The last few months I have been introduced to some top sewing tools – “extras” . These are not essential sewing tools but boy am I glad have met you.. My personal top 5 “extra” sewing tools 1 Rotary Cutter Oh my, how did I manage without one??? I love the precise cutting 2 Non slip Quilting Ruler …
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DIY IPAD Stand I guess many of you are like me, reaching Christmas with unmade gifts. At least my plan of making my family an IPAD stand was unknown, so it wasn’t missed! Some time ago I pinned a couple of tutorials for IPAD Stands over on Pinterest. The one I chose to follow …
My brother and sister-in-law are expecting their first baby in December. I am delighted to share with you the diaper bag I have made for them. I used a free pattern from Sew4Home. As usual with a bag with many pockets I found it a little intimidating, but in reality it was easy to sew. The …
The Fishsticks Playhouse Dress is a lovely dress featuring puff sleeves and a flared skirt. It super quick to make with a stylish result:) This is the first time I have used a stretch knit for the top, and cotton for the flared skirt. It is fractionally large for my daughter, but this is deliberate. She chose short …
Are you wondering what to do with fabric scraps? If you are anything like me you generate lots of fabric scraps! There are so many different projects you can make from tiny projects like jewellery to bigger projects for example scrap fabric quilts. As you can imagine I generate quite a bit of scrappy bits …
I am delighted to be taking part in this fab blog hop that’s going around the creative crafting blogland. I was invited by Anna, thank you so much! You can read her blog hop post here. Anna was the first designer to accept me as a pattern tester, I have learnt many bag making techniques through pattern testing …
So how do you fill the day before you go on holiday?? I found myself whipping up a camera bag. The day before you go on holiday focusses the mind and prioritises the sewing to be completed.. A new case for new camera, what else? Oh yes the sun dress for my daughter that doesn’t quite …
It’s the summer holidays, which means the children have lots more time for playing at home. It has not escaped my daughters attention that she has three baby dolls, one in a supermarket trolly, and one in a pushchair – how is she going to transport baby no three??? A dolls baby sling, what else?! …
We are having a glorious summer, which we are all loving:) Except my tots knees – he suffers from excema, which is exasperated by warm weather. Earlier in the week I realised that 10 days of shorts had taken their toll on the back of his knees, which were almost about to break out into open …
Welcome to my version of the Convertible/Reversible Bag – it is the most complex bag I have ever sewn! I am delighted to be taking part in this blog hop. It includes a discount code for the bag pattern, and a giveaway:) The pattern is well written, with clear diagrams and instructions guiding you through …
A new baby brings me great joy – especially if it’s not me being woken for a feed!! With a much longed for baby arriving a couple of weeks ago I had great pleasure planning and making a new baby gift, and of course a big sister gift:) The tag blanket was so quick and easy to make, and …
This is my first ever quilt following a pattern…TA DA!!! The pattern is set out as: Supplies required, the 55″ quilt uses nly 7 fat quarters and 1 3/4 yards for background fabric A line coloured drawing is given to show how all the blocks are pieced together Followed by instructions for cutting out and sewing …