At the beginning of 2020 I decided to ease off the volume of books I would reads, make myself slow down and enjoy each book more. I’m a target driven reader and in 2019 I read 70 books, this year I choose 50 books to read. I know that is still quite a number. All …
A few months back I made my first patchwork item, using fabric swatches and a pattern from Mollie Makes magazine issue 65. There were a number of craft suggestions including some easy items suitable for novice sewers, me being me jumped straight into difficult. At first I was some what confused by the terms patchwork …
They do say you never stop learning. This week in particular the world of social media friends has taught me a few new things. I have shared with you previously that I have rediscovered knitting. On my knitting to do list is to knit myself a hat. Well just before Christmas this is something I …
For the first time this spring, The Sugarcraft, Cake Decorating & Baking show (Cake International) joins Sewing for Pleasure, Fashion Embroidery & Stitch and Hobbycrafts at the NEC, Birmingham. For the dates 17 – 20 March 2016 you can visit all shows with one ticket. Visitors can make the most of four shows for the …
Christmas maybe a few months away, but my interest has already turned to a little Christmas crafting. Although I am quite sure many crafters will have planned and commenced their Christmas makes many months earlier. My current work in progress is creating a set of felt coasters, nothing too tricky, a little blanket stitching to …
Sometimes you just want a quick sewing project, for those times you want to be creative and achieve instant results. With that in mind I turned to a sewing kit. I have a few of these, I acquired them from a friend who was having a crafting clear out. The kits from Mollie Makes magazine were …
Not strictly true that there are chickens in my kitchen. However, I do have a fabulous chicken print fabric, which you may recall I used previously to create a funky but practical fabric pin board for the kitchen. It is such a lovely print and my pin board is now rather well covered with reminders …
Time for sewing again, using a sewing kit from the Great British Sewing Bee collection of kits. This particular sewing kit to make a Needle Case Wrap was a birthday gift from my aunt. A most apt choice of kits it was too. Keeping my Nan’s precious knitting needles safe I have a collection of knitting …
I have a wooden sewing box that was bought for me as a gift for my 40th birthday a few years ago. It is a sturdy and practical sewing box, it fits in many of my essential sewing accessories perfectly. Since completing the Makeover of my Sewing Room the wooden sewing box looked out of …
I am not quite sure what I was thinking when I decided to accepted the Hillarys Craft Challenge which arrived in my inbox a few weeks ago. I am a novice when it comes to sewing, but also a bit of sucker for a challenge. I needed to find a balance, something that utilised my …