The Great British Sewing Bee is back soon! (SPOILER ALERT)

ginny My sentiments exactly. The best person won. I hope that they do another series. Would also like another series of the Pottery Throwdown.

I very much like the way in which the contestants in both series are supportive - no bitchiness, or trying to upstate the others.

Glad Claire won, she was consistent.
Matts dress was brilliant but definitely easier without bust darts.
Esme and Patrick have been very bland in previous series and Joe has certainly bought out a little fun in them. I quite like him.
Look forward to another series.

No doubting Claire was the most accurate, careful worker. I wouldn't have thought she would give up being a consultant in lung cancer for sewing. To get there takes work, study and determination, I should imagine.

(There are always so many smokers outside the gates of the QA hospital, in Portsmouth, that they must keep her busy.....sorry.)

I was never that keen on Claudia, she knew no more about sewing than Joe.

If you didn’t have a presenter, it would be a bit flat though.
Patrick or Esme would have to present as well as judge, you need someone to keep things flowing or it would be a bit like a sewing class.

All three finalists would be able to make an interesting beginners program on sewing.....
they all brought different kinds of skills and creativity.

I think Matt is very creative but more theatrical and Nicole has the best sense of drama and fun.
Claire has the best sense of classical style and was never boring either.

All three were fab.

Joe gets on my nerves. I think he seems like a really nice bloke but too silly for me........

I also thought that Matt's dress was easy because there was no bust shaping needed.
In fact a proper bosom would have riuned the lines of the gown totally.
So pleased that Claire won, though I also loved Nicole's creativity.

I was going to say the same, ilovecheese
The dress was stunning but designing it to fit a bosom would have caused a few problems in sewing and putting darts in that faux leather and could have made it bulky and ill-fitting.

I shall miss Matt's smile

Re: Matt's dress. It is much easier to design and make an unusual bodice if you don't have to worry about fitting the bust. I am also glad that Claire won, but Nicole was very good too. I don't mind Joe Lycett .

I thought Claire should win. Nicole I think is a really nice person. Matt did so well his dress was gorgeous. I like Joe Lycett I thinks he beings out a sense of fun in Esme and Patrick which we haven’t seen before. Yes he’s silly but they all seem to get on with him.

I really enjoyed the whole series and will miss my Wednesday night fix. I'm glad Claire won and think her mum is brilliant! Matt's final dress was stunning.
Joe Lycett? Sorry, but I love the guy and he makes me laugh out loud. He's a bit silly but sometimes silliness is a good thing.

My favourite, after Liz left, was Claire, so I am glad she won. However, I thought it was lovely how Nicole helped Matt when he couldn’t figure out his kilt.

I must put in a word here for Joe. OK, he is a bit silly, but he makes me laugh and there's not a lot makes me laugh lately.

I liked Matt's evening dress but agreed that Claire was the overall winner.

I really like Joe in this. Claudia never seemed to have much clue about sewing. I thought Claire was a worthy winner and I loved the relationship between her and her mother. Matt's dress was wonderful! Great idea and beautifully made. Loved the way the skirt rippled as Martini walked.

I've really enjoyed this series and I totally agree that Matt's last dress was definitely the best of the show. I thought that he would have done a lot better with the 'festival' costume though.

Joe Lycett and all the comedians in these Reality competition shows are in my opinion surplus to requirements and are actually very irritating I think Joy L gets in the way takes their minds off what they are doing and generally wastes time when they should be concentrating
As I said on the other thread I wasn’t that keen on Claire’s work whilst agreeing she is a great seamstress I think creativity should play a big part and for that reason I would have preferred Nicole to be the winner ...although I loved Matts last ‘dress‘ I thought it was the best of the whole show

I like Joe Lycett and I think if you were really feeling the pressure he might provide a bit of light relief.

I was fully expecting Nicole to win so was almost as surprised as Clare herself when she (the right one to win in my opinion) was named.
She reminded me very much of the winner of the first series, Anne, in her sewing skills.

I agree - Joe is a pleasant enough chap, but spoils the programme with general silliness; and sometimes breaks the concentration of the sewers.

I can't stand Joe Lycett. He ruins the programme for me. Bring back Claudia.

I often wonder how much is decided in advance. Some weeks, determined to lose a contestant, the judges would pull someone out for small errors. Yesterday in the final, Clare's red 30s dress had a small but noticeable "pinch" at the front where the opening was but overall her performance was the best.
Will she give up her day job?
I will miss the programme. Not sure about those machines. They had too many broken needles. I am inspired to make something now apart from face masks.

I am so pleased that Clare won. Each week Matt and Nicole seemed to make mistakes. Even In the final Nicole managed to sew her lining incorrectly.

I love the programme but dislike Joe Lycett. I cannot understand why they feel the necessity to dumb the show down like that. Claudia was always so interested in the sowers and how the garments were made.

Yes she was always consistently competent. Thank goodness; in her job she needs to be.
I thought Matt's red carpet frock was amazing! Much the most creative.

The right winner I think.

A win for Clare and a win for the NHS! Quite fitting really, (excuse the pun!!)

Well, I’m pleased Claire won, I think she was the most consistent throughout the series.