How to Make a Top From a Scarf This is a guest post by my mum, who is going to show you how to make a top from a scarf. My mum has been sewing for a very long time. Her mum taught her, just as she taught me. The soundtrack to my childhood would feature the hum of the sewing machine! She made countless little dresses for my sisters and I. I remember a little green party dress with pintucks on the front, school photos of my sisters and I ... Read the Post...
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Rotary Cutter Or Scissors?
Rotary Cutter or Scissors: Which is Best? Until about a year ago, I'd always used scissors and pins. I'd never even considered that I had a choice between using a rotary cutter or scissors until I saw them on The Great British Sewing Bee. Cutting out always takes ages, so it's easy to see why on the Sewing Bee they would want to speed the process up a bit, and using a rotary cutter seems to do just that. The other thing with using a rotary ... Read the Post...
A Quick and Easy Fabric Basket Tutorial
A Quick and Easy Fabric Basket Tutorial I was recently sent some fabric by the people at Stitch Craft Create. It was 8 fat quarters from the new Tilda ranges, Cabbage Rose and Memory Lane, so that I could join in the Tilda Bloghop next month. Like all the Tilda collections, it's beautiful! When I got it all out, although I could see several sewing projects and I couldn't wait to get started, it was so lovely I didn't want to cut into it! The ... Read the Post...
How to Make a Roman Blind When you Don’t Have the Right Supplies
How Do You Make a Roman Blind? The joke answer is to poke him in the eye. Please be assured that no Romans were harmed in the making of this Roman blind. The bathroom was redecorated at Christmas and we've kitted the boys out with new wardrobes to replace the drawers they had before. Those drawers had seen better days. Apparently they don't recover well from small children climbing up them and pretending that they are fire engines. We ... Read the Post...