From our archives, a post all about folk singer-songwriter Elanor Moss making the Ella Blouse from Sew Over It London. The Ella Wrap blouse is a well loved classic and an ideal transition garment into autumn. Ellie’s a 20 something English Literature graduate living in London. Our idea was to get someone new to sewing, …
Home stitched fabric postcards are like sending a hug through the post. It’s one of my favourite ways of connecting with family and friends. This post shows how to make fabric postcards free motion quilted on a long arm or quilting frame. Longarm quilting your postcards, allows you to quilt all the Christmas cards on …
Gathering materials Suzie got the reversible swimsuit PDF pattern from Gigi Patterns on Etsy. PDF patterns are so FAST to find. They’re easy to print and stick together and you can print them multiple times for different sizes. The main fabric, an etsy purchase from Bec’s Oh Sew Shop is a light blue swimwear fabric …
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 …
We made a dress! Martha found the fabric. Emily found the pattern and Linda knew just how to put it all together. The Juki stars of the show were the DX7 machine that does everything well and the MO2000 air threading overlocker which gave our project, even though sewn by beginners, an amazingly professional finish. …
Sometimes when the pace of sewing slows down, it’s a good opportunity to do the non dressmaking jobs around the sewing room. One such job I have been considering is a review of the 16 different buttonholes available on my Juki DX7 sewing machine. This stitch selection is specific to the DX7. But other machines …
These DIY Gift Bags are fun to make and you get to use them again and again. Emily posted about these Gift Bags on her Brick Dust and Glitter Blog. She’s keen to reduce, reuse and recycle. These Christmas Sacks are a great way to cut down on wasted paper. They’re one of Emily’s alternative ways to wrap presents. …
Every film has a backstory. Here’s the story behind our film prop quilt. Getting Dressed in the 18th century In September 2017 Crows Eye Productions released Getting Dressed in the 18th Century. It was a short film commissioned by the Lady Lever Art Gallery and National Museum of Liverpool showing a Lady in the 18th …
I grew up listening to Julie Andrews singing in The Sound of Music. So I was delighted when the penny dropped and I realized that this quilt called Favourite Things was actually inspired by the Sound of Music song lyrics. The roses blooming in my garden reminded me of this amazing quilt by Katy Whitby-Last. …
We’ve been drinking lots of tea in our house. It’s a good cure for pandemonium. Like many of us, my husband and I are now working from home. When the universities closed, two of our children came back home to ride out the storm. Being together in this strange time has made me grateful for …
