I’ve always wanted to create adorable little baby dresses and rompers for Emmy, but I quickly realised that I didn’t want to spend my few spare minutes in a day in between feeds at the sewing machine when I had a newborn, and now she’s a toddler (how did that happen?)…well, sewing machines and nosy,…
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Emmy’s Rainbow Romper: Little Cottons
Scandi Style: DUNS Purple Meadow Baggy Pants
Scandi clothing has taken the world by storm. Before Emmy was born, I’d never even heard of the world of kids’ Scandi wear, DUNS or baggy pants. I’d have assumed that organic kids clothing was very much a traditional, muted style, the hues of hygge – cosy greys, blush pinks, that particular shade that can…
Recipe: Best Ever Homemade Pizza (plus video)
Hello! Greetings! Welcome to Quietly Curious’ first ever post all of its own. Lately Ben and I have been very much into baking our own breads and doughs. Lockdown bread shortages and boredom meant that a lot of people have started baking at home too and I’ve personally been putting my skills to work at…
50+ Baby Led Weaning Meal Ideas with Emmy at 1 Year Old
This post originally appeared at Rebel Angel. Disclaimer: The Little Freddie pouches in this review were gifted for review. So it’s been a while and a lot is going on in the world right now. I’ve been struggling to get my monthly Emmy updates live as they take a lot of work to put together…
La Coqueta Baby Clothing: Review
This post originally appeared at Rebel Angel. AD – the outfit in this post was gifted for review by La Coqueta. Before Emmy was born, in fact before I was even pregnant, I had dreams of outfits for little girls. If you’ve been around the blog for a while, you might know that I love…
Theatre Review: There Are No Beginnings by Charley Miles
This post originally appeared at Rebel Angel. A quick word at the start of this review – if you’ve been around here a little while, you might recognise the name Charley Miles as she’s featured several times on the blog over the years! Charley is one of my best friends from school, and she’s now…
Baby at the Pumpkin Patch
This post originally appeared at Rebel Angel. Hey, does anyone remember when I visited my first pumpkin patch last year? Well, back this time last year, I was 21 weeks pregnant with my own little pumpkin so Beth and I talked about coming back with a 7 month old baby in 2019 – and that…
Emmy’s First Autumn Boots
This post originally appeared at Rebel Angel. The baby booties in these photos are a gifted sample from a client at work. We’re into the middle of autumn and it seems to have come very suddenly this year. I think it’s because we had a sunny holiday at the end of September in Italy (although…
10 Reasons Why I Love Babywearing
This post originally appeared at Rebel Angel. Ad: Baby Bjorn provided me with this carrier for review. The term “baby wearing” sounds a bit hippyish, doesn’t it? Most people immediately imagine slings and wraps tied in fancy ways that look very comfortable but complicated. I have to admit, I did first plan to use one…
Dungarees on the Boardwalk – Breastfeeding Mama Outfit
This post originally appeared at Rebel Angel. Wow, life with a baby has really been getting on top of me these last few weeks – these photos are nearly a month old but feel like I took them just last week! Emmy’s got a whole lot more demanding in the past few weeks, as in,…
Stitch Fix UK Review: Personal Styling Online
This post originally appeared at Rebel Angel. [This review contains affiliate links.] Over the past couple of years, I’ve seen American bloggers and vloggers talking about a service called Stitch Fix which is an online personal styling subscription company. I always thought it sounded fun to receive a parcel of surprise clothing items in the…
Lucy & Yak at Byland Abbey
This post originally appeared at Rebel Angel. A couple of years ago, Ben and I started getting in to watching vloggers – mainly Disney ones, particularly Tim Tracker who is really the king of Orlando YouTubers. But we’ve recently begun to branch out our repertoire of vloggers, not only watching Disney ones, but also family,…
A Sustainable Newborn Wardrobe: Belles & Babes Review
This post originally appeared at Rebel Angel. [This subscription was gifted to me for review] When I found out I was pregnant, the first thing I wanted to do was buy all the cute baby clothes. Okay, I suppose at first, I was too busy thinking about the teeny tiny sesame seed inside me to…
Choosing Emilia Jane’s Name
This post originally appeared at Rebel Angel. One thing you should know about me – I’m obsessed with names. Before being pregnant, I had a list of names I loved. Before we’d started thinking about having a baby one day, I had a spreadsheet of names. Who am I kidding, before I even met Ben,…
Emmy’s Positive Birth Story: Hypnobirthing with a Ventouse Delivery & Episiotomy
This post originally appeared at Rebel Angel. Wow, it’s been a whirlwind of a fortnight! Everyone says that you can’t imagine what life is like with a newborn, and while that’s definitely true, there has also been a lot that’s been much like I imagined or not as bad as people say, so don’t let…
Introducing…Emilia Jane
