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…
These nesting fabric storage boxes are the second in a series of posts about making quick and easy storage solutions! They are perfect for rehoming mess after Christmas, but useful at other times as well when you just need somewhere to put stuff! You might also like to…
There are a number of things we can all remember to do to make our handmade clothes look professional. It’s a lot of fun to make your own clothes. I’ve been making clothes for myself since I was 10, and I love it! I can choose a style…
How to Make a Drawstring Bag From a Pillowcase is the first in a series of posts I’m writing about storage ideas that are easy to make. If your house is anything like mine, every available surface has probably disappeared under the chaos of post Christmas clutter. Toys…
With Christmas Jumper Day fast approaching, I thought it would be fun to make a Christmas jumperย for Boy 4. I had an idea for making something with an interactive element. I didn’t want anything too complicated, perhapsย something involving a pocket. So here we have Santa and a chimney!…