Tag: Sewing

Homemade Pokemon Tablet Case – Baba’s First Sewing Project

Homemade Pokemon Tablet Case – Baba’s First Sewing Project

Baba has been asking to sew for a while now, and after searching the internet for something to do as his first sewing project, I wasn’t really inspired. Then I saw a homemade felt fox tablet case, that used a lot of hot glue and 

Jelly Roll Quilt Part One

Jelly Roll Quilt Part One

Since I got my new sewing machine for my birthday in January my aim has always been to make a quilt I have even brought a couple of pieces of fabrics to get started on the quilt but have stopped there as I have really 

Homemade Peg Bag

Homemade Peg Bag

For ages now I have wanted a peg bag, there is nothing more annoying than having the line filled with clothes pegs when there is no washing on there, and it is something really silly but something that really bugs me. As my pegs are 

Upcycle the Cot

Upcycle the Cot

This past month we have been blitzing the house, we have piles for the charity shop and bags and bags full of trash. It has been a total mission, but thankfully upstairs is finally done. It took all of the Easter weekend to do four 

Boo’s Bag

Boo’s Bag

Last week Boo started preschool, the night before I realised he didn’t have a bag. His nappies and clothes are always chucked into one of my bags, so I had a mission to find something to be Boo’s bag in an evening as I didn’t 

Finger Knitting With Two Fingers

Finger Knitting With Two Fingers

I have always loved finger knitting, but never realised until the other day you can do finger knitting with two fingers instead of four and I never realised how to make something out of finger knitting, I always just made long rows of knitting and 

My First Handmade Blanket

My First Handmade Blanket

I have always dipped in and out of knitting, it is something I have always wanted to learn and to be able to do, but something that I have always struggled with. I started buying the Art of Knitting a few years ago, and then 

Developing a Love of Sewing

Developing a Love of Sewing

Last week as I sat hand sewing my square for my #crafttheparcel project, I realised that I was actually really enjoying sewing. Sewing is not something that comes naturally to me, to be honest whenever I need something sewn I send it to my mother. 

A #crafttheparcel Blanket Square

A #crafttheparcel Blanket Square

At the end of 2014 I was emailed asking if I wanted to join in a collaborative project called #crafttheparcel with a group of other bloggers to make a blanket. The idea of the project was for each blogger to make a 12″ square, and 

An Upcycling Project

An Upcycling Project

For ages now I have wanted an old style telephone table, the one with the seat attached. I have looked at them before, but have never been able to afford the prices of them. Today while walking the dog, I found this table being given