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what can i sew now?

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mandy_moo_1
mandy_moo_1 Posts: 1,201 Forumite
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i've just bought a 2nd hand sewing machine and i'm raring to go, but i can't think of anything to make!!

i'm only a novice, and i've just had a go at making some mini ''sleeping bags'' that we can climb into on the sofa to keep warm when the weather gets colder, and i've also made a matching doggy bed

i can only think of curtains, and i don't need any of them at the mo......so what else can i have a go at that will be easy enough to do? NOT clothes tho....i'm not that clever yet :rotfl:
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  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    I make fabric shopping bags with left over fabric or old duvet covers.

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  • elona
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    cushions

    draft excluder

    pillow cases

    posh ribbon bindng on towels etc.

    Laundry bag with appliqued design.
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  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    elona wrote: »
    cushions

    draft excluder

    pillow cases

    posh ribbon bindng on towels etc.

    Laundry bag with appliqued design.

    That reminds me I need to make a draft excluder for No1 son's drafty student house. :)

    I could stuff it with all his old pants. :eek: :rotfl:
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  • FairyElephant_2
    FairyElephant_2 Posts: 1,117 Forumite
    Draught excluders? Long 'sausages' basically.....

    Matching cushion-covers to go with your 'sofa-bags'?

    When I was taught sewing at school (had already been taught by my nan actually!) thie first things we made were a drawstring 'sewing' bag to keep ours stuff in, with matching pin-cushion and needle book.

    I'm trying to find the time to make some lavendar bags, and some drawstring 'toiletries' bags as part of my Xmas pressies to give this year!
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  • paddy's_mum
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    Pinnies .. and then offer them to your local charity shop if nobody in your circle particularly wants them? Still good practice and charity shops themselves are often a good source of cheap fabrics - think of all those good quality curtains just itching to be torn apart and recycled as fabric by the metre.

    Oven gloves, art overalls for a local nursery, patchwork lap rugs .. ?
  • eco
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    can i add 2 I've done, a peg bag out of an old skinny t-shirt, turn it inside out, sew the arms up and sew along the bottom, put a coathanger in job done, and a hot water bottle cover out of an old fleece jumper, cos i didn't think it was worth buying one
  • pigpen
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    you could cut all the 'offcuts' into strips and make a rag rug to match your new snuggle sacks and doggy bed.. :D
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  • mandy_moo_1
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    thanks for all your ideas.....think i'll have a go at some cushion covers now :D
  • Surfing_spaniel
    Surfing_spaniel Posts: 492 Forumite
    Sorry to hijack this thread a bit, but I've also just got a sewing machine. I haven't done any sewing since I was at school (many years ago!!) I fancy having a go at cushions but also some easy childrens things like maybe a nightdress. Can anyone recommend any really easy patterns. I've looked at the Simplicity ones but nothing inspires me as they look a bit old fashioned to me. I can't remember any other pattern companies to check their websites :confused:
  • Soubrette
    Soubrette Posts: 4,118 Forumite
    What can you sew now?

    sock monkeys!!

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