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…
DIY Circle Skirt From a Duvet Cover Circle skirts are fab. They’re easy to make, lovely to wear and they suit most people, whatever shape or size you are. One tiny little problem is that they take quite a lot of fabric, probably 3-4 metres depending on your…
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…
Shell Stitch Crocheted Mug Cosy Tutorial Even though it’s still February and it’s cold, in a couple of weeks it will be March and that means spring! I’m not a gardener. My garden is a muddy patch with a trampoline in it. Last year I tried to grow…
Easy DIY Felt Flower Wreath Since my Christmas wreath came down, my poor front door has been left without a wreath. I’ve got plans to cheer it up by painting it a pretty shade of green, but the weather’s been either too cold or too wet! Until spring…