I made this skirt in sewing class, it turned out beautifully. I splurged a little on the fabric ( considering I normally but from the bargain table) but it was worth it. Its very much my style.
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Books
My mother in law has loaned an excellent book to me, I can hardly put it down. It is about a Christian woman’s journey through prison and labour camps under communist rule. I love to read these true stories as it teaches me so much about myself and my own life. It reminds me of how selfish and materialistic I am and that my faith needs to be so much stronger. My life is so easy and I take it for granted. The title of the book is “The Pastor’s Wife” by Sabina Wurmbrand.
On the sewing front I made a nappy cover and notebook cover yesterday, both of which turned out nicely. Now I’m waiting on my next Winterwood delivery so I can start on some more dolls and fill up my sad little Etsy shop.
My husband has cruised the garage sales this morning and come home with a bunch of action figures (enter very happy son!) and some excellent big lattice screens for the garden. Our new water tank arrives on Monday, can’t wait! Now all we need is some rain to fill it!
I hope you have a wonderful and productive weekend.
God bless.
A top
I made the bulk of this in sewing class and finished it off at home. It turned out very well and fits beautifully, thanks to my teacher who is a dressmaker and drew up a pattern to my measurements. My husband loves it on me too – always a bonus!
I’m doing some rearranging and organising today, which inevitably leads to extra cleaning! Its always worth the effort when its finished though. Hope you’re having a nice day.
Little dress and holidays?
I’ve just started sewing classes again and finished this off lastnight. The fabric was left over from a bag. Cute huh?
Now, the holiday…….
My husband has time off in November so we decided we desperately need to go away for a few nights. Upon contacting our usual holiday accomodation at our regular destination we find they have raised their prices rather substantially. So, after much brainstorming we came up with the idea of buying a large family tent (we have a tent but its too small for all of us) and hiring a tent site at the caravan park. We have never stayed in a tent with 3 small children so this could be a very interesting experiment. We figure if it works out well we are saving ourselves a lot of money for future holidays by hiring a tent site instead of a cabin or house. Now to find a tent……………..
Needle case tutorial
I can’t believe I put off making this for so long, thinking it would be difficult. It was easy! So here it is for all of you……
You’ll need:
Cotton fabric for cover measuring 12 x 6 inches. Also a piece of this fabric measuring 5.5 x 4.5 inches for the pocket
Contrasting fabric measuring 12 x 6 inches
Wadding measuring the same
Piece of felt or doctors flannel measuring 4 x 5 inches
Fold the two large pieces of fabric in half widthways and press, open out again.
Overlock (serge) all edges of the pocket piece. Fold all these edges in once and press them down. Pin the pocket to the right side of the contrast fabric (for the inside of the needle case) to the left of the middle fold ( see where I’m pointing). Pin the piece of felt to the right of the fold.
Pin the wadding piece to the wrong side of the cover fabric.
Sew around all sides, then sew 2 parallel lines down the middle, either side of the middle fold.
On the inside piece, sew 3 sides of the pocket, leaving the top open (it won’t be a pocket if you sew it closed!) Then sew (I’ve used a machine blanket stitch) across the top of the felt.
Lay the cover piece on top of the interior piece with right sides facing. Sew around 3 sides, leaving one end open for turning. Snip off all the corners and turn right way out, poking out the corners (use a knitting needle if needed). Now, fold in the raw edges of the end and press. Topstitch around the outside of the case, stopping when you come to the middle rows of stitching, skip over these, then keep sewing around. Give the whole thing a good press and you’re done!!
Here is the finished outside which would look lovely with a ribbon tied in the middle. I don’t have one handy, but if you do you may want to use it!
And here is the interior. Now you won’t have to go searching and growling for your needles!
I hope you like this tutorial and find it easy, but if not, please let me know if changes would be beneficial. Thankyou!
Beautiful home and garden
I love looking at pictures from Jackie French’s property,its just the sort of place I’d love to have one day.
I got a bit of sewing done today, worked on ds’s top but didn’t get to do the neckline (need ribbing). I also worked on an old UFO which is now nearly finished, its a wallhanging. Its very satisfying to finish something thats been lying around just because I lost my enthusiasm for it initially.
I’m sort of feeling in between with crafting at the moment, not really sure what I want to persue and just doing bits and pieces. I don’t really feel like painting either. I guess I’ll get my groove back. I’m sure going to the Craft and Quilt Fair on the weekend will leave me itching to get into it!
Kid’s cushion tutorial
This lovely bright cushion was my son’s (8 years old) first sewing project recently. We had the idea of posting a tutorial for other kids who might want an easy project. Adult help and supervision is needed unless you are an experienced sewer. The cushion cover fits a cushion 37cmx 35cm.
You will need 2 contrasting fabrics of your choice.
Start by marking and cutting out 2 20 x 20 cm squares from one fabric. Then do the same from the contrasting fabric. This gives you 4 squares of the same size.
For the back of the cushion cut out 1 piece that is 54cm x 39cm.
Now you need to join 2 contrasting squares together. Lay them on top of each other with right sides together, pin along the edge and sew a straight seam. Do the same for the other 2 squares. Then iron the seams out flat. (Get help with the iron if you need it)
This is what 2 pieces joined together will look like with the seam in the middle ironed out flat.
Lay your joined squares on top of one another and pin together near the edge. Sew a straight seam to join them all up, then iron the whole thing and the seams out flat. This is the front of your cushion. It looks good if you sew a button in the middle. We covered our own button using a little button kit from Spotlight that is really easy to use.
Now you need to make up the back of your cushion. Using the back piece you’ve cut out, fold it in half widthways. Make hems along 2 sides of these pieces, these will overlap each other at the back of your cushion.
Lay the back pieces on top of your front piece with the right sides facing. Pin around all the edges. Stitch together with straight seams right around the edges of the square. Trim off the pointy corners.
Turn your cover the right way out, pushing out the corners so they are nice and pointy. Iron again if you like, then pop your cusion insert in.
Now you can admire your work and start planning your next project!
This is what the back should look like.
Thats not what I envisioned!
Do you ever put hours of work into something only to have it not turn out quite how you wanted it? My second dd’s first birthday is on Sunday, so I thought I’d be super organised and make her a softie type doll early in the week. Well the doll is finished, but guess what? She’s a freak!!!! I can barely even look at her!
So….. back to the drawing board to make a more traditional doll, who is turning out rather nicely but I’ll have to work hard to finish her before Sunday, especially as we are going away tomorrow and I have beading class tonight! Alright, I’m outta here to do some serious sewing.
P.S. I know some of you may be curious to see the doll that didn’t work out, but my pride prevents me from showing it, I’m afraid you’ll just have to use your imagination (think hideous).
Welcome to my new blog! I hope to use this space to keep track of my projects, which are many and varied, as is the case with most crafters! I will also be selling on Etsy in the near future, so you can see details of those projects here too. Some of my craft interests are painting, drawing, sewing, embroidery, doll and bear making, bags, cooking and baking.. I could go on! I find it hard to stick to one thing at a time, so I thought this blog might help prevent a mountain of UFO’s too. I love reading other people’s blogs and I hope you find this an interesting and inspiring place.
I’m always happy to include anyone in need in my prayer intentions, just leave me a message!
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