The Great British Sewing Bee: the final, BBC Two, review It's been a long four weeks since Michelle became the first contestant to leave The Great British Sewing Bee. Her wrap dress may have stretched beyond the realms of wearability, but at least her early departure meant she was spared from having to compete with Ann, 82 and Lauren, 28, on week three over who could make the finest spaghetti straps. One of the best moments of the series was the look on Ann's face when Lauren's ribbon fine rouleaux were praised over her own as "exemplary" - and she was later shown saying she could do straps that delicate if she wanted to. Of course she could. Ann, with her lifetime's experience of sewing and her ability to balance on her head for her yoga practice, was the clear winner from the start. But the lovely thing about GBSB was that it was not about the winning. This was a celebration of all those people who happily spend hours at home, sewing away without any recognition. When Ann's daughter said that her mother would be so proud of herself if she won - to simply have her talents recognised after all these years of sewing - there was not a dry eye in the house. As with the Great British Bake Off that Sewing Bee was modelled on, it was all about the contestants: Stuart and his penchant for patchwork; Mark and his pirate outfits. And while the nation might not have caught the sewing bug on the scale that it took to baking Victoria Sponge, it has fallen in love with the suave Patrick Grant, with his eye for a straight hem and a dropped shoulder. His co-judge, May Martin is less of a natural in front of the camera but the perfect foil to Claudia Winkleman's wide-eyed enthusiasm. Martin made sure Sewing Bee never got too flighty; and of course, the best seamstress won. As the tears and the closing credits were rolling, the applications were already piling in for the second series. If you think your sewing skills are up to it, apply now. I for one, can't wait to see your French seams.