15 Free leather purse patterns
Learn how to sew your own stylish leather purses with this great selection of leather bag patterns
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Reviewing 2020
It’s fair to say 2020 threw the whole world a curve ball. I know personally it is easy to look back and think I didn’t really achieve much, other than surviving two lock downs, home educating and the day job! Having read Eve of Creative Curators round up of 2020 and thoroughly enjoyed it, with … Read more
Making Cards using Fabric Scraps
Combine textile collage with some hand stitching to create unique individual cards. The process of making fabric scraps cards is relaxing and creative. Let’s face it all sewers have piles of fabric scraps… It is almost as though it is sacrilege to part with even the smallest of pieces. Over time the fabric scraps can … Read more
Sewing for Christmas
Have you started sewing for Christmas? Today I have some fabulous Christmas sewing ideas to share with you. We love decorating our home for Christmas, it’s not always easy as each of us have rather different tastes!! I am all for natural and upcycled – my children would have Father Christmas lights on the roof … Read more
DIY Face Mask Holder
This gorgeous face mask pouch has three pockets, one for clean face masks, one for dirty plus a slip pocket for your hand sanitizer too! The face mask holder is perfect if you have to wear face masks all day. Personally I choose to change my mask once it becomes damp with moisture, replacing with … Read more
How to fix ripped jeans inner thigh by hand – super easy
Learn how to patch jeans inner thigh by hand, it is super easy to fix your ripped jeans. The inner thigh/crotch area of jeans is subject to wear and tear, over time modern stretch denim can tear or develop holes. It is easy to apply a patch of similarly toned denim to the inside of … Read more
Fabulous sewing projects, perfect for beginners
Are you new to sewing? Looking for easy sewing projects to inspire you? Sewing can bring peace and joy, especially important at the moment. Let me share with you a great range of easy sewing projects perfect for the beginner, let’s get inspired, dust down out sewing machines and make something!
DIY Christmas Decorations with Tree Branches
This year we have gone to town to come up with a variety of DIY Christmas decorations with tree branches. There is something so satisfying about making decorations using the materials to hand, in particular, tree branches saved from autumn prunings. The cost is minimal, you are saving resources by not buying new, the materials … Read more
Last minute gift – Going green toiletry set
If you are like me you are busy whipping up last minute gifts, somehow Christmas always creeps up on me… It’s the same every year, my first set of gifts to be given each year are to my cake and compline group. We meet monthly, share our lives, eat cake and finish the evening with an evening said service. … Read more
DIY Wallet – upcycle a bicycle tyre
I happen to have rather a lot of men in my family, each fortunate to have disposable income. This can make gift giving rather tricky. Last year I crocheted hats, which were very successful, it may have been the fact is was snowing at the time of receiving them?! This year I am making a … Read more
What pledge can you make to reduce plastic consumption? #EarthDay
Earth Day is today, the focus this year is to ‘End Plastic Pollution’. Why does it matter?? Personally, it matters for my children and their children and so on. In time when they ask what did I do to reduce my footprint I can say I tried. Normally I bury my head in the sand … Read more
Carving out time for creativity
How to carve out time from your busy schedule for creativity Would you love to find time for a creative project? Super busy? I get it! Running from the morning schedule, everyone out of the house with lunch boxes, work, housework, menu planning, shopping, cleaning, cooking, playing with the children, organising play dates – … Read more