A Burlap Fabric Bowl Tutorial A couple of weeks ago I wrote a tutorial showing how to make a burlap picnic mat. Sometimes if you are eating outside, you need more than just a mat to eat off. You need bowls and things too! Taking enough food to feed 6 hungry people already means a big bag of heavy stuff. You don't want to add to that by taking of plastic bowls if you can avoid it. And certainly in our case, if we are going more than a few ... Read the Post...
How to Plan a Sewing Project
How to Plan a Sewing Project If you have read any of my other blog posts, you will probably have realised that I rarely use a pattern to make things. I prefer to come up with something myself from scratch. That way I end up with something that is just the way I want it. Usually. I would be lying if I said things always turned out perfectly! In the post I am going to share with you how I plan a sewing project right from the start. I'm not ... Read the Post...
Burlap Bag Tutorial
A Pretty Burlap Bag Tutorial I love burlap at the moment. There's something so charming about its rusticness and I love using fabric made from natural fibres. There are so many beautiful, inspiring things on Pinterest where people have used burlap along with something else to make something amazingly gorgeous. It's often teamed up with lace to make things that are just beautiful, like these hearts. I recently signed up for the Minerva ... Read the Post...
How to Make a Ruffly Flower
How to Make a Ruffly Flower As I've mentioned using a ruffly flower several times over the last few weeks, I thought it might be a good idea to share with you how to make one! Making a ruffly flower is great. Not only do they add a pretty detail, they are very useful for hiding messy areas where it's all gone a bit wrong. I used a ruffly flower when I made this green wrap dress a couple of years ago. This was actually one of my first ... Read the Post...
