Lysy: When Projects Don’t Go Right
Let’s face it, not all projects turn out as beautifully as the ones we put on this blog. Sometimes you can spend many months knitting something, learning a new stitch, working out difficult instructions, and still come out with something that doesn’t really fit the way you wanted it to. But all is not lost. ...
Top Tip Tuesday: Make your own Advent Calendar
December is nearly upon us so how about making your own advent calendar? It doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive. Here are some ideas, but all you really need is some kind of container that you can pop a little treat in and put a number on the outside. Lots of these ideas can recycle ...
Inspiration Source: Pinterest
Pinterest is a great place to find inspiration. Once you are set up with an account you can add images from anywhere online and arrange them on different boards that fit your interests. You can also just spend hours looking at the things other people have pinned! For me the best thing about Pinterest is ...
Crochet Workshop
This week we held another crochet workshop. Rather than working on a particular technique we decided to have a general session to help people with any problems they have been having and of course helping others learn for the first time. Roisin did a great job, as always, teaching the beginners.
Book review: The Bag Making Bible
This review of The Bag Making Bible is written by Lysy What is it in particular that you like about this book? I’m going to come straight out and say that I love everything about this book. It’s one I had on my wish list, and I bought it with some birthday money a couple ...
Em: Sherbert Pips Quilt
One of our members, Em, recently moved to Ireland becoming an online member instead! She shared her latest quilting project on her blog – a baby quilt. It’s turned out so well – it’s just gorgeous! I love the strip on the backing: The colours work so well together: I hope she is really proud ...
Top Tip Tuesday: Inspiration Jars
I saw some lovely crafty jars recently: an inspiration jar filled with fabric, buttons, threads and trims, and jars filled with all your sewing essentials. They would make a lovely gift for a crafty person. These jars from Meme - The Fabric Collection, are really pretty and affordable. As lovely as these ready made jar are I ...
Caroline: One from the Make List: Autumn Leaf Potholders
When I spotted the autumn leaf potholders on Design*Sponge last year I knew I would have to make them eventually, I just needed a really good excuse. My colleagues birthday crafting hamper provided just the opportunity I needed. As many of my colleagues are either accomplished crafters or talented bakers, someone had come up with ...
Lysy: Passport Cover
I fancied a small project I could sew by hand while visiting someone recently, so I picked up a handful of fabric, some needles, thread and a zip, and decided to see what inspiration struck me when I arrived. My sister was taking her children on holiday a few weeks later so I decided to ...
Book Review: Make Do and Mend
This review of Make Do and Mend is written by Zoe W. I have to go to the public library every week for my job, and if I have a spare minute or two I can’t resist looking at the craft books. This week this one caught my eye, so I took it home to ...
