Author: Ruth Singer

One more month to go. I’m not the only one with a book deadline, it seems. That makes me feel better. Life is like this: At least I’m getting to play with my new camera.

My precious Betty has flown the nest. She has settled very happily over the sea in the USA. It’s time I made some new Betty cousins to fill the space in my studio.

Reading books, not writing them, for a change. Or at least looking at pictures in books. I come from a very book-orientated family. Having several hundred books is quite restrained by our standards. Now I work full-time with textiles, I find it is very easy to justify buying design, textile and fashion books and frankly…

I’m a little ruffled at the moment. I had a glorious couple of days off for my birthday, and soaked up the sunshine (and some vintage treats). Then I started work again and all the deadlines were that bit closer than last time I looked.Please forgive me if the blog continues this sparse for the…

I’m about to start work on the practical techniques section of my book and want to know what you would like to find in it. What sort of sewing things have you always been confused about? I know that sewing patterns are a issue for a lot of people, so I will be working on…

I didn’t make this today, I just photographed it. It’s one of the pieces in last month’s Elle Decoration. There are a few other new photos over here. I had a call from a German magazine wanting to feature these pieces too!Today’s sewing was book stuff, all top secret – all I can say is…

The good: New portable hard drive for happy-making back-ups. And it’s black and shiny. More work coming in! Exhibition coming up at Friar Lane Gallery in Nottingham (no website), selected show from members of Design Factory. 22nd April – 1 June. Little showcase of work for Craft Shop, Royal Exchange, Manchester. 4 March – 3…

Last week was bit of an mammoth week for a person recovering from flu, but it certainly was productive. I had a meeting about my second book, which is looking really good – happy editor & happy author. I’m working on the sample chapters and my friend Gina is working on the first set of…

Just popped in to say hello. I’m hurtling around at high speed working on the last few book projects (for phase 1) writing up the patterns and planning, sorting, fabric shopping (last bit is my favourite!). I’ve also been working on my other major project, teaching resources on 20th century paintings, which is fascinating and…

Opps. I disappeared again then. Not due to illness, more due to wellness and the desperate scramble to catch up on some lost time. I’m back chugging away at the book, and juggling other things and hopefully making some headway.Top Drawer seems to have gone pretty well, in the end. I spent most of the…