Blue and White Dress Without a Pattern Being able to make clothes for yourself is one of the best things about being able to sew. So many times have I wandered round the shops, not seen anything I’ve liked, or I’ve liked the colour but the style makes…
Quilted Sewing Machine Cover Tutorial The best thing about having my own little sewing corner is that I can leave my sewing machine out. One of the drawbacks with doing this though is that it gets dusty. Too much dust and fluff in a sewing machine can cause it…
Easy Crocheted Cardigan Tutorial: Solomon’s Knots A couple of months ago I was sent some beautiful chunky yarn from Wool and the Gang. I had three balls of Heal the Wool, but I had no idea how much of something it would make up! So I decided to…
How to Take Measurements When Making Clothes Making clothes is a lot of fun, but we want the things we have made to fit right. In order to do that, we need to take measurements that are accurate. This is true whether you are using a pattern, or…
Easy Plastic Bag Storage Tutorial One of my tasks for this week was to venture into the black hole that is the utility room and declare war on the mess. I battled with the mess in the autumn and won 🙂 but unfortunately the utility room has been…
5 Best Places to Buy Fabric Online in the UK There’s such a huge choice when you want to buy fabric online that it can be difficult to know where to start. What kind of stuff do they sell? Is it just quilting cottons or do they sell dressmaking…