Every year I give my grandchildren a Christmas tree decoration with their name and year on it. I somehow failed to take a photo of the four of them together, but did get a photo of Misses G & E with theirs to give you an idea. I cut eight baubles from heavy interfacing on […]
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Twice I year I try to do an online retreat called “Making Zen”, which consists of more than 30 tutors giving workshops over the course of five days. It is the most marvellous way to learn new skills in a low risk environment. The best news is that it’s completely free, with each day’s videos […]
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The latest design to come from the kitchen atelier of Liz Haywood is the zero waste belt bag, and I couldn’t wait to give it a go! The pattern is currently 25% off so even better. I really wanted a recycled denim one so had a little hunt for something big enough and found the […]
Read moreBack in May I did the Making Zen retreat and one of the workshops was with Jennifer Strauser from Dizzy Quilter making a Kawandi style quilt square. Apparently a Kawandi quilt has its origins in both Africa and India and is a hand stitched quilt made from scrap fabric, including silk saris. Basically you cut […]
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I’m participating in Making Zen, and one of the classes is by Trixi Symonds and is about sewing a softie. As part of the VIP package Trixi is offering a copy of her e-book, but I happen to have the actual book, so I began flicking through it. Froggie and the Baby in a Pouch […]
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It’s that time of year where I don’t really want to give chocolate but feel as though I should give the grandchildren something. So I made these bunny bags, which are a free pattern from Bernina. I made this one as a kind of proof of concept, using fabrics donated to my stash by my […]
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Several months ago I started a hexie quilt, not quite knowing what I was going to do with it: a bag, cushion cover and lap quilt were all in my mind, but the minute I saw this pattern I knew it would be perfect for my hexies. It also qualified for the informal challenge to […]
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I have to say at the outset that I had never heard of a tummy time roller, but I’m fully across them now! If you don’t know what it is, it’s for a young baby who should spend a short time each day on its tummy. All the babies I’ve known have hated tummy time, […]
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I decided to make one more plain colour blocked garment, something I’ve been wanting to make for a long time. I chose the Nina Lee London Southbank sweater as I’ve had the pattern for at least two years and I thought the simple lines would make it easy. There are three versions, the longest version […]
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The Sewover50 team are currently hosting a colour blocking challenge. The lovely thing about this challenge is that participants can show previous colour blocked makes – so good! The only rule is that it must be a garment and it must not have any patterned fabric. I could not think of a single colour blocked […]
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