Angel

This one is on mount TBR!

I quite enjoyed the Queen's Sorrow - rather an unual approach to the well known era. On holiday I also read - Judy Astley - Blowing it Jodi Picoult - Songs of the Humpback Whale Now well into Karin Slaughter - Skin Privilege

I think not!!! lol

I love venison, scallops, most fish, and adore mouldy cheese! I never have tried foie gras, horse, veal, frogs legs, (nor will I any of those!!) artichokes, caviar or sushi,

Moving onto Susannah Dunn - The Queen's Sorrow

I don't like his music or his singing - even some of the DJ's on the radio have commented how awful it is!! He only won because the telephone voting system was conveniently not working for half of those who wanted to vote for Rhidian. One hell of a travesty I say

Well said girl! That Leon is total c**p. Well done to PK

I got this for my birthday and I am looking forward to reading it

BBC Dramas are excellent and this should be no exception. I'm looking forward to it

Just started Justin Evans - A Good & Happy Child

Mary Higgins Clark - Where Are the Children? I haven't read this one for well over 25 yrs!!

How very true Louise. Very light and no thinking!

Moving onto Wendy Holden - Fame Fatale. Right now I am finding that reading, even though my concentration is not brilliant, is as usual proving to be therapeutic as it is attempting to keep my mind busy!

You can pick up machines for around £100 and are worth every penny! At the very least you need one that can do button-holes in 2-3 stages. Even better if you have one that is an automatic one - these are a great boon - I'd be lost without mine, Try looking on Amazon for a basic instruction book - they have loads. A couple of websites to try for techniques would be :- www.isew.co.uk and threads magazine. Both of these are for the more advanced sewer but do give good advice, guidance and how-to's Making your own clothes is so satisfying. I made my own wedding dress and the kids Christening gown so I saved loads of money and each piece was unique. Over the years I have made loads of clothes and I am fortunate to own an embroidery machine so this is put to good use making presents.

Emma, Singer and Simplicity have a range of very good books, assuming that you mean machine sewing. You will need to arm yourself with a basic book that will show you various seams, construction of darts, zip insertion and various other techniques. Basic patterns that are easiest to use would include the Simplicity 2 hr range- all patterns have a guide on how to construct their clothes. Basic rule as a beginner is to choose simple designs and good good selection of fabric. If you have any questions at all please feel free to send me a PM as I am an experienced seamstress with many years of experience. Once you get the hang of it the sky's your ceiling!

I quite happily start another book straight away