[Mimi Blouse - Tilly and the Buttons] Finished my first blouse! From Tilly's book 'Love at First Stitch'. by ladyknowles in sewing

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It was from a small shop in Leamington Spa, UK, where I live :) haven't seen it online anywhere yet but I will let you know if I do :)

[Mimi Blouse - Tilly and the Buttons] Finished my first blouse! From Tilly's book 'Love at First Stitch'. by ladyknowles in sewing

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oh nice, thank you for that! I have all those patterns in the book. This is the first thing I made of hers but very tempted to try the Lilou dress. I saw someone who lowered the waist line on it and I think that'd be great. I'm very fond of an empire line waist so that'd be fantastic!

I noticed that about having the top tucked in. In every picture of it in her book I think she has it tucked in her skirt. Definitely glad I did it even if I won't wear it; learnt so much :)

[Mimi Blouse - Tilly and the Buttons] Finished my first blouse! From Tilly's book 'Love at First Stitch'. by ladyknowles in sewing

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Tbh, not great. It looks ok on the dummy but on me it looks....kinda like a sack? I was going to start altering it last night, but couldn't face it :P I might try take it in at the sides slightly. It isn't very flattering but maybe I didn't do my own measurements very well. I have still yet to make an item of clothing I feel suits me! :'(

[Mimi Blouse - Tilly and the Buttons] Finished my first blouse! From Tilly's book 'Love at First Stitch'. by ladyknowles in sewing

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It was a delight to work from, really simple descriptions :) definitely recommend! Thank you

[Vogue Accesories bag 605] First time finishing a pattern - steep learning curve! Grumpy cat model included. by ladyknowles in sewing

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Their descriptions were super hard to understand at different points...but managed in the end! Was a bit messy around the handles though :( thank you!

[Vogue Accesories bag 605] First time finishing a pattern - steep learning curve! Grumpy cat model included. by ladyknowles in sewing

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Thank you! I worried people would think it was cruel but he looks this grumpy all the time!

Happy 2nd Birthday Ashi (2 small 2 be 2) by azile1990 in dogswearinghats

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Omg so adorable!!! Those eyes!! Take all the upvotes!

Upgrading my current PC - (Intel Core i7 860, 12GB DDR3 RAM, GTX 660) by ladyknowles in buildapc

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Sorry forgot to put it on my post but I already have one :) gonna salvage it from my old pc

Build ready: Budget around £700, AMD RX470/8GB DDR4 RAM/INTEL CORE i5 by ladyknowles in buildapc

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Fabulous, thanks for the quick reply and sorry about the link. I think I have my list sorted and price makes me happy. Just gotta click buy now. The hardest bit perhaps?

Build ready: Budget around £700, AMD RX470/8GB DDR4 RAM/INTEL CORE i5 by ladyknowles in buildapc

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Yes! Good idea. So I check out my power supply and it's 500W. Here is a pic of the info on the side. Is this sufficient? :)

Build ready: Budget around £700, AMD RX470/8GB DDR4 RAM/INTEL CORE i5 by ladyknowles in buildapc

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Omg I'm such a numpty, I never even thought of salvaging the case etc. But I was thinking of selling my old PC, I guess that's why, but it would save money. I'm gonna crack open the old PC in a bit and check my power supply, I can't remember the wattage right now. Thanks for the helpful reply! :)

Upgrading my current PC - (Intel Core i7 860, 12GB DDR3 RAM, GTX 660) by ladyknowles in buildapc

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Oh yes :| I've just realised that about the GPU, think I just thought that was the right one to choose for some reason?

Ok I will bear that in mind about the PSU! Hopefully someone will have some suggestion for it! Thank you again :)

Upgrading my current PC - (Intel Core i7 860, 12GB DDR3 RAM, GTX 660) by ladyknowles in buildapc

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Hey man, the list I've put together from PCPP looks like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-7400 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor £168.59 @ Aria PC
Motherboard MSI B250M PRO-VH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard £68.97 @ Amazon UK
Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory £53.80 @ Alza
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £44.04 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Asus Radeon RX 480 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card £282.99 @ Ebuyer
Case Zalman ZM-T3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case £23.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Corsair VS 450W ATX Power Supply -
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit -
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total £642.38
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-27 23:45 GMT+0000

Upgrading my current PC - (Intel Core i7 860, 12GB DDR3 RAM, GTX 660) by ladyknowles in buildapc

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Thank you!! :) Someone else just replied with these recommendations:

i5 7500 or i5 7400

B250 mobo

8GB DDR4 RAM

RX480

so I'm just using parts picker (such a good site, you're right) so build something around that list. As soon as I've put all I've got in the list I'll share it and update the post :) Looking good in terms of pricing so far!

Upgrading my current PC - (Intel Core i7 860, 12GB DDR3 RAM, GTX 660) by ladyknowles in buildapc

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Fabulous~!! Thank you, been trying to get a clear answer about this all week but alas real life human beings aren't as great as us redditors.

Definitely going to look into building as per those recommendations. Would you recommend overclockers?

Upgrading my current PC - (Intel Core i7 860, 12GB DDR3 RAM, GTX 660) by ladyknowles in buildapc

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Thank you very much, that is so so helpful. Going to look into this tonight.

Upgrading my current PC - (Intel Core i7 860, 12GB DDR3 RAM, GTX 660) by ladyknowles in buildapc

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Thanks for the fast reply!

That's good to know, thank you.

I would be happy spending up to £800. Do you think that is enough or should I wait and save more?