The Sewing Room

hart44

Kandip, I love your bag, what a bargin find with the fabric, well done. I too would rather be without TV than my sewing machine (if only I could spend more time on it :rotfl: soon, not long now :rotfl:

amandada, I would love 1 to 1 sewing lessons. I can sew (just) but would love to learn more and be more confident with patterns. There is nothing around here (unless I travel to Derby) so learning in the home sound great.

23rdspiral

danables wrote: »

Iv tried so many times to learn to knit but I just cant do it so had to make do with making friendship bracelets for the scarfs and using part of another sock for the hats.



23rd spiral hes adorable, love him!

Danables - your monkeys are awesome! so cute and happy looking! and i'd say you were inventive when making a friendship bracelet and using a sock, not "making do". :T
~ And hanks for the nice comment on little Love Bear

23rdspiral

RE Tilda books - i'm not sure if i do want to buy them or not, as on amazon you can only see the intro page, so i want one from somewhere like the library so i can see them and find out if i can understand the instructions - if i can, and there's enough to keep me interested (which i now dont doubt after all your lovely makes and comments), i will buy them. I just want to see inside first.

23rdspiral

:T oh and thanks to everyone for loving Love Bear, and to Pepop too.

hazy_baby

in-the-beach-hut wrote: »

Me again :wave: I The Eternal Maker and Fabric Rehab. I normally do little projects which feature a kookie fabric (with cupcakes on, or dogs, music notes, etc.) along with a plain linen so the fat quarters are ideal, plus the designs are so different. Enjoy

The Eternal Maker is a brilliant site, i sells everything! Ive looked through all of the fabrics and Im definately tempted to buy hehe. Fabric Rehab i love already

hazy_baby

mollymunchkin wrote: »

Globaltex do some nice fabrics in spotty and flowery patterns which are in a very Cath Kidston style. I get mine from a local fabric shop but I know that there are sellers on Ebay. http://www.globaltex.co.uk/collection.php?hdnCollectionID=38#
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Globaltex-Fabric-DOTTY-GREY-Shabby-Chic-per-1-2-m_W0QQitemZ110490351154QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Crafts_Fabric_Textiles_SM?hash=item19b9bcf632

I've used that Ebay seller in the past and they were very good.

HTH

Oh wow that is exactly what i was looking for, thank you ever so much

traceylou9

I have been awol for ages because I have been doing so much sewing lol!

I have been working on a story sack for The Very Hungry Caterpiller - it's all in felt except for the bag which was a small canvas bag which I covered in hungry caterpiller fabric!

It's for a friends little boy who is 1 tomorrow - hope they like it!













I like all the food but the caterpiller didn't turn out brilliantly hey ho!

Loving all the piccies of everything you've all been making - will be able to read through properly now this is finished lol!

Tracey

traceylou9

Sorry the piccies are so big!

23rdspiral

traceylou9 wrote: »

It's for a friends little boy who is 1 tomorrow - hope they like it!



Tracey

WOW ! ! ! tracey, this is totally brilliant. i've loved this story since i was little and this is so inspiring. i'm sure the little boy will adore it, and his friends, and all the mums and dads and probably his children too - an instant heirloom! :T:T:T

danables

23rdspiral wrote: »

RE Tilda books - i'm not sure if i do want to buy them or not, as on amazon you can only see the intro page, so i want one from somewhere like the library so i can see them and find out if i can understand the instructions - if i can, and there's enough to keep me interested (which i now dont doubt after all your lovely makes and comments), i will buy them. I just want to see inside first.

Thanks everyone for the lovely comments.- thats what I did 23rdspiral Iv just got the tilda crafting for springtime book from the library and its brilliant definitely worth buying there are way to many pages for me to photocopy, the xmas one is also good but I will probably get away with photocopying the bits i like from that one. The only one I actually bought was the the homestyle one. Im pleased I did as with the springtime book theres lots I want to make from there. Definitely recommend reserving them online with the library first. Iv never done any form of sewing before bar the monkeys but I think I can probably have a go at these patterns.

One question about the patterns at the back of the Tilda books- it says to double up the material when transfering the pattern onto the material but then (for example) it says for the angels arms x 4 on the pattern why would i need 4 arms if im doubling up the material ?- sorry if im being thick but can someone explain this?