The Great British Sewing Bee

I don’t see much now but I love this programme and can’t wait for it to start. I don’t do pottery either but really enjoy the Pottery Throwdown and enjoy watching the Repair shop. Give me a craft based show any day instead of the dreary soaps. There should be a campaign for more crafty tv

Speaking as one who struggles to sew on a button, I love sewing bee too. I am in awe of people that can produce wearable garments with the aid of a sewing machine. Needlework was my nemesis at school. Our sewing teacher told me that a blind cow could walk straighter than I could sew a seam!

Yes, I enjoy any sort of craft show too, whether it be baking, sewing or pottery.
Anything is better than the interminable ridiculous quiz shows that they keep inventing, often with famous people who I've never heard of

I do like this programme, and Patrick especially. I like a well groomed, turned out man. His suits........

Yah! I love the programme and it gives me inspiration to get the sewing machine out.

For those who enjoy craft programmes, there is a jewellers' contest starting tonight at 8pm on BBC2 called All That Glitters.

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Can’t wait. I’m another who can’t sew, throw pots or paint portraits or landscapes but enjoy watching all the very talented and creative amateurs striving to win.

My OH and I always watch this and the pottery and bake off. There's no bitchiness or one upmanship and the contestants help and support each other. Patrick and Esme work well together and he has been loosening up over the past few series. And I love his dog.

I wish the tv programmers would take us oldies into account a bit more. I agree with JustMe most of the quiz shows are dire. My latest betes noire are the travel programmes fronted by a celebrity - so many travelling around the UK recently. I much prefer academics talking about their subjects with true knowledge.

Many years ago the Beeb repeated Lord Clark's Civilisation and it prompted me to go to Asissi because it showed a view of the city from the plain of Angels. We never did get to see that view but we did get there before the earthquake.

It's nearly time ...

I'm ready. I can't see but looking forward to Esme, Joe and Patrick

That should say sew, not see. Good grief. I'm not keen on Damian but he might grow on me. The right person went.

Such a great start to the series. I'd never heard of a 'buffet' dress.

Love it ! I hadn't heard of a buffet dress either. Patrick is very easy on the eye and Joe is so funny. Like Esme too. P was beside himself laughing at the "risque" concoctions. They all seem to get on so well.

I don’t think it’s going to be hard to weed out the also rans in this series, but it got off to a good start. Some of those dresses were lovely. They made me ache to be taller!

I love this programme and I am so pleased that it is back. Patrick and Esme are a great double act and Joe is good at chatting up the contestants.

I was a tinsy bit disappointed. The fabrics were not very beautiful and the contestants seemed underwhelmed. It can only improve.
I have a buffet dress (no waist/flattering) but never knew it had a name!!

I too have a buffet dress, who knew.
Now that it has a name I might wear it today.
I agree that the right one went. The chap who did so badly with the top and then the Tshirt challenge redeemed himself with his dress.
Looking forward to next week, can’t come soon enough with only Line of Duty to relieve the tv boredom in between. Thank goodness for sunshine and gardening.

Loved Patrick’s reaction to a couple of the makes. It is the first time I think I’ve seen him really relax and show what he thinks.

I’ve seen those dresses but never knew they had a name. In fact I have a pattern for one that came free with a magazine.
For me whether I like their garments has a lot to do with the pattern on the fabric.

I’m glad they did those first tops this week as it’s given me an idea for a dress I want to make which doesn’t have regular facings.

Great first episode. A really diverse set of contestants and no sign of an obviously winner. Roll on next Wednesday. Can't wait.

It’s very rare that I watch a TV show live, but last night I was free to watch the final of Masterchef and then for dessert I treated myself to the Sewing Bee. It was delicious!

I watched on my iPad with headphones on and my husband, across the room, was intrigued to know what on earth there was, in a programme about sewing of all things, that caused me to rock with laughter. ???

I had never heard of Buffet dresses, but weren't they lovely!
This is a great programme, including Joe. I just love it all.

A great start to a great show . Some of the dresses were beautiful, and I didn’t know they were buffet dresses either.
Did anyone I wonder?

So pleased it is back!
I was sorry to see the losing contestant go as she looked fun, but I think it was the right decision as the other contender pulled it out of the hat with the final dress. I am seriously impressed that so many of the contestants managed to finish their dresses so beautifully with all the gathering the different tiers entailed. Even in my sewing days I couldn’t have made one in five hours!

Patrick has definitely got better looking, very yummy!