A Pattern Weights Tutorial Whenever I make clothes for myself, whether I use a commercial pattern or a pattern that I made myself, it's the cutting out stage that always takes longest. Since I started using a rotary cutter, the process has got quicker than when I was using scissors, but it still takes a while. This is where pattern weights can be very useful! Pattern weights remove the need for pins. You simply lay the pattern pieces ... Read the Post...
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Welcome to my little corner of the internet. I'm happy you're here! Join me on a journey to explore what it means to live life as a creative person. You can find out more about me and what I am about here. If you'd like to have the PDF of 15 colour schemes inspired by my favourite spring photos, please pop your email address in the box below. I hope you'll find it a useful tool for choosing colours for any spring themed project you ... Read the Post...
Thoughts on Perfectionism
If there's one thing that stands in the way of being creative more than anything else, it's perfectionism. That horrible feeling that we're going to get it wrong so often prevents us from even trying. We worry ourselves into paralysis, to afraid to make the first mark, the first cut, the first stitch. Even if we do manage to start, so does the horrible little voice in our heads: "You're going to mess it up," "You'll ruin it," "That looks ... Read the Post...
Giving New Life to Old Tea Towels
When we had our kitchen redone a few years ago, one of the first things I did was make some new tea towels. Making new tea towels is an easy thing to do. You can just cut rectangles from pretty cotton fabric and hem them, then decorate them if you want to. I still have those same tea towels, but they were looking tatty. The edges had frayed and there were holes at the edges as well. Of course, I could have thrown them away and bought ... Read the Post...