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Cutting out felt the easy way…using Freezer Paper 17 May 2013 | 08:00 am
Felt is fabulous to work with, it comes in such a great range of colours and ranges from the 100% acrylic to 100% wool. Lovely, just lovely One of the great things about felt is that there are no fray...
Sew Mama Sew, Giveaway Day: The Winner 14 May 2013 | 02:18 pm
Sorry for the delay in announcing my winner of the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day. I’m really gutted as I had a terrible stomach bug. I had to spend several days in bed, arrange emergency childcare and get...
New: Farmyard Friends Finger Puppet Sewing Pattern 7 May 2013 | 09:42 pm
Piggy has put on a few pounds…. …and the horse has become a little more hefty…. which means that my Farmyard Friends Finger Puppet sewing pattern is ready for release Aren’t they cute? In this little ...
Sew Mama Sew, Giveaway Day: Win Felt Finger Puppet Patterns 6 May 2013 | 09:33 pm
Sew Mama Sew are holding a massive giveaway day (or five days, rather). Have a look at the Sew Mama Sew giveaway page for details of all of the competitions that you can enter (there are already over ...
Coming Soon: Farm Friends Finger Puppets 3 May 2013 | 08:00 am
Say hello to some new finger puppets! I have been working on a pattern for a set of friendly farmyard friends…. There’s a bit of tweaking to do on the horse and the piggy but I’m nearly there. What do...
Kids’ Clothes Week: Project 4 a self drafted peasant blouse with cap sleeves 1 May 2013 | 01:00 pm
I promise, this is the last post you will have from me for Kid’s Clothes Week, promise! For my last project I got out my pencil, paper and a ruler and drafted a top for Emily I had some fabric left ov...
Kid’s Clothes Week: Project 3, a Peplum Bubble Dress 30 Apr 2013 | 03:26 pm
My third project for Kid’s Clothes Week was a Peplum Bubble Dress for Emily I had some fabric that I purchased in Spotlight, not on my last trip to Australia, but the one before. This fabric has there...
Kids’ Clothes Week: Project 2 a blue chevron skirt with self dyed elastic 28 Apr 2013 | 09:56 am
When I was in Australia I bought a load of chevron fabric, some pink (that I used for a skirt for Charlotte), some blue (that I have used this week for a skirt for Emily) and some red (that I shall us...
Kids Clothes Week: Project 1 Bubble Shorts by Elegance and Elephants 26 Apr 2013 | 06:06 pm
My first project for Kids Clothes Week was a pair of shorts for Charlotte. From my stash I found a selection of fabrics and Charlotte chose this fairly lightweight cotton fabric. I needed a little con...
Kid’s Clothes Week: It’s the taking part that counts 25 Apr 2013 | 08:00 am
This week I am taking part in Kid’s Clothes Week. It’s a challenge that takes place four times a year and challenges you to work on making clothes for one hour each day for a week. I joined in a day l...
