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I Want To Be A Turtle

A creative lifestyle blog which mainly focuses on my personal sewing, drawing and thread painting projects.

Claire

Self taught sewist, fabric hoarder and handmade wardrobe builder. Say hello:

iwanttobeaturtle@gmail.com

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Sewing with these gorgeous fabrics for a Christmas present today.
#handmadepresents #sewingsaturday #whinniethepooh #makersgonnamake #handmadechristmas

Gluhwein weiss and curling
#munich #festivefun #itschilly #germanchristmasmarket #whatswrongwithmyhand

This year has been a long, tiring but personally transformative. As a little reward for sticking with it, and as a pick me up, I treated myself to a sewing advent box. It’s a lovely way to start the festive count down.

#bpsewvember accessories: in winter, fun tights. Yep, that’s London in the picture. I also have Paris but in grey. All year round: pearl jewellery. Just one per piece and ideally small. I’m very picky!

#bpsewvember holidays: I always take a few handmade items away with me. I’m currently travelling for work with limited photos but here’s one with a new Ogden Cami. You’ll need to squint and promise not to tell my husband I posted this!

#bpsewvember ritual: I always try to make time on a Sunday evening to be creative. It helps to slide into the week calmly. This evening I’m completing a couple of orders for reusable make up wipes instead of packing for a work trip.

#bpsewvember sewing has helped me to discover and express the person I am or have needed to be. Over five years I’ve explored many different styles, colours and textures trying to work out which suit me best. Small parts of each make (plus some other projects) are featured in the hexie quilt I’ve been slowly making for a couple of years.

#bpsewvember Work in progress: a self drafted coat that I started over six months ago. It’s super warm and fits like a dream but the Vietnamese silk lining is causing me problems and I haven’t had the energy to figure it out.

#bpsewvember Struggle: sketching ideas. I often feel I have a haphazard approach to my wardrobe and sketching helps me match patterns to stash. I made all of the items in this sketch from 2015 and I’m hoping I can take a more considered approach as soon as I’ve located my fashionary book.

#bpsewvember Gift: I tend to make for others at special occasions: births, birthdays and Christmas. Looking back at my photos, it’s baby heavy as the outfits are so cute but the final pic shows I can sew gifts for adults too (but it’s not as fun!)