The Sewing Room

shirlgirl2004

Mooloo wrote: »

I am beginning to wish I had more energy, as looking at all the pictures just makes me want to start sewing. Not that i have the money to buy anything at the moment, so its all going to be Upcycled if I do! But thats the fun part as well.
When DGD is in Nursery in the Autumn, (if she is still living with me until then), then I know what will be filling my darker days!,
Meanwhile I will have to get the energy reserved and sew when she has gone to bed. But usually by then I am beat!.

happy sewing to you all, I am loving looking at the ideas, and pictures.
Can only give odd bits of advise, until then.

I know what you mean Mooloo. I'm shattered by the time the LOs go to bed. Friday nights are the only time I have any energy as DD is in nursery 1/2 day. This Friday I made some heart door hangers.I was thinking of selling them at the British Heart Foundation fundraiser the school have in a couple of weeks but I don't know if they're good enough . I would post a pic but I think they'd look OK if you didn't look up close.

I'm hoping I might get time to make some cushion covers for my bed.

parapusher

Cuddles I like your popper boxes. A friend has asked me to make something for her dressing table that "looks a bit like those bread baskets" as she put it! I thought your popper boxes would be what she meant, I've been trying to work out how you made them. Is it two circles of fabric? I wondered if you could give some brief instructions.

cuddles123

shirlgirl2004 wrote: »

Love the ipod touch cover Kandipandi.

Cuddles do you have a template for the letters? They all seem so even not at all like if I hand drew them. I've made some simple triangular bunting but would love to make some name bunting. I also love the cupcake bunting. Do you have a template for that too?

I print the letters off on my computer and use them as a template.

I made my own template for the cupcakes. Two seperate pieces for the front and one piece for the back. They are very simple shapes.

cuddles123

parapusher wrote: »

Cuddles I like your popper boxes. A friend has asked me to make something for her dressing table that "looks a bit like those bread baskets" as she put it! I thought your popper boxes would be what she meant, I've been trying to work out how you made them. Is it two circles of fabric? I wondered if you could give some brief instructions.

NP parapusher - this is where I found the Popper Boxes

http://mylittlemochi.typepad.com/my_little_mochi/2007/07/its-a-snap.html

parapusher

Thank you very much. Now I just need to find the time to make it!

sethsgran

How about these from the same site as the popper box ... http://mylittlemochi.typepad.com/my_little_mochi/2007/12/ive-never-been.html

pennypinchingmum

I need a new top and was searching the web and came across this great little site that has really easy sewing ideas. I think my husband will be 'donating' his t-shirts to my search for a new top this afternoon!
http://ohmystars.net/craft/index-surgery.php

Kandipandi

Been pottering on today and came across this fabric, it was a second hand childs dress, I took it apart and got loads of fabric from it as it was heavily gathered!

Anyhoo, thought it would make a nice little vintage looking coin purse:

Sunshine12

Oooo, I really like that Kandipandi. (Love that you have put buttons etc on purse and beads on your zip pull - really adds to it.) Its sooo pretty!

cuddles123

Loving that Kandipandi.