Sewing Bee back tonight

[Dottiethekangaroo]

I have just seen this in the newspaper. I am so excited, brand new host too.

From the narration over the top of the show I think Luke prefers they/them pronouns

I’ve just looked at Marcus’ instagram - he makes some amazing kimonos.

I guess I simply haven't noticed it then! I don't have an issue with people wanting different pronouns.

I'm currently trying to make bias binding to edge some reusable shopping bags I've made. I will be (inexpertly) using the bias binding gadgets I bought after watching the first series of Sewing Bee!

Unless your shopping bags have a curved edge you could use straight binding. Bias binding is for curves where you need a bit of give in the binding to fit neatly around the curve. Straight binding is much easier to work with for straight edges. When I bind my quilts I use straight binding and mitre the corners.

Of course there are curves! I don't ever make things easy for myself 😂😂 Never knowingly uncomplicated - that's me!

There are gentle curves where the handles become the body of the bag. I just copied the shape from an existing bag without thinking it through. The first one I made I did manage to put a small rolled hem all the way round but it was a pain.

The seams are all French seams to hide the raw edges.

You French seamed a bag? I am super impressed. I have yet to French seam anything at all, even though I know it would be a better finish on my summer dresses.

I was poorly so have just caught up now.

Marcus is very talented but potentially lazy?

I loved Don's golf outfit - it actually looked like what they wear.

I was bothered ethically by the cricket whites. They looked brand new! There are charities everywhere that would have loved those, including some in war torn countries , such as Afghanistan. (although that charity helps girls so sadly probably not in operation now ...)

For robustness! I usually only zigzag the edges of stuff but when you're taking stuff in and out of a bag that gets scruffy really quickly. As a bag is only small it doesn't take long.

I'm behind everyone and haven't read the thread but:
I love Comfort and Don
I'm convinced Janet is a swinger
Pascha is the child prodigy
I would hate to be married to hat guy he seems like a lazy man-child

Didn't really like GOTW either thought there were better ones. Georgie seems to be flavour of the month, don't think Esme likes Janet.

Does it matter if Marcus is ND???

I'm sad that Comfort has gone, I found her voice very soothing! Would have preferred to have seen the back of Janet, all the 'nudge nudge wink wink' is very tiresome.

When they were talking about who the outfits were inspired by did one of them say their god brother?
What is that?

Presumably a guy you share a godparent with. Or someone your parent is a godparent to.

It doesn't matter but when you are surrounded by ND family (though not literally because not many of us like to do surrounding in our family), it's something you notice.

I liked the way Marcus took on board the advice from the judges about meeting the brief - he reminds me of Tom Rosenthal if anyone watched the recent Pilgrims programme.

He is very like Tom Rosenthal, yes, I can see that.

if you line them you can a) make them reversible and b) don't need binding :)

Loved Patrick's trousers, as pp mentioned Derek Guy would have approved, although i feel he might have said "if you have belt loops, wear a belt"

Liked and approved of the winning fleece, i too think ND because his way of sewing is like (suspected ADHD) mine. Faffing around with it all, planning it in your head then sewing like a demon to get it finished.

The transformation challenge was annoying, and i have pretty much given up on trying to enjoy/judge it. It is wasteful. those cricket whites were perfectly sericeable.

I am not enjoying Drag-Guy - he only ever talks about that (i rolled my eyes when he said trans-flag-colours, but actually the garment looked lovely). Carry-On woman is irritating i hope she's next to go - her MtM should have been better given she sews her dancing outfits. Don is resolute in not wanting to go fast because he would have less quality. His golf skirt was amazing. I suspect he will be out next week, unfortunately, I'd prefer Janet to go.

Did not agree with Garment of the week. But it was hard to pick one - i liked the javelin outfit best.

I also disagreed with GotW - in addition to the top not fitting very well, the bottom seams on the shorts were really twisted, and the back seam was puckered where the mesh joined the lycra. It was a very complicated design, but had some glaring errors!

if you line them you can a) make them reversible and b) don't need binding :)

Ah, but that makes them bulkier. These are "shove in your bag" reusable shopping bags.

Don is resolute in not wanting to go fast because he would have less quality. His golf skirt was amazing. I suspect he will be out next week, unfortunately

I think he will sneak by for another week or so as other sewers mess up more than him. I've earmarked him to go both weeks after the pattern challenge but he's then surprised me in the next two challenges and saved himself.

He's not a finalist though (unless he sorts his speed out).

i make mine out of fine-ish fabric - usually line them with offcuts (who am i kidding, i have been sewing for nearly 50 years - i have a MASSIVE stash of fabric) of lining fabric, or even silk. 😂

pp made a good point about how easy it would be to add 30 minutes to each challenge because the editing really cuts out hours and hours.

Maybe they could say X time (as usual) for the challenge. Then they get 20 minutes to tidy up what they have done so far?

Or they could have 20 minutes to read the pattern and sort out what they need before they start sewing. A bit like Taskmaster 😄

Agree, like all the larking about with cocktails last week - it’s just a bit cringey.