Sewing To Hide an Eyesore You’ve probably seen that meme that says something like, “A clean house is a sign of a broken sewing machine”. My house is usually a bit of a mess, and my sewing machine works just fine, so perhaps there’s some truth in this!…
Easy To Sew Pumpkins Tutorial I’ve gone a little bit pumpkin mad this autumn. Having returned from a trip to New England recently, I can see why pumpkins mean autumn for lots ofย people. I actually don’t like eating them very much (although pumpkin spice latte is delicious!), but…
DIY Tulle Skirt With a Hanky Hem I’d been considering making or buying a tulle skirt for a while. The thing that was putting me off was the idea that I am perhaps a little on the old side to go galumphing through the Norfolk countryside like an…
How to Make a Needle Felted Pumpkin There’s something about autumn that makes me want to leave the sewing machine alone a little bit and reach for some woolly crafts. I discovered wet felting a few years ago, and if you’re looking for a new craft to try,…
DIY Bag Organiser: The End of Losing Stuff in Your Bag! Back in July, one of my lovely readers emailed me to ask if I could write a tutorial showing how to sew a DIY bag organiser. She said that she is forever losing stuff at the bottom…
Craft Hoarding: 8 Tips to Stop the Stuff From Taking Over Whether you have a whole room devoted to sewing, or whether your stuff is stashed behind the bedroom door, lots of us often find ourselves with same problem. We find ourselves craft hoarding and It takes over….