1940's Weekend

A busy weekend at the 1940'sweekend in Melton Mowbray,

 and beautiful weather to go with it, Saturday being the better day but Sunday the rain held off until pack up time.

thanks to everyone that came and supported me and hope you had a great time with all that was going on, a  fabulous event.

I didn't get chance to take pictures of some of my makes, 

the peg bags, right in my top picture just went.... all gone!!

all my bags....gone, union jack cushions and bunting...gone.

I have a big to do list now.

        

loving the peach fabric below, a couple of my new fabrics of which there are quite a few, all on the list for future makes and kits, keeping watching.

 

Union Jack Cushion and Bunting.

Getting into the spirit of the queens jubilee this year so I designed this cushion and bunting combination, just a bit of fun.

if you look closely you will see that the red fabric is actually Alice in wonderland fabric which i just love!

I have simplified the union jack a little just to stop the confusion when sewing so it works for beginners too.

the bunting is a quick and must addition to the design, we all need a bit of bunting in our lives don't we!!

this kit comes with all you need to complete the project including all fabrics, zip, wadding, bias binding, full written and photo instructions and is available from my Etsy shop, or message me.

  

 

Sewing Bag, On the Go.

On the go sewing bag 

oh my I love this fabric and I love this bag, a gal can never have too many bags, I wish I could find a crochet or wool fabrics, that would be just perfect!!

I like to go out and about with my sewing or crochet, this bag is just perfect for an outing to meet friends for lunch and an hour or two's craftiness!

its big enough to fit some hand sewing, my hexie cushion cover for one thing, or a couple of balls and a hook for some crochet granny squares.

my squares are fussy cut a little, just to get some of them with a full sewing machine on but not all, some quilting, 1/4 inch on either side of my seams makes a great stitch detail.

and a hand made little tag just finishes it off nicely!

lined with some bright pink to pick out the pink from the outer fabric plus I like to line things with lighter colours, much easier to find things lol

     

 

Rainbow Hexagon Drawstring Bag

Who doesn't love a bit of bag making, one of my favourite things to do, keeps e busy, keeps me sane, and you could always do with another bag for something or other!

A popular design in new fabrics (as happens a lot round here)

loving this colour combination for such a handy bag.

with 6 outer pockets around the hexagon base, a handy bag for crafty bits, makeup, a wash bag, baby bag, whatever you want it for.

available in kit form from my Etsy shop here take a look at all the other great kits on offer.

a great bag to make, its 12" tall so a decent size and not too difficult so suitable for intermediate sewers.

also good for beginner's with guidance, i am always on hand to help.

    

 

Time To Create

Time to create

Myself and a group of crafty friends go on a sewing retreat every year, of course that hasn't been possible the past couple of years, but finally last week we managed it, well most of us, an injury resulting from a fall, kept one member in hospital, but she did manage a couple of visits later in the week.

it is a time to relax, spend time with friends, enjoy being creative without interruptions.

a great time, sewing during the day, crochet in the evening in front of the telly, bliss!!

I didn't think I got much done but I suppose I did really, a quilt topper, four bags( one already gone to its new home) finished my felted notebook cover and evenings working on my harbour blanket.

and as a group, that's quite some creativity going on there, notice 3 harbour blankets being worked on lol

so planning begins for the next one, bring it on.

 

The Hobby Bag

The Hobby Bag

I designed this bag a few years ago, its a very popular kit, and the reason for so many fabric changes.

available here

 Its the perfect size for on the go project bag, I have quite a few of these bags hanging around lol, with projects in waiting to be picked up and just taken on an outing, a crochet project to meet the crochet girls for lunch out and couple of hours crochet after in our favourite cafe.

One has all my sewing threads in, another has an applique quilt project in

people have used them as make up bags and baby bags, whatever you want it to be for.

and now its in the hedgehog fabrics, love it

 

  

Pocket Pouch Tool Bag

 I love a new design and this one has kept me busy over the last couple of weeks,

The kit is available here 

and has everything you need to complete the project including all the wadding and interfacing, nothing annoys me more than getting a kit then have the wadding or something else missing to hold up play lol

This bag opens up flap and has two zipped pockets sewn into the inside of the outer bag, it then has 4 flip zipped pockets, so plenty of room to hold all sorts of wonderful things, great for any hobby, cross stitch, crochet, sewing, kids crafts, makeup jewellery .....the list goes on.

it comes with all you need to make plus written and photo instructions, plus if you need me to advise just get in touch.