Fabric baskets are always useful. In fact, any kind of basket is useful! This DIY fabric basket is quick and easy to make, and is a perfect way to use up fat quarters bought on impulse that have never been used. And being something that you make yourself, you can decide on the fabric and the size that will meet your needs best. For this project I used 2 fat quarters, but you can use fabric of any size. All you need to do is make the lining ... Read the Post...
DIY Ironing Board Cover
This post contains affiliate links. A mild annoyance in my life is my ironing board. I'm not one for ironing. I belong to the "give a good shake and it will be fine" school of laundry! Hubby wears casual clothes for work so does't need nicely ironed shirts, and on the rare occasions that he does, he'll iron it himself. When I do use the iron and the ironing board however, is when I'm sewing. As a non ironer, it's tempting to skip the ... Read the Post...
A Beginner’s Guide To Buying a Sewing Machine
This is a guest post brought to you by Top Sewing Machines UK. There is no better time than right now to practice a new hobby. Why not try sewing? Sewing is relaxing and meditative, and at the end of a project, you could end up with a fabulous garment or exquisite quilt. Buying your first sewing machine can be a bit intimidating; after all, sewing machines have quite a few settings, knobs, and buttons. Educate yourself on a few aspects of ... Read the Post...
DIY Spanish Style Skirt
So last time I showed how to draft a skirt pattern from your own measurements, in preparation to make a Spanish style skirt from the dress Nicole made on The Great British Sewing Bee. The post is here if you missed it. If you don't want to make your own pattern, you might have a pattern already that you can use. To make a Spanish style skirt, we'll need to make some modifications to the pattern we drafted, and the same modifications will ... Read the Post...
