Sewing Bee

I agree about the transformation section. Rubbish transformed into rubbish. Total waste of time.
Also agree aboutSarah Pascoe. They’ve never really managed to get the right presenter yet.

Bijou

Three hours to make the blouse! When I was making my own clothes I could have made two in that amount of time.

I must be slow! 😁

I’m quite happy with Sarah P and have enjoyed each presenter although none of them could match Claudia W for me. Love the program and this year’s contestants I like to sew but could never do it within a timescale

Why do the producers of these type of programmes always pick stand up comedians to front these contest type of shows, I find them dire, or do people like them ?

Three hours to make the blouse! When I was making my own clothes I could have made two in that amount of time.

NotAGran55 You are certainly not alone in disliking the so called transformation challenge. The various GBSB Facebook groups always have loads of posts decrying the utter waste of decent, wearable, charity shop garments. The first episode in the new series seems to have set the tone for the most outrageously wasteful and unwearable, hacked to bits, winning offering. I think it's Esme Young's decision. Patrick Grant strikes me as way too conventional to make such choices. I always look forward to the series but that part makes me so mad! Perhaps that's what's considered good TV 😠

I'm willing Tony W to win - I used to work with him and he is the nicest guy you could ever hope to meet, and naturally talented too!

NotAGran55

Am I alone in not liking the transformation challenge?
Taking a perfectly good item and destroying it.
Can you tell me that any of the transformations are truly wearable? Hopefully they are sent to a textile recycling facility.

Other than that I ❤️ the show and there’s some great contestants this time.

No, they're not wearable!!

There are some excellent sewers showing up already, particularly Asmaa and Tony W.

I didn't agree with the judges' opinion of the transformation that kept half of a shirt and the other half consisted of bondage straps, but as Esme was very keen on punk back in the day, I suppose that explains it.

I have to agree that the transformation segment is often dire but it does show creativity. If I was presented with a deckchair and asked to make something wearable, it would take me hours just to come up with an idea, let alone actually make it.

But I enjoy each series (except for Sara P) and there are some nice contestants. I think the right one left the show.

Am I alone in not liking the transformation challenge?
Taking a perfectly good item and destroying it.
Can you tell me that any of the transformations are truly wearable? Hopefully they are sent to a textile recycling facility.

Other than that I ❤️ the show and there’s some great contestants this time.

The dress was lovely too.

But the blouse was perfect.

Love the programme and thought the garment of the week was lovely. The young man, I hope, will do well.

The winning blouse on the first challenge was actually my favourite garment of the week - silky and so very pretty and the flowers matched

Yes, I thought so too.

And wearable!

I ended up nearly needing a hankie at all the hugs.. But it was the obvious choice.

They got the winning dress right too - cut wise it was perfect, tho I thought the fabric pattern - (actually quite a lot of the fabric patterns) a bit uninspiring.

I like them as a group, I think they already have bonded - look how much they helped each other on the twist on the very first challenge.

The winning blouse on the first challenge was actually my favourite garment of the week - silky and so very pretty and the flowers matched.

Too early to "guess who" but clearly Asmaa has to be on the list - and Tony W should last some time despite the "plunge". He handled the stretch fabric very well.

btw, to know who is who go here

www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/great-british-sewing-bee-2023-contestants/

Loved the cross over top. The right decision about who left I think.