Tutorial: Neat Bias Corners
I have been making with bias binding a LOT lately – whether on coasters, place mats or pouches, I have gone through METRES of the stuff. And with every coaster providing four corners to practice on, I have become pretty confident with mitred corners. So, here’s my tutorial detailing how I keep my corners neat ...
Caroline: Patchwork Crochet Blanket
This project started out as a way to use up scraps of wool. This is why some of the squares are striped, some have borders… and no two are identical! I intended to crochet 64 squares to make an 8×8 blanket… but I ran short of patience! I desperately wanted to be finished before the ...
Caroline: Pouf Project
Since I moved house at the end of October I have become slightly obsessed with crafting for the home. I have made napkins and handkerchiefs, tea towels and coasters, and have started to expand into soft furnishings too. I had wanted to make a pouf for quite some time, and had downloaded a tutorial from ...
Caroline: Tabletop Saver
One of the projects I have undertaken as part of my new-home-nesting kick is to create tabletop savers, runners and hot pads to ensure all the lovely wooden surfaces in my new home stay lovely! The coffee table in the living room takes more of a beating than most, and so was my primary concern. ...
Caroline: Coasters
I began making coasters as a way to use up scraps of leftover fabric from my stash. But it quickly became something of an obsession, and I’m now eagerly stash-busting in anticipation of the Vintage and Handmade Fair in March. I found this lovely made with love ribbon in a crafting supplies shop in Callander ...
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 ...
Top Tip Tuesday: Any Old Opaques?
Got a wee bit carried away again… If you’re anything like the hoarder I am, you’ll be going through the annual ritual, just now, of trying on last year’s coloured tights, only to find the holes and ladders you didn’t notice before packing them away. But before you chuck them, think carefully – they might ...
Blighty Boutique’s Vintage and Handmade fair
No fewer than 4 of our sew make believe club members will be stallholders at this rather marvellous event, and it is run by one of our early members, Amy! So it is inevitable that we’d drop it a quick plug on the blog… The fair is on Sunday 6th November, 11am – 4 pm ...
Make List: Caroline
Vintage Vogue maxi dress – started over a year ago, and put on hold as I cannot “ease” the pleats to fit myself! Currently looks like this: Patchwork throw for the rocking chair Applique table mats designed from holiday snaps Moth wings shrug: Ravelry Patchwork pumpkin poufe: Design*Sponge Blue taffeta party dress: a conversion of ...
Caroline: Book Review: Celia Birtwell
When my favourite craft book publishers, Quadrille, said they’d send me a preview copy of the Celia Birtwell biography to review, I was expecting a print heavy volume – a typical biography of Celia’s life. I was not expecting a beautiful, picture-laden coffee table book, chock-full of photographs and illustrations charting Celia’s career in fashion ...
