Easy Drawstring Bag With Enclosed Seams My friend Wendy recently asked me to make her a little bag. She and her husband Danny play Scrabble, and they need a bag to keep the Scrabble tiles in. It also needed to be big enough to get a hand in…
Easy Scrappy Pincushions Although I’ve got better over the last few years, I still have a tendency to start things but not finish them, which is why lots of the projects on Tea and a Sewing Machine are usually fairly quick things! That way I stand more chance…
Easy Lace Zip Purse Tutorial Although I know of people who will go to some lengths to avoid sewing with zips, it’s difficult to avoid them altogether, especially if you like to make lots of different things. Lace zips are a fab idea. They turn something functional into a…
Cherry Blossom Embroidery Tutorial Who doesn’t love cherry blossom? Although I love winter, I’m looking forward to spring now. I spotted a daffodil last week, and I’ll be keeping a close eye on the cherry trees round the corner from my house! For a few weeks every year,…
Negative Space Embroidery Clasp Purse Negative space embroidery is a fun way to create letters and other simple shapes. Instead of embroidering the letter or the shape, you embroider the space around it. You can do this on all kinds of things (I’ve seen lovely embroidery hoop art…
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…