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I Made It

Gifts For A Beautiful New Baby Girl

June 19, 2011

I have a new niece! Here she is at just one day old…

And of course a precious little baby girl needs some handmade gifts from her Aunty.
First of all a little skirt…

My second ever piece of clothing – made from this great tutorial by Amanda (who now blogs at The Modern Marigold.)

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One Fat Quarter Gift Bag Tutorial

June 2, 2011

Here is a little bit of sewing magic for you. I am going to show you how to make a cute little gift bag out of just one fat quarter, and nothing else! Yup!

This little bag has 2 pockets on the outside – one for a little gift card; and one for a little something [...]

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A Pretty Quilt Just For Me

May 13, 2011

I’m participating in Amy’s Bloggers’ Quilt Festival!

Last November while I was writing about the sewing I’d done over the previous 2 years, I realised I’d made a few quilts, but never made one for myself! I started cutting up material that day to make something for myself. Well, this isn’t that quilt. *Cheeky grin*

This is [...]

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Now I Feel Like A Real Seamstress!

May 12, 2011

…Because I made CLOTHES! I don’t know why clothing seems to be the summit of Mount Sewing, but I’ve arrived at last!

I made this dress for my little niece, from this fabulous pattern at HomeLife. Ok, maybe reaching the summit was made a lot easier with this pattern – it was really easy. It was [...]

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Too Sweet NOT To Make!

May 11, 2011

After mentioning those crocheted flower coasters I found over at The Yvestown Blog, I decided I just had to make some for Mum.

They look so pretty, don’t they? Yvonne is so clever! They made up really quickly. So quickly in fact, I made a little table topper for myself – I’ll show you that [...]

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In 5 Hours I Made..

March 6, 2011

I don’t know how long it would usually take to make one of these (you know, for a speedier-than-me sewer!) but it took me about 5 hours to make my Cabrio Tote last night.

As part of Leah’s sew along, we were supposed to make the bag according to a schedule (which is the whole idea [...]

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From Me To You..

February 14, 2011

(Fluffy*Stuffy Bunny pattern from allsorts.typepad.com)

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Oh, Bliss, How I Adore You!

November 15, 2010

I am head-over-heels in love with the Bliss fabric line by Bonnie and Camille {for Moda}. To me, it is perfection!

I have one charm pack and one jelly roll of Bliss (my first ever jelly roll!) and I really feel it’s not enough! If I were fortunate (read: rich) enough to purchase a [...]

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‘THE’ Magazine Has Arrived!

November 10, 2010

I recently asked if anyone in the UK would like to do a little swap with me. I really wanted to get my hands on the latest issue of Homestyle Sewing, because my blog has a little mention in there! The lovely Lorraine was quick to jump on the offer, and last week her [...]

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2 Years Ago I Learned How To Sew

November 4, 2010

2 years ago, around my 30th birthday, I started teaching myself how to sew. I taught myself from internet tutorials – mainly from many wonderful crafty blogs – and a few books from the library. I remember trying to learn how to thread my machine from the instruction manual. It took me about an hour [...]

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Little Girly Mish Mash Purse

October 21, 2010

I made this little girly purse for my niece who just turned 2. (Oh boy, is she ever cute! Little blondie ringlets and big blue eyes!)

It’s a mish mash purse because it’s a mish mash of several different crochet patterns.

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Practice Makes.. Um.. Better?

October 12, 2010

I am on a crocheting binge. It doesn’t help that my local Lincraft has had 50% off yarn for the last few weeks. Enablers!
Here are a couple of little finishes:

The top piece is a potholder and the bottom a dishcloth. I gave them both to my mum as a little thank you for all she [...]

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How NOT To Crochet

September 28, 2010

Just like this…

Less than 2 weeks ago I decided I would learn how to crochet. Above is my first ever attempt at a…square? …trapezium? Yup, it’s really very bad. I have been practicing a lot and now I think I am officially hooked on crochet. You knew I was going to say that. I knew [...]

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The Whole Bag Set!

August 19, 2010

I finally got around to taking a photo. Hopefully you can make out the bag and 5 accessories, even though it seems a bit of a mish-mash of colour! I guess those are the perils of loving bright colours… Oh how shall I ever cope?

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{Make} A Bag Sew Along: Teeny Tiny Tote Tutorial

August 5, 2010

Week Eight of the {Make} A Bag Sew Along.

The last project in the sew along is a keyring decoration. What could be more fitting than to make a teeny tiny tote as a little celebration of all this bag making! I just love this little project – so easy and fast to make and cute [...]

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