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Do you go through periods where you just stop sewing? You love sewing and have a million projects you want to make, but just can't bring yourself to sew anything. You look at your fabric stash
Two of my recent sewing projects have called for self covered fabric belts, but after searching the local sewing stores and online in Australia I could not find a belt making kit anywhere. Thankful…
Sometimes, it's tricky to capture and reignite your sew-jo. Sometimes, making something small might be key to taking those first steps back into the world you love... So with this in mind, I made a little needlecase. It's nothing flash and doesn't have a large number of pockets or zips or "bits" - but I think it does the trick. One pocket to hold my little scissors and thread and a space to store my needle/s. Not too much fuss (well, except for that kitty button on the front) and perfectly portable. The tumbler panel was made up with the first fabrics which I cut with my Crafters Edge Crossover II machine. I used a stashed mini charm pack and the smallest tumbler die in the set. It's funny how that worked out - first use of the machine and last project for Crafters Edge for the year. I hope you've enjoyed the projects I've created through the year, using the Crafters Edge tools and I plan to post (in the next few days) with my re-cap. After a hectic lead up to Christmas with fulfilling custom orders, the desire to head into the sewing room to do anything really, has fled. One of the main problems is that it's as though a bomb has gone off in the room and there is "stuff" everywhere. Not just sewing related things either. With lots of visitors dropping in over the festive period my sewing room became a place to "hide" things that would normally have a place somewhere else or which needed attention, but time was of the essence. Know what I mean? It's time for me to go in, tidy up and get back on track. Do you need a tidy space to work or does a bit of mess not bother you?
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I am so unsure about putting this demo up as my sewing skills are simply shocking🙈 I really hope that my mum who is a pro seamstress won’t see it.. (Shh…) the final result when the cush…
Earlier in the week, I started a new kawandi quilt project. I got the back all pressed up, inserted a layer of thin cotton batting and then trimmed, pressed and pinned down the pieces around my edge. I stitched maybe one row around ... and then didn't get any further. Life, generally, just got in the way of any sewing. This morning, up too early for a Sunday as I had to drop my daughter at work by 7am, I sat in my sewing room when I got back and thought I'd add a couple of rows to my kawandi... and then kept at it for a couple more hours. I turned on my audio book and enjoyed the process. I did eventually have to stop and get some jobs done around the house (blurgh) but looked into the room and saw the sun shining on my sewing table, so thought I'd sew a little bit more. I tried to film a little bit of the stitching and upload a short reel to TikTok. Anyone else on TikTok? I much prefer Instagram, but I thought I'd give it a go and try to be more active on the platform. Here's the link to the video if anyone wants to have a look. @sameliasmum Hand quilting on a sunny Sunday afternoon #quilt #quilting #kawandi #aurifilthread #sewingtiktok #quiltingtiktok #handmade #sameliasmum #bigstitchquilting #slowsewing #sewing ♬ Little Things - Tiqta In other exciting news, I've been selected as an Aurifil Artisan for 2023/2024. This will be my second year collaborating with Aurifil. I'm looking forward to seeing the upcoming list of challenges and working on the themes, in my own way. Fun!
A bag made for a small friend.
I just realised that I hadn't shared my latest kawandi finish. It's been over on instagram for a couple of weeks, but not here on the blog. Seeing as I like to keep this blog as a diary of-sorts, I thought I'd better share. The latest kawandi I finished was the blue one. Like all of the others, I really loved the process of slow sewing. Choosing 'just the right shade of blue' fabric from my blue scrap tub to incorporate into this small project was a challenge. I seem to have many blue fabric scraps, but they tend to have some green in them - leaning to teal/aqua. I wanted this to be a true blue piece. For the stitching, I used a plain white Aurifil 12 weight cotton thread. It's the perfect thread for this type of project as it's thick enough for lovely definition, but fine enough that it's easy to thread through a crewel or chenille needle. For the next kawandi, I'm leaning towards brown. I don't have a lot of brown in my scrap tubs, so it may be a little smaller than the others.
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my mum and I had some quality time today.......I had some time and she was pure quality......she always is and always was......and besides all that old mother hubbard, she spins like a demon!
I’m working on the eternally-promised French seam tunic tutorial. After literally YEARS of me tinkering with it, it’s almost ready (update: read the tunic tutorial here), and I’m excited to help you...
don't we all have an old picnic basket lurking somewhere deep in the garden shed? I did and I decided give mine a bit of a make over! I had loads of bags and boxes of my craft materials and thought I'd create something to house them all together. as you can tell I love anything slightly shabby chic so I painted my old brown wicker basket with some white matt emulsion, recovered the inside with some gingham fabric and tied some string around the handles. as a neat freak I really loved this project, now I have the perfect home for all my buttons, ribbons and fabrics! caroline x
Who doesn't love a donut with their coffee? How about some donut coasters for your coffee mug? These have been fun and really quite quick to make. I used my Crossover II machine to cut out all of the circles. The larger circle die was used to cut the backing (donut) fabric, the brown fabric and the batting. I have a tub full of batting scraps which are what I've used for these. The icing was cut with a circle die one size smaller and to save time, I cut out the donut hole at the same time. The icing is then trimmed with scissors to make the wavy icing effect. Each donut is unique. I layer the backing, batting and background fabrics and sew around the outside edge using a 1/4" seam. After trimming the icing, it's placed in the centre and stitched in place. The coasters are finished with pinking shears. A quick (and fun) project which my nephews will take to their school fair to sell.
Hi Bloggie Friends, Do you have a "thing" for sewing implements, especially pretty ones? Well, I do-don't judge. My mom sewed lik...
This has to be the easiest thing you could possibly make. The basic guideline is to have the width of the material around 3/4 of your waist length. and the height need to be similar to your waist (…
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Teaching sewing classes for kids: a how-to guide I’m often contacted by mums who are thinking of teaching sewing classes to kids at home, at holiday camps, or teachers who want to start a lunch time or after school sewing club. Usually, they are looking for advice and some tips and tricks on how to
