If you are joining me from the Bloggers Quilt Festival a warm welcome. My name is Vicky, I love to sew and create using former clothes/items. Normally quilts intimidate me – the idea of precise sewing over a large area just seems too much. I am super excited to share with you my shibori quilt …
Posts from: September 2017
For once I had eight weeks notice for a school trip, with a list of costume requirements! Naturally, I was keen to make a costume using what I had – I am so glad I have the skills to make clothes. For people who don’t the odd dress up day must really add up financially! …
Learn how to make a large zippered tote bag with this free pattern. Step by step zippered tote bag pattern with zipper. Having pondered about a new bag design I settled on making a large recessed zippered tote bag. I often wander around department stores seeking inspiration for bag designs, this time I found myself admiring …
Today’s theme for zero waste week is upcycling, in case you missed it here is a bit more information about zero waste week. A quick check of Wikipedia, will lead you to the definition of upcycling is the process of transforming by-products, waste materials, useless, or unwanted products into new materials or products of better …
Why carry out a waste audit?? It’s easy to think we know what goes in our bin, but do we really? Carrying out an audit may surprise you. The process itself can help you evaluate, help you realise habits you can tweak to make significant changes. Perhaps the day I picked for my waste audit …
Today I am super excited to share with you how I have updated my scrappy towels, giving them a new lease of life with scrap fabric bias binding. But first today is the beginning of waste week 2017, I am proud to be a blogging ambassador for zero waste week. Why? I make no secret …