As we welcome in a new year do you make new year resolutions? I used to but I could never stick to them so I gave up and take each year...

So last year we were all in lockdown, at home, not able to be with our loved ones and yet we had one of the longest hot summers! Fast...

Are you organised? Do you seem to be able to get all your Christmas shopping done way before December? If you're like me rushing around...

I've been quiet for a few months due to me trapping a nerve in my lower back! I simply bent down to pick up my shoes and couldn't move! ...

Sphynx - furless cats. To some people they are so ugly but let's think about this for one second. If other cat breeds were furless they...

Do you like to be creative with old jeans. Who else upcycles old jeans? There are so many things you can make with old jeans. My eldest...

I've been busy at My Sewing Shack HQ over the last week creating some cushions with these stunning sea creature machine embroidery...

As we entered the new year, i imagine so many of us were optimistic but our hopes were dashed with yet another lockdown put in place...

As this awful year draws to a close and so many of us spent Christmas in Tier 4 (including myself) and not having the family gatherings...

Who's had enough of this year? Yes, me too! So let's make Christmas special this year. Eat the food you want to, drink what you want...

Who's shopping early for Christmas? How about a free ornament for your Christmas tree? As this year has been really awful and we all...

October already! Who can't wait for this year to be over and done with? Christmas is only 12 weeks away can you believe it? As this year...

I think it's time I introduced myself, my name is Lorraine. I am the face behind My Sewing Shack. You will have to excuse the crazy...

Following on from my last post, my niece finally had her baby on 3rd August a bit late but we think the due dates given to my niece were...

The first half of this year has been trying and for many very tragic. As the UK went into lockdown with so many being furloughed...

I thought the summer would never arrive. As the weather warmed up my thoughts turned to warm balmy evenings spent with family and...