelves full of my parents' books (Mom is still with me, so no getting rid just yet!) So, yes, I would be very interested in a vlog discussing how to optimize a space like this.

I really like the exposed zip on your denim dress, it makes a lovely feature ❤️ I love love love the pink sweatshirting and ribbing, my pink isn’t quite as bright but it’s similar- currently in the dryer to get the shrinkage sorted before I cut into it tomorrow. Enjoy your sewing retreat, sounds like it’s going to be a lot of fun! 😍

Beautiful denim dress! The fit is almost perfect. I think the drag lines on the chest are from the princess seams' fullest bust point being a bit higher then your fullest bust point. I think if you lower the princess seam apex a bit, that should fix the drag lines.

The Check your thread podcast has just done 2 episodes on how people manage a shared space for sewing, lots of inspiration

Is there a better colour than bright pink?! I think your top will be great. The denim dress looks wonderful on you and the exposed zipper is a great accent. I think the comment section of sewing vlogs is actually very social, especially for people who spend a lot of time alone, for introverts, and for those who are housebound. And even if the vlogger doesn't have time to answer each comment, a thumbs up, or a heart is fine.

I adore your pink sweatshirt material. I love your your jumper. Thank you for sharing

Lovely chatty video as always… I made the tracksuit pants for my boys…look forward to seeing how yours turn out…x

I really like your denim dress Tania....its a very versatile item. The sweatshirt/ jumper is going to look really nice too. That pattern has lots of subtle differences to other sweatshirts and Cara described it as an elevated style, which it is.

Thank you Tania for a great video. Your dress fits beautifully. You said you were tracing your Ressac sweater is that because it is overpriced or just so you change sizes if needed? I am in two minds about whether to get the pdf or printed pattern . Thank you.

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Lovely to see you. Sorry to hear you’ve all been poorly. x

Fantastic to see you Tania. Love your recreation of the Whistles dress, I can imagine you’ll wear it an awful lot. Love love love the pink sweatshirting. Can’t wait to see that made up. Lots of love ❤❤❤

Hi Tania. Your whistles inspired denim dress looks really good 😊 Enjoy your sewing weekend. I too have a whole weekend of sewing and chatting to look forward to, my sister (who is an excellent bag maker) is arriving on Friday evening with her sewing machines and we have loads of plans. Probably more than we can complete but hey, it’s good to have ambition in sewing. I look forward to seeing what you manage to get done 😊