Great British Sewing Bee

They were asked to make a gown. Tamara's was not a gown. Heather's was a real grown up gown, obviously for the hunt ball!

Nothing about the Sewing Bee in any of the papers I have seen, no review, no news items.

Of course everyone has been nice to each other, no rudeness, no bitchiness and no revelations about their private lives. Says it all really.

Just a lovely programme with nice people demonstrating incredible skill faced with mountingly difficult tasks, pleasant presenters and criticism tempered with praise.

I did enjoy it.

So agree with you FlicketyB its been a joy. A whole hour's worth of good manners, delightful people and good natured humour as well as THAT haberdashery! It would be my idea of heaven to be let loose in it and be told I could take anything!

The Times 2 gave a good review and summed up the individual attributes of the final 3. More or less agreed with GNs! X

I'm so sorry it's over, the time has gone so quickly! The final must have been a nightmare to judge - you could hardly put a pin between the three of them. But that gown of Heather's was stunning. I hadn't thought it would work - but when you saw it move it was wonderful. And how refreshing to have a programme with no bitching, no hysterics and no swearing.

Have only just seen this thread and so wish I had found it while series was running. Used to watch on Iplayer as main TV only seems to pick up Jeremy Clarkson and Hitler I found DH strangely uninterested in what had happened that week and I really wanted to share! I so agree that it was the kindness of the contestants which made it. The way that most of them helped and supported each other was really inspiring.
Re sewing machines, I have a 40'year old Bernina which is still great. I bought it because my husband 's school at the time had a sewing room full of them and I thought that if they could stand up to Luton teenage girls, they were strong machines! I used to make all my own clothes and stuff for DD out of the remnants when she was small. Not made anything for years now but am inspired by SB to start again. The power of television!

Yes, I had the DH problem, he would sit the other end of the room with his head in a book. Fortunately DD was a fan so we both grabbed the phone as soon as each episode was over and had a long discussion about it.

And they say TV kills conversation FlicketyB! I must try to recruit my DD when the next series of SB starts. Coupled with GN I should be able to discuss it really thoroughly

M y cousin Francis made his daughters wedding dress and all the bridesmaids dresses He didn't want people to know. Only family!

What a shame!