Sew Brum Blogger Meet up

The online sewing community has really connected so many people as its grown over the years and this Saturday we saw that come to life in the 5th year of the 'Sew Brum' meet up! 

It's free to attend, open to everyone who loves sewing and fabric, and a great chance to meet up with friends you might have made online in the sewing world. It was all started by Charlotte from the blog, An English Girl at Home back in 2013. The days starts in Birmingham city centre were stitchers from all over the country meet up in the John Lewis cafe, they then head out to the city centre fabric shops and markets. 

Then in the afternoon everyone heads out to Moseley at hangs out in the studio at the shop. We have a fabric and pattern swop and g&g puts on tea/coffee and cake for everyone too. 

We hold a sewing themed charity raffle and this year we were raising money for the charity Coppafeel who do amazing work with all ages, women and men, to raise awareness of breast cancer and encourage everyone to regularly be checking themselves. We raised £915 on Saturday from the raffle and donations for tea, coffee and cake so thank you so much to everyone who took part and donated. 

We wouldn't have a raffle without generous contributions from lots of lovely sewing related businesses so another HUGE thank you to them for donating too! Here is a list of everyone who took part. 

Backstitch- Voucher and tote bag

By Hand London– 3 pdf patterns

Cocowawa Crafts – Printed and pdf pattern

Creative Craft Shows – Two tickets to upcoming show

Drapers Daughter - Fabric bundle 

Girl Charlee– Fabric Bundle

Guthrie & Ghani - £25 voucher and Prym bundle

Janome – Sewing machine GD8100

Like Sew Amazing– Voucher for online shop

Love Sewing Magazine – Printed pattern bundle

Maven Patterns - Set of all 5 patterns

M is for Make – Two dressmaking patterns

MacCulloch & Wallis - £30 Voucher

Minerva Crafts - £50 voucher

Monaluna – Fat quarter bundle and lawn fabric

Pink Coat Club – Pin badge gift

Plush Addict - £50 voucher

Quadrille publishers – 3 books

Colette Patterns – Pattern bundles

Sew Box - £50 voucher

Sew Essential - £25 voucher

Sew Hayley Jane – Craft Box

Sew Me Sunshine - £25 Voucher

Sew Over It – Choice of online course

Sewisfaction - £25 Voucher

Simplicity – Pattern bundles, picture and tote bag

Simply Sewing Magazine – Pattern bundle

Sister Mintaka - £50 voucher 

Tina Francis Tapestry - Two tapestry kits 

The Makers Atelier – 2 magazines

The Village Haberdashery - £20 Voucher