A Burlap Purse Tutorial A couple of weeks ago I made this bag for the Minerva Crafts Bloggers' Network. I love the fabric and it's so pretty, I decided I needed a little burlap purse to go with it! The burlap purse is made in the same way as the bag. The front sections of burlap and cotton are sewn together and the pleats made. Then the lining, interfacing and purse outer are trimmed down to the same size. It's all sewn together and then ... Read the Post...
How to Make a Burlap Fabric Bowl
A Burlap Fabric Bowl Tutorial A couple of weeks ago I wrote a tutorial showing how to make a burlap picnic mat. Sometimes if you are eating outside, you need more than just a mat to eat off. You need bowls and things too! Taking enough food to feed 6 hungry people already means a big bag of heavy stuff. You don't want to add to that by taking of plastic bowls if you can avoid it. And certainly in our case, if we are going more than a few ... Read the Post...
How to Plan a Sewing Project
How to Plan a Sewing Project If you have read any of my other blog posts, you will probably have realised that I rarely use a pattern to make things. I prefer to come up with something myself from scratch. That way I end up with something that is just the way I want it. Usually. I would be lying if I said things always turned out perfectly! In the post I am going to share with you how I plan a sewing project right from the start. I'm not ... Read the Post...
Burlap Bag Tutorial
A Pretty Burlap Bag Tutorial I love burlap at the moment. There's something so charming about its rusticness and I love using fabric made from natural fibres. There are so many beautiful, inspiring things on Pinterest where people have used burlap along with something else to make something amazingly gorgeous. It's often teamed up with lace to make things that are just beautiful, like these hearts. I recently signed up for the Minerva ... Read the Post...