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pennib

Just made a patchwork cushion with material I had in my stash. My heart always goes in my mouth when I start cutting in case it all goes pear shaped:o But to my suprise the patches match up
Sorry it's not the clearest of photos there are some close ups elsewhere.;)



How lovely is your wedding boquet and the buttonholes Pixie, it's a brilliant idea.

Avestar; Wow that's a great cape.

HMO: Lots of lovely makes there. On you b*og I can't see where to leave a comment or is it me being thick

Tamster; what a gooorrgeous apron that's definately one for a posh tea party!

pollyskettle

That's lovely pennib, really pretty :-)

hmo

thifty wrote: »

Hi
I am finally going to finish my dining room curtains this week and could do with a bit of advice. They came from my old house and need to be shortened. Instead of sorting out the hem I opted to take the header tape off and shorten from the top. I have bought new tape and thats as far as I have got:o but seeing as It's getting cold now I think I better put the interesting sewing down and tackle them.:D
Now would I be better off using a zipper foot to attach the tape or just the normal foot? I have never done this before so would appreciate any advice.
Many thanks
Thrifty

i alwyas use a walking foot but if you dont have one just use a normal foot.

hmo

pennib wrote: »

Just made a patchwork cushion with material I had in my stash. My heart always goes in my mouth when I start cutting in case it all goes pear shaped:o But to my suprise the patches match up
Sorry it's not the clearest of photos there are some close ups elsewhere.;)



How lovely is your wedding boquet and the buttonholes Pixie, it's a brilliant idea.

Avestar; Wow that's a great cape.

HMO: Lots of lovely makes there. On you b*og I can't see where to leave a comment or is it me being thick

Tamster; what a gooorrgeous apron that's definately one for a posh tea party!

love the cushions so pretty. as for comments

if you click on the heading of the posting it brings up another page with the posting and a comment box, thanks anyway

rufusdog52

You have made some nice things hmo and the blind looks lovely, good luck with the fair xx

Keiss, good luck to you as well with your fairs. I was thinking of doing one this year but what with all the upholstery I have been doing I wouldnt have had time xx

Tamster, I love that apron, I was thinking of making my MIL one, I will have to see if I have enough fabric around for it xx

Pennib, lovely cushion xx

pennib

hmo; hmm told you I was thick. Have left a comment now!

Keiss_21

Love the cushion, well done pennib :T:T

Had fun playing with my new sewing machine today, it is wonderful !!!:j:j

Florenceem

pollyskettle wrote: »

I bought a couple of issues of Mollie Makes, handsewn, and really didn't rate it at all. I think there was a "3 issues for £1" or sth similar that I took up, but didn't bother subscribing after that. I quite fancy burdastyle, but I think that it's pretty expensive over here (£67.99/12mths)

Is there still an offer on for Mollie Makes please?

pollyskettle

Florenceem wrote: »

Is there still an offer on for Mollie Makes please?

The best I can find at the moment is £9.49 for 3 issues. I think My Favourite Magazines are on Quidco/TCB too, so might be worthwhile.

Savvy_sewing

OK, I am inspired a bit more today. Going to play with the fabrics lurking and see what I can come up with.
Thanks to you all for continuing to add your makes. I really am not up to scratch these days! Time to get back to basics and start to have fun with my stash, and I have a huge stash of fabrics now!.