I originally posted this tutorial in 2015, so long ago now! The skirt was a success, although I should have finished the edges of the blue fabric with an overcasting stitch because it frayed quite badly. In the end, I wore the skirt for several years, until it was mostly held together with safety pins! I'm reposting this tutorial now because I've got a crazy plan! There are several stages to the plan, and it makes most sense to repost this ... Read the Post...
Thoughts on Me Made May
The month of May usually brings some good things. It means longer days and nicer weather, and 2 bank holidays in a month! Living in the country, It's about this time that I notice that everything has been growing! The verges and hedgerows are green and full of life. For people who like to sew and make things, May also means Me Made May. If you haven't come across it before, Me Made May is an online challenge where people pledge to ... Read the Post...
How to Sew a Fabric Headband
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about making fabric flowers with a Clover flower maker. In the post I said that I was intending to use the flowers to make a cushion. I'd made 3 flowers at that point, and I was planning on making a standard sized cushion cover entirely out of flowers. 6 weeks on and the flower count still stands at 3! It's not that I didn't enjoy making the flowers, or that it was difficult or complicated. But after I'd ... Read the Post...
Making Friends With Your Sewing Machine: Troubleshooting
if you've missed the previous posts in this mini series, Making Friends With Your Sewing Machine, you can find them here. In this mini series, Making Friends With Your Sewing Machine, we've covered what all the different bits of the sewing machine are, including some of the feet, how to set up your machine and how to actually sew with it. This post is all about troubleshooting. However long you've been sewing for, at some point your ... Read the Post...
