Yay! Sewing Bee is back!

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Does anyone else watch it? Or is it just me...

I love it because it reminds me of another life when I used to sew (before the DC's came along and before I lost the footpedal to my sewing machine in a house move).

The contestants are just so talented and I like the beardy man judge too. Anyone else?

Ok no, you're right JK - more than fashion brilliance

Lyndas is best i reckon

Good decision. Lynda's is the only one I would consider wearing!

Well done Lynda!

Must admit i've warmed to Heather..

I've warmed to Heather too but I think she's probably going tonight.

They all seem to be having a good time this week.

This is a really enjoyable episode so far. Heather and David are a hilarious combination. I can't see for toffee but they seem to be really skilled this series.

Chinelo already has a scarf on in the contrasting fabric of her trousers! Is this allowed?!

It will make the overall effect much more co-ordinated won't it..

Oh except they're not working together. Err. You know who I mean.
I think David might be the worst but might get kept in as token man (she said, rudely).

At college we had to use a special board to iron velvet on, to ensure the pile wasn't flattened.. they're not eh? Just not cricket!

i think Jenni's been the most consistently weak, but she has also come up with some pretty good stuff. David has actually done some very good stuff. Heather's style isn't really my cup of tea so I haven't really loved any of her 2nd or 3rd challenges, even though some have seemed technically pretty good.

Think Chinelo's are going to look fab.

Heather looks fab in hers! What a great figure she has

Someone else had a scarf that matched the lining on her trousies too - was it Heather? I thought that was clever.

I've sewed with velvet - I made myself a maternity dress when I was pregnant with ds1 - and recently I took the skirt off it, and made into a skirt - it's not very good, and the waistband is appalling!

Heather stayed. Good
Given how little experience she's had, Jenny is amazingly talented, but ultimately she doesn't yet have the skill the others have. Her lack of experience showed in her choosing the ultra-tricky velvet.

at really needing a prick stitch on the fly...

I heard that bit, but didn't make the connection. You have a dirty mind, Debbie!!

Heather looked amazing in her trousers

David's trousers were nicely fitted, and looked neat - but velvet trousers did not flatter him.

Really pleased for Linda , sad to see Jenny go , I know her trousers didn't go well but Heather also had a very poor first two rounds

Yes Heather did have a matching scarf too I think. I forgot they'd practised at home so vaguely knew what they were doing. Next week quarter finals!

don't they supply their own materials and pattern for the fitted challenge, hence why Jenni's choice of velvet was criticised.

Yes LIZS I think you're right. And I think I know what that slippy fine velvet feels like, the thing is, it didn't really hang right did it? It almost looked like trackie bottoms and not at all structured.

I think that's where her lack of experience really showed. The more experienced sewers heard that they needed velvet and went out and got the easiest velvet to work with; Jenni, who'd only been sewing for a year, bought fabric she liked but that was a complete nightmare from a sewing point of view. It's a shame, because she did well on the first two challenges and if she'd just picked a better fabric she'd almost certainly have done well enough to stay in. Heather, who must have been facing the drop after the first two challenges, made some good choices and so pulled off a flawless final challenge.

Next week's sounds intriguing. I wonder what the "game-changing garments" are?

Yes next week's does! And sewing on 1930's machines? Crumbs! My Mum had one of those, it will undoubtedly not be electric will it or will it. This could be interesting!

Oh wow, love the vintage machine idea.
I grew up sewing on my great-grandmother's 1880 Jones and I've just fixed my 1940 Singer (both hand-cranked) to teach dd because it's easier than an electric machine IMO (more control of speed) but I wonder if any of the contestants have never done it before and if so, whether they'll find it hard.
I hope they'll have a nice range of old machines, not just all identical Singers.