What OS sewing have you done today?

jollymummy

I'm currently chopping up my ds old jeans, embroidering pics on the patches and making cards and brooches.
also recently bought a fab retro Paddington bear duvet cover and made a pillowcase and smaller duvet cover for ds.

lessonlearned

Dobie, your wall hanging sounds really lovely and yes sewing, crafting etc is much better than housework. It shouldn't make you feel guilty though. Just tell yourself that sewing is a form of work which is far more productive than housework. You clean the house, it looks wonderful, your turn your back and before your know it it's dirty again, whereas your wall hanging will give years of pleasure.

That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.:rotfl:

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luxor4t

jollymummy wrote: »

I'm currently chopping up my ds old jeans, embroidering pics on the patches and making cards and brooches.
also recently bought a fab retro Paddington bear duvet cover and made a pillowcase and smaller duvet cover for ds.

Brilliant!
as a 70s teenager (:o!!!!) I can still remember embroidering chain stitch elephants & cats and lazy daisy hedgehogs onto my jeans - and going out proudly wearing them .
(I drew round Gallery 5 stickers to get the shapes)

Now I'm just waiting till DH finally admits his old jeans are dead, then out will come my embroidery threads!.... Oh, better finish the rug first!

AussieLass

I bought a remnant of curtain material $1 at a garage sale and made a Morsbag today as part of a gift. Probably enough material for another 3 so will make them another day. (for me )

Bunny200

AussieLass wrote: »

I bought a remnant of curtain material $1 at a garage sale and made a Morsbag today as part of a gift. Probably enough material for another 3 so will make them another day. (for me )

Always tempted to make a Morsbag or similar but never sure which kind of material to make, guess it needs to be fairly thick to carry anything of any substance?

luxor4t

Bunny200 wrote: »

Always tempted to make a Morsbag or similar but never sure which kind of material to make, guess it needs to be fairly thick to carry anything of any substance?

Mine are all made from furnishing fabric or lightweight canvas.

Thanks for the reminder Aussielass, green and really OS sewing!

SusanC_2

I got some old pyjamas out of the rag bag to make into toilet cloth. DOes that count?

beemuzed

Have just repaired a duvet cover which the cat had ripped with her claws, and am going to spend the evening shortening two pairs of trousers which DH bought in Australia - they're fractionally too long.

Dobie

lessonlearned wrote: »

Dobie, your wall hanging sounds really lovely and yes sewing, crafting etc is much better than housework. It shouldn't make you feel guilty though. Just tell yourself that sewing is a form of work which is far more productive than housework. You clean the house, it looks wonderful, your turn your back and before your know it it's dirty again, whereas your wall hanging will give years of pleasure.

That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.:rotfl:
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Sorry lessonlearned, I can't thank you because the thanks button is missing???
Wise words, all I have to do is to remember them next time I haven't vacuumed but the sewing is calling to me. :rotfl:

KT1985

I made some envelope cushions today out of a table cloth I bought in a charity shop for £1.95 and some ribbon I bought for 20p.

Any ideas of other beginners sewing projects?