I have something a little bit different for you today. My publishers at Search Press have asked if I would like to take part in a special Christmas promotion that they are doing for Bookmarked (a whole, glorious crafty community
Sometimes sewing tasks require you to bend things, weave them and poke them in different directions and for the slightly directionally challenged, that can be an absolute nightmare. Adjustable straps for bags come under this category. They are actually easy
I love oilskin! It is actually nice to work with, looks amazing and pretty much any bag that you make from it will look professional. Also called dry oilskin or oilcloth, it is a fabric that has been long used
Everyone needs a simple tote bag in their repertoire. And you do not need me to tell you that it is coming up to gift giving time….
I love a simple make like this because it is quick. So if
Morning everyone! I am still on my crusade to show you cute and modern pattern ideas to use all of those scraps – and not only scraps of fabric but scraps of interfacing too. Sewing things are not free as
You guys know me by now, I like pockets and I am always after a way to improve storage options in a bag. We have made quite a lot of pockets together but the other day, I realised that there
Hello friends! I was so busy trying to decide whether to do the predictable Christmas post for you that I hardly noticed that Christmas whizzed by and made the decision for me! So in a mahoosive face -saving exercise where
We are all pretty much aware by now that we don’t want our masks to become contaminated when we are out and about. No-one but us gets to touch them and we should wash them often if they are fabric
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
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