The Sewing Room

stardrops42

mi55pink wrote: »

I have had 3 of those cantilever boxes so far! All bought from boot sales for £1-£2 ish. Two I painted and sold on ebay and the third is still waiting to be prettied for my own personal use. It came full to the brim of old sewing bits and pieces. I nearly burst when I saw it!

I buy most of my fabric in FQs from ebay too. Not the most cost effective way to buy it but it means I can usually buy a selection of 3 or 4 fabrics instead of a metre in one design. Dunelm is quite good too if you have one near you.

Ooh I love those boxes! Will have to get myself to a car boot sale;) I've just joined your blog and updated my own blog since yours put mine to shame:rotfl:

louisaL

loupoppins wrote: »

well....my new sewing machine arrived today:T!! It is the special offer Janome from JohnLewis...haven't even unpacked it yet as we were just heading out...and now I have drunk a glass of wine LOL
So tomorrow I will attempt to learn how to set it up LOL:rotfl:

I am really loving all your creations...think I will have to start basic though LOL;)

oh i'm sooo jelous i cant afford one just yet and my old janome from JL broke so need a new one hopefully next month

doelani

Love this thread, I would love to make a quilt. I have a sewing machine, can use it , well have made curtains in the past lol

Would not have a clue where to start though I have looked online but so confused now, maybe just go buy the nice one I seen in shop :rotfl:

stitching_witch

doelani wrote: »

Would not have a clue where to start though I have looked online but so confused now, maybe just go buy the nice one I seen in shop :rotfl:

The five quilts I made for this Christmas were all single sized and each one cost me around £80 to make - even though I used a lot of fabric I already had! I see them in shops in town for £60 for a double then wonder why I put in so much effort.

Then again, I always embroider a label for the back with the recipient's name, who made it and the date and that's something money can't buy.:D

doelani

stitching_witch wrote: »

The five quilts I made for this Christmas were all single sized and each one cost me around £80 to make - even though I used a lot of fabric I already had! I see them in shops in town for £60 for a double then wonder why I put in so much effort.

Then again, I always embroider a label for the back with the recipient's name, who made it and the date and that's something money can't buy.:D

I would be happy with one lol

Think I might go buy a book tomorrow :rotfl:

rosalie-lavender

I do a lot of dressmaking and I buy most of my fabric from these two companies.

http://www.cheapfabrics.co.uk/thestore/

http://www.remnanthouse.co.uk/

Both have a set rate of postage no matter how large your order of around £4.50 which is a reasonable price considering the weight of fabric.

I also use jmm marketing for haberdashery and basic fabric like lining. Delivery is free for orders over £10. They will send out a free catalogue if you request one.

http://jmm-marketing.co.uk/

nuttywoman

Anybody got any ideas what i can make with 2 shopping bags please? I bought them from Tesco, they`re the Cath Kidson ones so don`t want to just throw them & thought someone on here might have ideas as to what i can make with them ?
Thanks

stardrops42

nuttywoman wrote: »

Anybody got any ideas what i can make with 2 shopping bags please? I bought them from Tesco, they`re the Cath Kidson ones so don`t want to just throw them & thought someone on here might have ideas as to what i can make with them ?
Thanks

How about a pegbag or placemats sorry I can't think today, full of cold and lack of sleep is giving me a brain fog:D

ETA Here is a pegbag which is very CK http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.housetohome.co.uk/imageBank/p/Pegbag.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.housetohome.co.uk/articles/advice/Make_a_floral_peg_bag_195226.html&usg=__Kt8_84xbBP1T6URBZ1VAl7iu5lA=&h=550&w=550&sz=43&hl=en&start=23&sig2=fMjmdZEOCymbAIqu6nEmkg&um=1&tbnid=AArp_NX4ukWHSM:&tbnh=133&tbnw=133&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpegbag%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4ADFA_enGB342GB342%26sa%3DN%26start%3D18%26um%3D1&ei=dXk-S7jLFMHp4Qa8gfnpBA

Rummer

I was going to buy a plastic bag holder and had seen a lovely material one, luckily before I parted with my pennies I realised I could make one myself so that is going to be my next project, all I need to do is get some elastic and choose the material from my big bag of material.

Rummer

stardrops42 wrote: »

How about a pegbag or placemats sorry I can't think today, full of cold and lack of sleep is giving me a brain fog:D

ETA Here is a pegbag which is very CK http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.housetohome.co.uk/imageBank/p/Pegbag.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.housetohome.co.uk/articles/advice/Make_a_floral_peg_bag_195226.html&usg=__Kt8_84xbBP1T6URBZ1VAl7iu5lA=&h=550&w=550&sz=43&hl=en&start=23&sig2=fMjmdZEOCymbAIqu6nEmkg&um=1&tbnid=AArp_NX4ukWHSM:&tbnh=133&tbnw=133&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpegbag%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4ADFA_enGB342GB342%26sa%3DN%26start%3D18%26um%3D1&ei=dXk-S7jLFMHp4Qa8gfnpBA

I need to make a peg bag too! Thank you for that link!