To sew a new item of clothing each month
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
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
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
Making these baby dungarees was my first venture into sewing children's wear. The dungarees are the third item of clothing I have ever made, and I still have so much to learn! It took me three days in total to make this one, which is partly due to my lack of experience and partly due … Continue reading Baby dungarees
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
The sewing resolution 