Whether it’s back to School or off to Uni, September is a month of new beginnings. Lots of us have been busy getting our kids settled in new digs. Creating cushion covers is a great way to make the Student Flat just a bit more homely. Top floor Student flat As we pulled up to …
Now that it’s back to school time, I am enjoying using pretty scraps of fabric to make some pretty back to school hair accessories for my daughter on the Juki MO 2000 overlocker. The rolled hem feature on the Juki MO2000 overlocker I really have fallen in love with the JUKI MO2000 Overlocker and seem …
It’s school time again. I get nostalgic when September rolls around and wanted to celebrate with a re-useable back-to-school lunch bag. So here’s a back-to-school Lunch Bag tutorial. The fun thing about this lunch bag is that it’s upcycled from a Tesco shopping bag. You know, those bags by the check out for when you …
I’m reposting this for Christmas in July. Making DIY fabric envelopes is fun any time of year. I want to play with this @jweckerfrisch All about Christmas fabric for Riley Blake Designs. It’s five months until Christmas today. Here’s to a bit of a head start. I do have a soft spot for Valentines Day. …
Rose shares her experience making the Jily Top as a beginner sewist Today I thought I would share a little bit about the process of making the Jily Top by the Fold Line, from a beginners points of view, sharing things I learned in the process. As someone who has not made garments properly before, …
We’re big fans of Tabara’s Rope Bags. We discovered them in her book Baskets by Tabara N’Diaye. You can read Emily’s post all about it. There was something so satisfying about making the first bags that we wanted to make more, this time with some variations. After a nice chat on Instagram, Tabara sent me …
With May Mother’s Day celebrations just around the corner, these one handle storage bags make a lovely gift. They’re easy to stitch together. I’m using the Juki TL QVP Mini straight stitch sewing machine to make the bags. It’s a wonderful bag making machine! Choosing the fabric Go for a heavier weight canvas type fabric …
Did you know that the Juki MO 2000 overlocker does an amazing rolled hem?! We already love the air threading feature that makes this overlocker so easy to thread. But this rolled hem takes the cake. We’ve been using the rolled hem feature on the Juki MO 2000 overlocker to make homemade handkerchiefs. What’s a …
British Mother’s Day is coming soon! Make Retro Dress Garland fit for a Queen. I originally made these garlands to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee, but they make a lovely Mother’s Day decoration too. And shouldn’t our mum’s be Queen for a Day?! Here are the Mother’s Day garlands. It’s the same idea just tailored for …
There’s no place like home! And while all the rain is keeping us out of our gardens, it might be fun to tackle some sewing machine maintenance to keep our sewing machines in good running order. Let’s begin with some general sewing machine maintenance that applies to most machines. There are two equal and opposite …
