The month of May usually brings some good things. It means longer days and nicer weather, and 2 bank holidays in a month! Living in the country, It's about this time that I notice that everything has been growing! The verges and hedgerows are green and full of life. For people who like to sew and make things, May also means Me Made May. If you haven't come across it before, Me Made May is an online challenge where people pledge to ... Read the Post...
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Making Friends With Your Sewing Machine: Troubleshooting
if you've missed the previous posts in this mini series, Making Friends With Your Sewing Machine, you can find them here. In this mini series, Making Friends With Your Sewing Machine, we've covered what all the different bits of the sewing machine are, including some of the feet, how to set up your machine and how to actually sew with it. This post is all about troubleshooting. However long you've been sewing for, at some point your ... Read the Post...
DIY Felt Bauble Decorations
These felt bauble decorations are easy to make and are a great way to use up smaller pieces of felt and scraps of ribbon. Use the instructions below to make the one in the picture, or be creative and use what you have already to make something that's one of a kind. You Will Need Felt. 2 pieces 10 cm x 10 cm (4 inches by 4 inches) will be enough for one decoration.Bauble template (there's a form at the bottom of the post if you'd like ... Read the Post...
Thoughts on Being Thankful
Thanksgiving is this week, although being an English girl I don't celebrate it. Our November holiday is Guy Fawkes, also known as Bonfire night, which involves setting off fireworks and eating toffee apples. When I was a little girl, it was usual for children to make a person out of their mother's old tights by stuffing them with newspaper, then throw the figure on a bonfire made by your dad in the back garden! Burning figures made from ... Read the Post...