Janet Poole shares how lockdown changed her life and sewing habits and how she learned to appreciate the small things and savour small moments. Sew locked down but not out I am a grandmother to five great children, but only two of them live close to me. So much so that I would typically see them three or four times a week, they both went to nursery, and my daughter, their mother, worked from her home office to keep the show on the road. Quarantine challenges When the Covid 19 lockdown hit, all […]

Inspired by Baskets A repost from our archives, because we still love the book! And it continues to inspire new makes. Emily @brickdustandglitter shares her rope bag. For this post I used a wonderful new book from Tabara N’Diaye called Baskets. I must say, it was weird using a book for instructions. I’m so used to googling whatever I need to know and finding a quick easy answer. Having been *gifted this beautiful book on BASKETS by Tabara N’Diaye, I was only too pleased to be […]

It’s summertime and I didn’t have summer Pajamas – PJ shorts are a great and fun solution! I found this free pattern from Melly Sews. It’s great as a fast project or a project for beginners. I’ve made two pairs already! Choosing fabric for the Melly Sews PJ Shorts These shorts feature a gorgeous batik fabric that I found in my mum’s stash. There wasn’t loads of it, just enough for this project, so it was obviously leftover from another project – […]

Juki UK are offering a set of feet free with the NX7 at the moment, so we thought it might be useful to have a quick review of what you get. Jen Hogg @jenerates takes us on a quick tour of the extra feet in the Juki NX7 promotion. Seam guide foot, cording foot, pearl foot, button foot, applique foot, binding foot, free motion quilting foot, invisible zip foot, shank adapter The samples show the first time I used each foot – no practising – so it’s an honest assessment of my experience.  […]