How to Sew a Cushion With a Pocket My son Aidan is a boy after his mothers' heart. Like me, he prefers the colder months, and when the weather gets cold, he likes to curl up in an armchair near the fire and read. Along with sewing and cuddling my babies, this is also one of my favourites! Recently Aidan has taken to removing all the cushions from the chair in his room and putting them in his bed, along with a couple of blankets. This ... Read the Post...
How to Make Clothes Without a Pattern
How to Make Clothes Without a Pattern Can I Make Clothes Without a Pattern? A couple of years ago I started asking myself whether it was possible to make clothes without a pattern. Was it possible for somebody with no formal training to make something completely from scratch? Would it be enough to arm myself with my measurements and some bits of greaseproof paper? Or would it prove to be impossible, with only sewing disasters to show ... Read the Post...
How to Sew a Passport Wallet
How to Sew a Passport Wallet One of the things that worries me the most about going on holiday is forgetting the passports. If people forget to pack pants again, or sun cream or extra wipes, it doesn't matter. That's fixable. If we turn up at the airport without the passports, well that's a different story! Our passports used to live in a sandwich bag in a basket in the kitchen. Although this did the job of keeping the passports ... Read the Post...
19 Reasons to Sew It Yourself
19 Reasons to Sew It Yourself For those of us who like to make stuff, we know that where we can, it's often best to sew it yourseIf. But even if you don't need convincing, how do you explain this to other people? Sometimes sewing things yourself might not seem to make any sense. Fabric can be expensive and making things takes time (sometimes a lot of time!). Throw away fashion and Chinese imports are cheap and easy to get hold of. So why ... Read the Post...
