Gosh lovely peeps – remember me! I have been AWOL for a bit while I was finishing my second book for the year and I feel ashamed about the things that have been slightly neglected in my absence. Well I
How to make an easy Guitar Strap for a bag.
Some bags are great no matter what and some need a little help. Sometimes that help can be as easy as swapping out a strap. My current rave fave is the guitar strap. I mean, c’mon- how rock ‘n roll
How to add a bound top zipper to a bag. Hint: it’s way easier than you think!
A little while ago, I launched the pattern for my Pennine Way Convertible Backpack in my Etsy shop and a lot of people asked about the bound zipper that I chose to close the top. Was it hard to put
How to make your own paper sewing template- When your PDF pattern doesn’t have one.
There is a definite trend away from printable paper templates when you buy a PDF sewing pattern and to my mind, that is no bad thing. No really, hear me out. In terms of sustainability alone it is a good
A Proper Snow Day- At Last!
You might think there was something wrong with us if I admitted at this point that we have spent the last two weeks comparing phone weather apps (Rob has Android and I have my beloved Apple) and watching the sky
Family Walk on the Heath
Pretty typical of me, I have had my postcard menu category for absolutely ages and now, on the very last day of 2020, I have managed to steal a few moments to add a small post.
The idea of this
How to Sew a Sliding Pencil Case. Free Pattern!
I started bullet journalling a few months ago – when I say I started, I mean to say that I started collecting all of the delicious pens and accessories that more organized people use when they ACTUALLY do bullet
Emergency Stocking Filler! How to Make an Easy Coin Purse.
Christmas is coming peeps! Try as we might, we are not going to stop it now so we might as well roll with it. I wanted to write a pattern for you today with a nifty idea that everyone needs
New Bag Pattern in my Shop
I love round things so it really was just a matter of time before I came up with a round bag. To be honest, I designed one for my first book, The Bag Boutique but I wanted to make it
How to Make Perfect Bound Lining in a Bag
There are many ways of doing just about everything in our world and some ways are better than others – others are just perfect in their place. Lining comes under this heading.
Mostly lining things really scares a beginner (when