This post originally appeared at Rebel Angel. On 1st March 2019 at 4.55am, this beautiful little lady, Emilia Jane, Emmy for short, made her grand entrance into the world at 7lb 3oz – and no one actually measured her, so we can’t tell you that! It’s been a week since the big day, so I’m…
Hypnobirthing 101: What is it and why I’m choosing it
This post originally appeared at Rebel Angel. I first heard about hypnobirthing from other bloggers. One of my clients at work was looking for parents of newborns so I ended up reading a whole lot of birth stories, and those that struck me most were the ones that were titled “Hypnobirth”. When I first saw…
Recipe: Leftover Christmas Ham & Cheddar Quiche
This post originally appeared at Rebel Angel. Happy Christmas everyone! Hope you all managed to get a bit of festive break, whether or not you were celebrating. I had half-planned some blog posts during Christmas time in my calendar, but didn’t end up getting round to writing them so just took the time off instead.…
Recipe: Chargrilled Lamb Flatbreads
All the way back in 2011, I did an undergraduate course in Greece. This was where I first discovered that, even though I’d been a very fussy eater until a couple of years before, I loved Greek food. We ate a lot of very fresh produce, tomatoes we crunched like apples, herbs picked straight from the…
Recipe: Snickerdoodle Christmas Cookies
UK readers, have you heard of Snickerdoodles before? Despite visiting the US multiple times throughout my life, I’ve heard the term but I had no idea what a snickerdoodle was – I’d always assumed it was some kind of nutty, chocolatey treat, thanks to the “Snickers” part of the name. But I was wrong! One…
Shop Small: An Ethical & Sustainable Christmas Gift Guide
This post originally appeared at Rebel Angel. I’ve never really been one for gift guides on my blog and I think this year I’ve figured out why – it’s because I struggle to recommend gifts to people without knowing the person behind the gift receiving it, plus I’m starting to struggle more and more with…
Sewing: Scandinavian Style Baby Nest
A couple of weeks ago marked a fairly momentous occasion for me: dusting off the sewing machine and getting to work with it again. Those of you who have been around here a while will know about my obsession with sewing that started back in 2014 when I picked up a sewing pattern and bought…
Slow Living: My plans to parent a baby sustainably
This post originally appeared at Rebel Angel. I had plans today to share a Halloween-themed outfit, but life disagreed with me getting proper outfit photos of my maternity Halloween outfit (rather than costume!) before today, and after this weekend would be too late, so you’ll only find it on Instagram. Instead I’m talking parenting, sustainability…
5 more ways I’m cutting out single use plastics
Earlier in the year, I shared a post about ethical and sustainable decisions I’m making in my lifestyle in 2018. The biggest one of these for me was thinking more about plastic and how much of it there is around me in my daily life. A lot of people have been talking about this recently,…
5 ethical & sustainable decisions I’m making in 2018
This post originally appeared at Rebel Angel. While I didn’t make any specific goals or resolutions for this year, as 2018 has continued on, I’ve realised that there’s one thing that’s becoming increasingly more important to me: making ethical and sustainable decisions about my purchases. As I’ve got older, I’ve been lucky enough to have…
A Tartan Simplicity 2444 Hack
I’ve finally finally got another sewing post to share with you! Up until about a month ago, sewing had been on the backburner for me – I was prioritising other parts of my life and spending time elsewhere. I was also mending items for people, got asked to do some pattern testing and not really doing any…
Recipe: DIY Neapolitan Pizza on the barbecue
So what happened to the weather around here recently? There we were, having a lovely summer filled with sunny days and shorts and T shirts, then suddenly it’s all rain again. I know, so typically British to talk about the weather again, but seriously. Bring back that sun! When we did still have some sunshine and…
Video: Sewing the Cloth Habit Harriet Bra
So I did something exciting and a little bit (okay, a lot!) scary: I filmed a video! An actual video where I talk and am awkward on screen and everything, eek! I decided this weekend to make another Cloth Habit Harriet bra since I love my last one so much that I’ve already made another…
Transforming an “Ugly” Vintage Dress: After
Today I’m here with an update on my “ugly” vintage dress transformation and the finished piece…or should I say pieces?! Take a look at the original dress and my post about it here. For those of you that didn’t see that post, Revival Vintage gave me a challenge: they picked out an “ugly” vintage dress from…
Sewing: Cloth Habit Harriet Bra
Bra and lingerie sewing is one of my favourite things. When I started sewing a few years ago, I never dreamed I’d be able to make anything that would resemble a real bra in any way – I was doubtful I could even make a skirt that didn’t look like a pillowcase! The project that…
Recipe: Rick Stein’s Buttermilk Pancakes with Blueberry & Lemon Sauce
