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Over the weekend I was looking for a quick project that I could post about, and ran across this free pattern by Megan Nielsen that I had bookmarked a few weeks ago.  I had some purple jersey fabric le… more →

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A Wedding And A Baby Shower — 2 comments

hayridetoheaven wrote 12 hours ago: I really did start a new post. It’s just taking too long to finish it! My last week was crazy … more →

Tags: Cakes, Alabama Fan, Baby Shower, Bride, Burp Cloths, cake, Fireman, Fireman Helmet, fireman onesie

Just peg it.....

michelenel wrote 12 hours ago: On my wish list I have added some sewing clips – I haven’t bought any yet because I cann … more →

Tags: crafts, Tips and Tricks, upcycling, clever reuse of a skirt hanger, cloth diaper, cloth nappy, clothes pegs, coat hanger, coat hangers

Linen Colorblock Sundress — 1 comment

Emily Smith Pearce wrote 15 hours ago: Here’s one of many projects that has been mostly finished for a long time. It’s finally … more →

Tags: crafts, Craft, dress, Fashion, Sewing

Barnaby's birthday tent..... — 2 comments

michelenel wrote 1 day ago: Our beautiful little grandson turned one last week and rather than buy him toys I thought it would b … more →

Tags: crafts, Barnaby's birthday, 1st Birthday, tent, children's tent, ikea fabric, hidey-hole, play tent, fabric tent

Christmas in May?

michelenel wrote 2 days ago: I designed this current version of the reusable cloth nappy following some feedback from our daughte … more →

Tags: crafts, Cloth Nappies, Cloth Diapers, Christmas Design, Fleece, Micro Fleece, Foe, fold over elastic

Roofing lead for sewing???? — 2 comments

michelenel wrote 3 days ago: Our house has produced some fairly interesting items of up-cycling since we moved in and started the … more →

Tags: crafts, Restoration, Sewing, Hesketh House, sewing weights, up-cycling, roofing lead, Lead

20 to 10

emhancock wrote 4 days ago: I grabbed this gem of a dress at a recent clothes swap I attended. I love clothes swaps as you never … more →

Tags: adjusting a dress, clothes swap, downsizing a dress

Bobbin toe tidies..... — 2 comments

michelenel wrote 5 days ago: I am sure it isn’t just me who gets really annoyed when my bobbin thread runs out part-way thr … more →

Tags: crafts, Quilting, Sewing, Bobbins, bobbin tidy, bobbin tidies, Thread, sewing thread, toe separators

Bean Bag Bookend — 17 comments

gardengirl92 wrote 5 days ago: The other day my daughter cleaned out her room and asked me to hem her curtains.  I have been promis … more →

Tags: Sewing, curtains, Quilt Show, Home, Robert Kaufman, Spot on, Bean Bag, bean bag bookend, Home Decor

Trading up my overlocker..... — 4 comments

michelenel wrote 6 days ago: After a mere 25 years I felt it was time to trade up my faithful old overlocker. Back in the day, th … more →

Tags: crafts, Sewing, janome 6234xl, overlocker, overlocker sewing, Finesse overlocker, old overlocker, new overlocker, serger

Inspired by The Great British Sewing Bee? — 2 comments

michelenel wrote 1 week ago: If like me you were loving every minute of this new BBC production, you are probably also re-invigor … more →

Tags: crafts, fabric, Sewing, Great British Sewing Bee, BBC sewing show, Seersucker, duvet cover, sheeting, Tesco duvet

Attempt 1 and 2 at making re-usable nappies..... — 4 comments

michelenel wrote 1 week ago: Attempt 1 and 2 at making re-usable nappies was an interesting affair. I liked neither of the patter … more →

Tags: crafts, bulldog fabric, Cloth Diapers, Cloth Nappies, diapers, reusable nappies, Sewing, test nappy, user testing

British Bulldog?

michelenel wrote 1 week ago: Barnaby, the birthday boy, turns one tomorrow so a special outfit was in order and when daughter two … more →

Tags: crafts, Birthday boy, off-cuts, British Bulldog, bulldog fabric, Gillet, padded waistcoat, reversible trousers, toddler trousers

My first skinny ties for a wedding

trouves wrote 1 week ago: I walked into a client’s apartment today and found a compilation of the greatest hipster clich … more →

Tags: Fashion, Sustainable living, Bowtie, Des Moines, Bill Cunningham, Hipster, Cliché, skinny tie, custom ties

What has Heathrow got to do with it?

michelenel wrote 2 weeks ago: If you have ever travelled through one of the larger airports like Heathrow, you have probably been … more →

Tags: crafts, Airport, Heathrow, holding pattern, Sewing, Sewing Queue

The Vintage Fair...Mark Two — 15 comments

Hannah Ackroyd wrote 2 weeks ago: If I hadn’t learnt the first time I visited The Vintage Fair, I paid it a visit this weekend o … more →

Tags: Crafts, crafts, Dress making, dressmaking, fabric, Laura Ashley, maxi skirt, Sewing, The Vintage Fair

Free Burda pattern update... — 1 comment

michelenel wrote 2 weeks ago: A couple of posts ago I started on a blouse from a free pattern off the Burda website and some cheap … more →

Tags: crafts, blouse, Burda, Burda patterns, Liberty Fabric, Sewing

Fashion Friday: Wiksten... Jenny Gordy in Iowa

trouves wrote 2 weeks ago: One of my favorite designers to follow is Jenny Gordy out of Iowa City by way of New York. I first r … more →

Tags: Fashion, Sustainable living, wiksten, jenny gordy, Fashion Institute of Technology, Iowa City, Sewing, crafts, ikat

What do a dog cushion and a Maltese hat have in common? — 2 comments

emhancock wrote 2 weeks ago: They are two of the most useful things ever. ..particularly for the first 6 months of your baby … more →

Tags: Babycare


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