Adventures in patchwork and other handmade crafts
Happy New Year! I really didn’t want to take out all those staples and fight with the crappy paint again, but I did. New Year’s Day was the day for me, so still technically sneaking it in before the cut off for the 2017 Finish Along! While Alex watched...
I hope you are having a nice peaceful holiday season! I’ve been back at work since Boxing Day, but trying to get back into the swing of things, blog wise and all. If you’re anything like me, an ironing board takes up too much real estate in a sewing...
Oh I went shopping this weekend! I’ve also discovered what a godsend the 36 inch wide cutting mats are… plus I actually found ORIGINAL Tula Pink Bird and the Bees fabric here in Calgary! And yes, that weird hair flick is in the whole video…. just so you know...
If you have an applique pattern that needs circle, ovals or petals, I have a favourite way of turning those edges under for turned edge applique. Then you’re ready to sew by machine or by hand – you choose. Here I show you how it’s done – with tin...
This is a really gentle hack, but essential if you have prints that are one direction- that is there’s nothing upside down or on it’s side, fabrics that you definitely have to use a certain way up. Here’s my video tutorial, but if you prefer photos and text, just...
A little lecture on pricing your goods, three new bags (I show you two a little closer) plus a look at what my stand at the craft fair on Saturday will look like!
I apologise for only making a video tutorial on this, I have another hack or two up my sleeve, and I promise to do a photo and text version of the tutorial only. You will need the Boon Wallet by XOXO Lauren to make this, I’m just going to...
Things didn’t quite go to plan as I booked on to do a craft fair before Christmas and needed to make stock! I’m now making for a craft fair in under two weeks!
I’ve been making videos again, this time I created one about the happy accident when I made the hole for the zip too big on an internal pocket. If you want to recreate this, I’ll show you how to do that without raw edges causing problems. It’s best to...