To sew a new item of clothing each month
I made a few face masks/coverings for my immediate family at the start of the outbreak, but I had been too busy with work to make more. Here in the UK it is going to be mandatory to wear a face covering in shops as of tomorrow and I am currently having a short staycation/holiday … Continue reading Face coverings/masks
I bought the Summit Pack pattern as part of the Sew My Style February challenge. It's a really great rucksack design from Cloudsplitter Bags, and I was really excited to make it but with everying that's happening it's taken me a while. But finally, this weekend, I made my mind up about which of my … Continue reading Summit Pack
I've been filling my Hussif (travel sewing kit) with lots of useful things (needles, folding scissors, pins, tape), but I realised I didn't have a thread catcher! I find a thread catcher to be an essential part of tidy sewing, but I needed to find a design that was collapsible... Happily after a bit of … Continue reading Travel thread catcher
This was a perfect, quick happy sewing project to use up my scraps! It's a pattern from the Merchant & Mills Sewing Book and it's a Hussif (fancy name for a travel sewing kit). Here's how I made it. 1. The fabric For this I used up my left over purple linen chambray (from making … Continue reading Hussif
I live in an old house which has a tendency to become damp. My wardrobe is next to an outside wall and I don't want my lovely handmade clothes to go mouldy! So I decided to use up my fabric scraps to make these envelope-style wardrobe scent bags. 1. The fabric For the outer fabric … Continue reading Wardrobe scent bags
A hankie is just a square of soft fabric, preferably cotton, with the edges finished off nicely. So when a family member asked for hankies for Christmas I thought 'I can do this one!'. (I'm 99% sure they don't read this blog, in case you're worried). The fabric: I had recently bought some beige/golden cotton … Continue reading Hankies
Our dining chairs were bought second hand, and it's been on my to-do list to recover them for quite some time. Finally I've begun! The seat fabric is worn, the springs have come loose, the padding is non-existent, and they are coated in tar from the previous owner's cigarettes. So there's a lot of work … Continue reading Upholstered dining chair(s)
I have heard that scrunchies are back in fashion - is that right? In my world they were never out of fashion - I love scrunchies! I have long hair which breaks easily, and there's no better accessory to quickly tie everything up. I had some left over scraps from my recent makes so I … Continue reading Scrunchies
I have been working in a bias cut dress pattern from the Merchant & Mills Workbook, making it out of a bottle green cotton. I'm taking my time over it, but I hope to be able to blog about it soon. In the meantime I want to tell you about this mini- project I made … Continue reading Baker street bag
In an attempt to use up scraps, I decided try quilting and I enjoyed it! I found the repetition of sewing up the squares surprisingly relaxing, and I'm happy with the end result. The fabric: I've been storing my scraps from different projects, and for this I rooted through to find the smallest pieces. I … Continue reading Mini quilt
The sewing resolution 