The Sewing Room

shaz_mum_of__2

My homebargains sells cream shower curtains for £2.99


has anyone on here made their own sanitary pads? i keep looking into it but not taken the plunge yet


Next on my list for the duvet cover is pump bag for my nephews PE kit but need some matching cord first , we are going away on saturday too so probably not get much done

Thanks for the comments on my crayon roll, i have loads of knitting needles i may make a giant sized one for a full set of needles but would have to work out the spacings for the various needles first , off to look for a tute first though.



Shaz

Savvy_sewing

Sunshine12 wrote: »

Meant to ask in last post. If making a make up bag what should i use for lining? Ive seen some people mentioning vinyl type material but im not too sure what that is as the only stuff ive seen looks really thick and think its meant for tablecloths??

I use Mr T, value line Shower curtains, to line all sorts of things. But someone has said maybe not to use on Food stuffs/ i.e. sandwich bags.?

But I line shopping bags with it. Helps with keeping cold stuff cold, and from getting the fabric bags wet. Makeup bags seems fine to me.

Savvy_sewing

fruit-loop wrote: »

shaz_mum_of__2 wrote: »

Just bought some of these

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1209745/Trail/searchtext%3ETEA+TOWELS.htm

Any ideas ladies goint to cut out my very first crayon roll (from the @rgos bedding) going to use this tutorial .....




I bought 2 packs of these tea towels to sew with a few weeks ago! So far I've used the white ones with circles to make a wet bag lined with shower curtain for my babies mucky stuff. would like ideas as for what to do with the rest too lol:D

Bibs, makeup bags, phone/camera covers.
Funky kids tops
gym bags
stocking/hanky bags
that sort of thing.

they could be lined and used to make tea cosy and oven gloves etc ?

23rdspiral

hart44 wrote: »

I can not look at anything in the carity shops now without thinking what can I make with that fabric :rotfl: I even hold shirts and skirts out fully to see how much fabric could be re-used (I dont see shirts only fabric :rotfl:)

Me too! i got a lovely red gingham shirt a few years back for 50p, it's still being used for projects. if i'd spent that 50p in a fabric store i'd only have gotten a few threads off the end! :rotfl:

karmacookie wrote: »

Sethsgran has really inspired me to knit a doll after showing us the AK dolls, they are bril :j

Sethsgran and Karmacookie - i'm no knitter, i currently have 9ish x 15 stitches sitting on a safety pin waiting for my own needles to come along... anyway, despite that i'm in love with the idea and look of Steiner / Waldorf dolls, have you seen them? i'll post a link to some finished ones, i'm sure there'd be patterns out there if you were interested.
http://www.maplesplendor.ca/dollsandsupplies.htm scroll down as the pics are just off the page.

sethsgran

hart44 wrote: »

Im got this off Ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130370380401&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

and also I use a cheap shower curtain for my washbags

Forgot to add, dont look at this sellers fabric, you will spend tooooooo much money lol and she is a great seller

Totally there are some fantastic fabrics there thank you so much for the link

genieuk

I can't wait back in the UK saturday well only for a night then hubby and I jetting off to New York child free. Have been looking at all the duvets and tea towels in Argos, Asda etc. I bought some the other day from ikea they were a waffle cream material and a lovely floral cushion cover all in the reduced section or when I lived in Germany fundgrube. Love that word.

Well done with all the makes everyone they look fab, I have just finished a roman blind for eldest dd's room but not happy with it.

Orders for more sock monkeys but my stitching is comimg apart I keep playing with the tension on my machine but it always seems loose on the bottom thread maybe time for a new machine ( she says cheekily)

Limara

Sunshine12 wrote: »

Meant to ask in last post. If making a make up bag what should i use for lining? Ive seen some people mentioning vinyl type material but im not too sure what that is as the only stuff ive seen looks really thick and think its meant for tablecloths??

4ox waterproof nylon is soft fabric quite waterproof, so much so a dog bed cover made from it had a puddle after the damp dog got up from it!
It stitches well and is thin and doesnt tear like anything vinyl does. I have bought mine from e bay. It also comes in 2 oz but thats very very lightweight.

traceylou9

shaz_mum_of__2 wrote: »

Traceylou the hobby horse is fab did you use a pattern ?, is it an online one?

I saw a picture on someone's blog :


And just tried to copy it.

I cheated a bit as the bridle and mane on my one are from felt plus I like this one's ears better but couldn't make them work so changed them!

Still my dd (3) loves her one so that's the most important thing! And I think it probably cost around £3 to make so that's a bonus!:j

sethsgran

fabulous hobby horses. I made my 4 grandchildren Hobby reindeer for christmas they were really cute, this is the image of the reindeer from the pattern book and they also give the suggestion of making a hobby reindeer with the head. Looks big here but the head is only about 6"
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9jl668WS-l4/SzyATImB-PI/AAAAAAAAAJM/V1lxUlLhMFg/s320/TILDA_CHRISTMAS_2009%2B001_edit.JPG&imgrefurl=http://coriannedesign.blogspot.com/&usg=__YSDqnKmyr5Gzlw1zHHOHCj1TpwA=&h=320&w=240&sz=26&hl=en&start=17&itbs=1&tbnid=BkwBYLWN6_5YXM:&tbnh=118&tbnw=89&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtilda%2Bhobby%2Breindeer%26hl%3Den%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1
nice images of other ideas here.. http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://softexpressions.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/4HD/4HD0850-250.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.softexpressions.com/software/books/4HD0850.php&usg=__vBynf_PIcnXTmE-OstLcaDiTUFY=&h=335&w=250&sz=31&hl=en&start=36&itbs=1&tbnid=bM1UyMt6mnloBM:&tbnh=119&tbnw=89&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtilda%2Bhobby%2Breindeer%26start%3D21%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D21%26tbs%3Disch:1 also

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://lh3.ggpht.com/_V321zD2fEdI/SpTyRkoQBRI/AAAAAAAABaE/BZFQpIo5NYQ/100_2559_thumb1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://victoriarosepapercrafts.blogspot.com/2009/08/crafting-christmas-gifts.html&usg=__e_NNHsW0Fo12NJywPai5SV1jDt4=&h=394&w=299&sz=44&hl=en&start=48&itbs=1&tbnid=MI1AViBdIFNx1M:&tbnh=124&tbnw=94&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtilda%2Bhobby%2Breindeer%26start%3D42%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D21%26tbs%3Disch:1

23rdspiral thank you so much for the link I am just going to check it out!! LOL

shaz_mum_of__2

Found this great site

http://www.softiemaking.com/