Sewing Bee

I typed Chanel and this bleeping iPad chose Channel for me!

I thought she was classy because of what she chose to wear and make, cathy. The simple Channel style bouclé jacket and linen men's shirt were fabulous, and reflected her own style. An elegant woman!

I am glad that Ann won, not because she was classy.... because... what does that have to do with her sewing.. but because she did the best job on the day and because she was talented

I watched it, thinking 'I used to do that...' but I haven't created any garments for about 40 years and I'm not sure why. Now I just have a very small sewing machine, good for putting up hems or perhaps making a cotton skirt.

I loved this programme, and I can't sew to save my life. However this has inspired me.

Great to see experience being valued - as the old adage says age before beauty.

I thought using the relations was brilliant! Especially Ann's daughter with her odd measurements it added another dimension and must have given them a bit of moral support.
We get so many "celebrities" making a mess of things and giggling it's such a change to see people who are really good at what they do.

What a good idea it was to use relations as models. It was lovely when the sewers (should be able to find a word with less unpleasant connotations!) realised who the models were. By the time the final came along, I felt that Sandra and Lauren had more or less resigned themselves to Ann's being the winner. Nobody could possibly match her precision and expertise - and experience.

I was blown away by Ann's expertise and delighted that she won. DH and I had been having bets and were sure it would be Lauren (just as we had been "sure" that the final would be between Stuart, Ann and Lauren for age/gender/inclusivity reasons!!!)

I love to sew and belong to a sewing group. I feel it is a hobby which is undervalued and often looked down on . I often wonder how we would manage if we had to pay a proper price for clothes if people in china Malaysia or the Philippines were paid the minimum rate of the UK worker.

I agree with you suzie Ann is such a classy woman and I so enjoyed watching her work. I think she should make a few 'Sewing for Beginners' progammes for those of us who can do the basics but never get much further.

I loved the series too, but it was far too short, only 4 programmes. Hopefully it's popularity will prompt another series more on the lines of the bake-off. Even my 13 year old GS enjoyed watching. All 6 GCs watched the bake-off, and 'moist' and 'soggy bottom' often come into family conversation now!