Vintage Coat Butterick B5824
Back in the summer I decided to make a coat. My old coat was looking very tatty and I’d had a bit of a laundry mishap after Boy 4 threw up in the car on the way to Wales. It turns out that if you put an elderly…
Finding a Creative Workspace
I was recently inspired by WeWork to write about my creative workspace. WeWork is a company based in New York that provides inspiring office spaces. They’ve recently opened some beautiful office space in London, but they’ve also got shared office space in locations all over the world! When I agreed to do this,…
How to Make a Fabric Diary Cover
Even though I have called this post How to Make a Fabric Diary Cover, you could make one to cover a journal or to pretty up a plain notebook. I made this fabric for my Moleskine diary. The diary itself is fine, lots of space to write my lists,…
How to stop a dress form from falling over
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post called How to Alter a Dress Form. I have had my dress form, Betty, for a few years and she was too big. As I couldn’t use she was clutter that I just don’t have the room for, so…
How to Make a Storage Bag With Pockets
How to Make a Storage Bag With Pockets is the 3rd in a series of posts I’m writing about  easy storage ideas you can make yourself. All of these projects I have made using fabric I had already, so as well as being useful, they didn’t cost anything…
How to Alter a Dress Form
Having a dress form or tailors’ dummy can make making your own clothes so much easier. It’s very difficult pinning things to your back and then drawing on yourself with a pen! It’s equally difficult trying to pin a hem and check that it’s straight. They’re not so…