To sew a new item of clothing each month
I was recently gifted a USB which is lovely but the socket is exposed. My USB sticks tend to end up in the bottom of my bag covered in dust - so probably not the best environment for giving my USB a long life! So I decided to make a little case for it, and … Continue reading USB cases
A quick, easy, and fun project - I really enjoyed making these, and they're really handy too! The fabric: Another great way to use up scrap fabric: for the top I used curtain fabric cut-offs and for the bottom I used left over fabric from covering our sofa. The pattern only requires x2 3.5 inch … Continue reading Pattern weights
We have so many gadgets which have remote controls it has become a problem in our house. So I decided to make a holder to keep them all in one place. I made this in a day, it's not my most beautiful piece of work but it does the job. The fabric: The controller holder … Continue reading Controller holder
As a little side project, I decided to make some baby toys for a friend's daughter. She's about 6 month's old and her name is Lou. We were going to visit and I thought I would make a present. The fabric: When I put up new roller blinds in our house I had to cut … Continue reading Baby toy letter cubes
I woke up on Saturday morning, ready to do some sewing, but then I heard rattling... In the bottom of my sewing drawer there were loads of needles, pins and safety pins - some far too rusty to use! So I decided it was a good time for a tidy up. After sorting it all … Continue reading Needle book
I'm so happy, the Great British Sewing Bee has returned! It was the first episode today (9pm, BBC2. On iPlayer if you missed it!) and it is still fantastic. Joe Lycett is a great replacement for Claudia Winkleman and the contestants are amazing sewists. Tuesday's are now my favourite day. In the first episode one … Continue reading Sewing Bee and denim
On the 5th of February 2019 (just two days away) it will become the Chinese year of the pig. I love Chinese New Year and I was born in the year of the pig, but I have been told that it isn't actually a good thing - according to my Chinese friend it means I … Continue reading Chinese New Year cat toy
For a long time I've used an A4 jiffy bag to protect my laptop, it was effective and good camouflage! But sadly, over the years all the bubbles in the jiffy bag burst and it was no longer able to protect my poor laptop. I had secretly hoped that Santa might get me a laptop … Continue reading The laptop sleeve
My first mission on my sewing journey was to update my ironing board cover. Not too taxing a task, but a good one for motivation. I bought some fabric from Abakhan which was 100% cotton, that designed for the job. I then found Tilly's excellent instructions for how to make an ironing board cover see: … Continue reading Ironing board cover
The sewing resolution 