Book Review: Making a Life By Melanie Falik I was sent a copy of this book to review. All the opinions expressed are my own. About the Book One of the things I love as much as making things is reading, so when I was offered a copy of a book about making things, of course I said yes! And I'm glad I did because I've thoroughly enjoyed it. Making a Life is an interesting, beautiful and inspiring book. It is not a βhow toβ kind of ... Read the Post...
Easy Christmas Decorations To Sew in Under an Hour
Easy Christmas Decorations To Sew in Under an Hour Welcome to the Easy Christmas Decorations To Sew in Under an Hour blog hop! It's a lovely idea to make things for Christmas, but it can be difficult to find the time when everything's so busy. I used to have this perfect idea of how I wanted Christmas to be at my house with lots of things I'd made, and then feel annoyed with myself that I'd not managed to do even half the things I'd ... Read the Post...
Embroidery Hoop Christmas Decoration
Embroidery Hoop Christmas Decoration It's fun to make things for Christmas, but it can be difficult to find the time, especially when it's such a busy time of year anyway. I actually gave up trying to make a lot of things for Christmas a few years ago. I never managed to live up to my Pinterest fuelled expectations of having a perfectly decorated, tidy house full of calm, happy people, including myself! Christmas is nice but not if ... Read the Post...
Tips For Using Digital Sewing Patterns
Tips For Using Digital Sewing Patterns Often when I make clothes for myself using sewing patterns, it doesn't go so well. Even this coat that I made a few years ago had some issues, although I considered it a success and I wore it for a number of years until it became too big. Sizing issues, having to do things the "right" way rather than the easiest way, technical difficulties with things like collars and getting bored with all the ... Read the Post...