Swapsies

I had not taken part in a swap in a very long time, so when I spotted the call for sign-ups for the #petitepatchworkswap, I put my hand up even though the sensible side of my brain knew that my …

Daisy needle case

I do not have a lot of free time, but I managed to squeeze in making this needle case. As always, one of the most difficult things was deciding which fabrics to use, and that involved pulling everything out of …

The forgotten little makes

When you do a tidy-up, you discover things you have forgotten. In the holiday lull, I have been tidying my sewing space and my photographs, and I discovered images of things I made in January 2017 that I had not …

The one with the bird

Last year, I did a class with David Taylor, a master of art quilts, through Handcrafters House. I love the realism of David’s work (Maynard, which I think of as ‘dog bum in the snow’, is my favourite), but there …

Starting and finishing

Last week, I went a bit wild and started four projects in four days. We know we should not, but we all do it, right? On day 1, I started cutting out templates and pieces for a Christmas tree skirt I have …

A tea mat

Still inspired by Minki Kim’s Sew Illustrated, I made this mini quilt. It is sort of a hybrid between the tea mat and the dessert mat in her book, and it is a good size for a mug rug or something to …

Liberty and linen coin purses

If you follow Serena at SewGiving, you will know that a few months ago she made some really cute little purses for her daughters to put their teeth in for the tooth fairy. What you did not know is that she …

Zippery-doo-dah

My, oh my, what a wonderful day. I made two more Sew Together Bags! It’s the truth, it’s actual. Everything is satisfactual. I gave the hedgehog bag of my last batch to my god-daughter. Her mum saw it and envied all …

Mixer covers

Why do I not sew more things for the kitchen? I really do not know. I could make all sorts of fancy tea towels and potholders and stuff. I must work on that. This week, I have finally had a …

A bit of this and that

Life got in the way of sewing and blogging all through May. I was busy working and moving my grandmother into residential care and out of her unit at short notice, a move that has been exhausting and stressful but …