The absolute highlight of mine and Ben’s UK road trip was visiting Rick Stein’s The Seafood Restaurant and staying in the hotel there. The morning of my birthday, after we’d stayed the night there, we had breakfast in the restaurant included in our stay. After the big meal the night before plus the fact that I…
Sewing: By Hand London Anna Maxi Dress
Something really weird is going on with our weather at the moment! Back in April we had a spot of really lovely sunny weather, then immediately were plunged back into the depths of winter with snow at the beginning of May (I know), then I managed to get rid of the coat again mid-May only to…
Watson Bra Hack: Bodysuit
I’ve been sitting on this post for a while as I really wanted to be able to show off this bodysuit to the best of its ability but not show off too much – as you can see, it’s pretty sheer! I’ve debated over sharing the photos or not, as I’m happy to share ones like this…
Sewing: Boylston Bra Take Two
Wow, look at that crazy happy face! And in reality it should even be that crazy happy as the bra still isn’t an ideal fit and not one that I’d be able to actually properly wear, BUT it’s a lot closer than my last try which was too small, so it’s a big step in…
Sewing: Boylston Bra, Corset & Briefs Set
Again with the shocked face, sorry! And as I’ve started typing below the above picture, I realised the lighting has reflected really oddly on the clear elastic between the “bands” on the hold up on one of my legs – looks like some weird attempt at Photoshop gone wrong.Anywho, this post is supposed to be…
Sewing: A 1940s Minnie Mouse Bra
I’m sorry – the two loves of my life had to merge at some point! Disney and lingerie don’t often make it together when you’re large busted – I guess they’re catering more towards a younger audience who they assume won’t be wearing such things, or in such sizes anyway. So when I sewed this…
How to sew a bra just like one you love
I told you I was addicted! Not only have I made another bra since my Maya AFI one, but I’m already planning my next one…um, my next two actually, and a bodysuit…(In fact, I wrote this post way back in the week before Christmas, and have already made a further 2 bras and am almost…
Sewing: A Retro By Hand London Anna
This week has just been one of those crazy weeks – it hasn’t been that bad really, but more that lots of things seemed to be happening all at once! The craziness all started on Saturday with a rehearsal for my choir Carol Concert, followed by a bit of vintage fair browsing in a tiny…
Sewing the Maya AFI Bra Review
Once upon a time, I started sewing lingerie – and now I’m addicted. I mean, to be fair I’ve only sewn about 5 bras, 2 bikini sets, several knickers, a corset and a swimming costume (I’m counting these as underwear too) which doesn’t really scream obsession yet, but then again, have you seen my Sewing…
Sewing | Tartan Cape – McCalls 3542
I came across a sewing pattern for a cape, McCalls 3542, in a local charity shop for 50p back in March but decided to stash it away until the weather got a bit cooler and I’d actually need to wear one. So finally a couple of weeks ago, I pulled the pattern back out again and…
Sewing | Sew Curvy Corset Review
You know I’m always behind with things – so I know it’s just been my birthday this year (well, make that 3 weeks ago now), but I’m finally posting about my birthday present from last year, yay! (Told you I was slow!). Last year, Ben bought me what is probably one of the best presents…
20 Engaging Ideas For Lesson Starters & Plenaries
Some of you might remember that before I worked at Bronco doing digital marketing, I actually had a little stint (almost a year in fact) as a teacher. While I ultimately decided that wasn’t the career path I wanted to take, I did love doing that job. It’s partly the reason that I do Brownies…
Christening Dress: Butterick B6129
A couple of weekends ago, it was my cousin Eva’s christening. Those of you that have been hanging around here a long time might remember when it was her sister Mollie’s christening back in 2011 – look how much younger I look there! Back then, the concept of making my own dress for an occasion had…
#ThatsSewGeorge
Look at this, life’s been getting away with me again! I’ve, yet again, had another busy few weeks that have meant blogging has been put on the backburner somewhat, plus an awful cold that may have actually been flu considering how truly poorly I was and that it’s still hanging in there now more than…
Sewing: Cloth Habit Watson Bra
I know I don’t tend to share underwear photos on this blog much (since I now have Big Cup Little Cup for that), but these ones are a bit different so I chose to share them here: I made this set myself! So rather than this being a review/fitting post, it’s more of a sewing…
Lighthouse Dress: Simplicity 2444
Lighthouse Dress: Me Made (Simplicity 2444) | Hat: Mr Bee Vintage (Bakewell) | Heels: Hope you’ve all had a lovely Christmas! I’ve been really lucky since I’ve been off since the 23rd, and we’re not back at work for another whole week. I’ll talk more about Christmas in another post (I’ve got a Me Made Christmas dress…
Recipe: Jammy Rock Cakes
The topic for day number 4 of BEDN is ‘Food Glorious Food’, and that’s something I’m pretty good at, considering I eat a lot of food. So I thought I’d bring you the recipe I mentioned yesterday: jammy rock cakes! We were just sat watching TV in the afternoon yesterday (/today – I’m scheduling this!)…
