I do love a bit of stitching. It is one of my favourite things to do so when I heard about the Hillarys' Craft Competition I jumped at it! Yay, an opportunity to get a bit stitchy! The call went out and everyone who wanted to have a go could choose one of four fabrics. Out of all the designs, the Rayna…
I think I might have a problem! I can not throw anything away. Ok so we haven't quite made any of the Hoarders Are Us programs on the telly yet but sometimes I think it might be close. I reckon you can empathise with me can't you? I mean it is a bit of a crafters' disease isn't it? Since the move…
Every now and then I love to breakout my sewing machine and get all stitchery. So when I was asked to make a new baby card I decided that it would be fun to do a little faux free-motion machine embroidery. I do love drawing with a sewing machine, it is such a gorgeous technique. With real free-motion machine embroidery you go…
Book Review - The Maison Sajou Sewing Book by Lucinda Ganderton Published by Ivy Press ISBN 978-1-78240-085-1 Hey guys, I have my thoughts on another stitchery book published by Ivy Press to share with you today. If you have been reading my blog, you will have caught two lovely books from Ivy Press so far, with the Sew Quick, Sew Cute By Fiona…
Book Review - Sewing With Letters by Nicola Tedman and Sarah Skeate Published by Ivy Press ISBN 978-1-78240-087-5 I've got another sewing book from Ivy Press to share with you today and this time it is Sewing With Letters by Nicola Tedman and Sarah Skeate of Zombie Felties and Steampunk Softies, amongst other books, fame. So just as with the Sew Quick,…
Book Review - Sew Quick, Sew Cute by Fiona Goble Published by Ivy Press ISBN: 978-1-78240-088-2 It's book review time and I really do have a super cute stitchery craft book to share with you today, and they really don't come any cuter than this! Well straight off as soon as I opened Sew Quick, Sew Cute from Fiona Goble I found…
Review time! Are you looking for a DIY Advent calendar but you are a complete crafty beginner? Then this might be right up your street. It's the Christmas Advent Calendar craft kit from Buttonbag available from John Lewis. Now this kit involves a bit of stitchery but you don't need a sewing machine and you get all the fabric, threads and needles…
Hey guys, how do you fancy a project that I started a few weeks ago but finished yesterday? It is a journal page using fabric and paper combination with some stitchery and texture. It is my Creative Expressions piece for the week. So it A4 sized and the fabric is denim, but I'm sure you had guessed that already hadn't you? There…
Hi all, I do hope you have been following the lovely Clair Rigby with her stitching event this month over at her gorgeous blog Obstinate Pursuit? Clair is running a free class called Stitching On Paper with new up-dates every weekend in August and some fabulous guest designers too. It has been very inspiring and well worth checking out. If you have…
You know how you can sometimes get a bit of a creative bee in your bonnet? You know it is when you have an idea and it just sticks around until you do something with it? I've had one of those persistent creative urges that has resulted in the make I am showing today. But first let me share with you where this one…
I'm having a bit of a blog re-shuffle again, Thursday is now my new Creative Expressions posting day so here is another make using Sam Poole's Art Sayings stamp plate available from Creative Expressions. For this one I've used the Art Sayings stamp plate to create the background by stamping over a surface that I've first textured with old sewing pattern tissue…