Hello, so lovely to have you here.If you've looked through the posts on my blog, you'll probably have already gathered that I sew rather a lot and that this blog is all about that stitchery and the life that goes on around it (or should that be the other way around...sometimes it can be hard to get one's priorities right).
So anyway, about me: I live in England, I'm 35, I have two small children who aren't actually so very small any more and I am married to the delectable Mr Teacakes, who works alongside me from home (although he doesn't sew: he designs educational iPhone apps).
I sew nearly every day. I write patterns and occasional articles for sewing magazines, as well as sharing tutorials here on my blog. Oh, and I've also produced an eBook all about machine applique. And when I'm not doing any of those things then I can be found looking floury in the kitchen where I love to bake.
I made my first bag at primary school: big hoop handles, reversible fabric and stitched by hand, created in the peace and tranquillity of a classroom half full of girls (the boys having been sent out to perfect their cricketing skills) and I have been hooked ever since. My even earlier happy memory of knitting squares for donkey blankets for the PDSA in my first year at school is only marred by the subsequent knowledge that it must have resulted in a chilly burro, for even now knitting and crochet foxes me to the point where I have had to lay down the needles and hooks and promise myself not to pick them up again.
It's too hard to choose what is my favourite area of sewing, for there's a sewing task to suit every mood, but dressmaking, quilting, applique, and bag making are all somewhere high up on the list. 
Most recently, I have developed an utter obsession with English paper piecing: that is, creating more intricate quilt tops sewn entirely by hand. It's wonderfully liberating not to be bound to the sewing machine and for sewing to suddenly feel a much more sociable and portable activity (in fact you can find my own beginners guide for getting started with English paper piecing here). .JPG)
I absolutely love reading the comments that so many lovelies take the time to leave. I try to reply in the comments section as Blogger often doesn't supply a reply email address...and also because inbox management isn't my strong point and so it's just easier that way. But if you want to contact me directly then you can find me at flossieteacakes (at) gmail.com.Thank you so much for reading,
