Challenge 2 for 2019 The Year of Bunting is to sew some bunting embroidery. The post that explains the challenge is here. If you or the people you live with don’t want bunting hanging up everywhere, or if you already have a lot hanging up, this is a…
Christmas Embroidery Project Although I love Christmas and making things for Christmas, over the last few years I’ve given up on the idea of making masses of stuff specifically for Christmas. It’s just too busy! And it has a habit of sneaking up on me. I know the…
Christmas Embroidery Hoop Last month I was invited to contribute to a series of posts on All Free Sewing for National Sewing Month. One of the suggestions was sewing for Christmas and, as it had been a long time since I’d made anything Christmassy, I decided to hatch…
How to Sew Felt Birds My favourite Christmas decorating style is Scandinavian, and after a trip to Norway last year, I love it even more! A couple of years ago I made some Scandi style felt birds as Christmas decorations. They’re the kind of thing that you can…
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 Autumn Flower Arrangement One of the positive things I’ve discovered about getting older is that I’m much comfier in my own skin. Among the things I have realised are that it’s fine to be a home loving introvert with anti social tendencies and preferring the colder months…