Just before Christmas I’d finished all the gifts I planned to make and was looking for something to do. I have limited time for sewing so was really frustrated that I just couldn’t seem to come up with anything. The cats appeared and wouldn’t leave me alone… Ah! Cat beds! We have four cat beds…
When starting this post, I was concerned that the correct term be used in the title, but I’ve always associated “Seamstress” with a woman who makes clothing. So I looked up the term(s). Sewist doesn’t appear in the OED but is a term widely used on the internet, much to the chagrin of most people…
We’ve all done it, rushed around to get the housework done because we really, really want to start that next sewing project. I work so much better and more calmly if I know there are no pending jobs around the house that will inevitably make me feel guilty for taking time out to sew instead.
Well, the weather outside is frightful… (completely intentional!) – So, I’ve turned my attention to Christmas/Winter projects. This is, of course, between doing all the regular jobs we need to get out of the way on a daily basis, so although I have several posts on the go, they may not appear right away 🙂…
Hey! So I had a bit of a mare this weekend trying to add a zip to a project. It’s not something I’ve done often and so it always gives me a bit of a headache. I got there in the end, but not before jack (ripper) had to make an appearance, unfortunately! So as…
Well, as the weather outside is so bad here in Derbyshire, I can’t get in to work! Whilst it’s always nice to get an unexpected day off, it means work in the office is building up. Only one thing for it when I have no access to products – Blog post. In today’s post, I…
So our niece has a birthday coming up and I promised to make a new blanket for her doll. Using only what I had to hand, I settled on a pink/cream theme. The grey fat quarter you see in the image was used to applique letters to create the dolls name. I skipped this part…
