What do you sew for the boys in your life? My partner has been given pyjama bottoms, a waistcoat, several shirts and even a wash-bag. He’s forever moaning that I never sew for him, and to be honest I find it really hard to find interesting projects that I think he’ll like/wear. I’ve found a […]
It’s that age old question… what do you do with the fabric left over from a project. It doesn’t matter how hard you try to tesselate the pattern pieces on to the fabric the inevitability of scraps you can’t bring yourself to throw away is almost guaranteed. I’ve become overly organised with mine over the […]
Floral Faux Leather on a tulle base… its a crazy fabric but it’s made a beautiful Jacket/Skirt Co-ord. Simplicity 8418 for the jacket with a self-drafted skirt.
I imagined my summer being full of sun cream, beach days and playing outside. And don’t get me wrong, there was of course a lot of all of those things (sadly mum life doesn’t leave any time for relaxing on a sun lounger but I’ve already made my piece with that). What I wasn’t expecting […]
Art Gallery 100% Cotton Flower Child Fabrics using the Prym bag frame to make a matching clutch bag to use up the scraps from making a skirt.
Art Gallery 100% Cotton Flower Child Fabrics in a Full Circle Skirt… A tutorial for how to make one.
Decorating the nursery is one of those things I think most expectant nesting mummy’s dream of doing. I was no different and yet I have only just finished it… and he’s 18 months old! Before he arrived we were using the room as an office, so knowing he’d be sleeping in with us for the […]
The Tilly and the Buttons Mila Dungarees are a project I’ve been waiting for the right fabric for. The pattern calls for a stretch denim, needlecord or woven cotton, but specifically states that the fabric must contain at least 2% lycra or spandex. If you’ve seen pictures of the Mila dungarees most people seem to have […]
Do you ever get that moment where you realise you keep coming back to something, you have no idea why but it piques your interest and eventually just give up resisting. This for me was one of those moments, the Sublime Stitches iron on transfers. They’re so undiscerning, these small envelopes but they contain so […]
When Prym brought out their new slipper soles I couldn’t resist, I just had to try them. I wear slippers whilst I work (when it’s not hot) so being able to make a pair to wear in my studio it felt like a fab idea. The summer probably seems an odd time to be making […]
