Congratulations to Ashley Parke, whose design Buzzy Green Bee won this month's design competition.  

Charlotte Thornton's Sewing Bee Buttons got a special mention

and Kathryn Williams's Sewing Bee on Blue was most popular on Facebook.

Well done to everyone and thanks to everyone who entered.  Some of the designs are available in our Market Place.

Thanks, also, to our guest judge, Charlotte Newland, winner of this year's Great British Sewing Bee.  

For those who didn't see GBSB, Charlotte is a scientist (so even scientists can be creative!) with three children.  She has been sewing since the age of seven.  Her precision when sewing helped her to win the GBSB trophy this year.  She also finds time to write a blog, which you can read here.

Next month, we'll be back to a challenge - something to keep you occupied on that long flight / wait for the channel crossing?  The theme will be Lakes and Mountains.