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hart44

xxvickixx wrote: »

What is the buttercup bag everyone is making?
I bought some red gingham with strawberry motifs oilcloth yesterday in "Tiger" for £4 and it's 200cm x 140cm I thought that was quite cheap especially as it's so lovely. Now what to do with it? I might make some bags, I need a tiny bit for Dylan's little picnic table in the garden but what else is it good for?
Love the guinea pig bag btw!

Hi Vicki, this is the buttercup bag we are all loving

http://www.made-by-rae.com/2009/02/free-buttercup-bag-sewing-pattern.html

It is very easy to do and uses little fabric

The oilcloth sound lovely and summery you could make lunch bags with it
http://www.marthastewart.com/article/oilcloth-crafts-lunch-bags

This is the best place ever if you want to make bags
http://www.diybaglover.blogspot.com/

Mrs_Toast

Hi everyone, I was wondering if I could get some advice from you lovely ladies. I bought a halterneck maxi dress from Matalan for my DSM's 50th birthday party on Saturday and I need to shorten the straps at the back by a little bit. I do have a sewing machine but just wanted to know if I should cut the straps off, shorten and attach or just bend the straps to the desired length and sew onto the back of the dress.

It's made of polyester but is very thin and chiffron-esque if that's a word. Also, I am planning on joining you lovely people once I get into sewing properly and put my cross-stitch down for a mo. Many thanks.

23rdspiral

:j I won!! :j :j :j



I was one of the winners in Sew Mama Sew's Fabric Friday's giveaway for the May Day giveaway extravaganza! woop!

The prize was really a yard of fabric but i couldnt choose! So they were extra lovely and let me have a Moda Tweet Tweet charm pack and am so very pleased they shipped internationally. And very quickly too! So can definately recomend the shop and it's blog for lots of ideas and tutorials too! http://sewmamasew.com/

oh and as this is my first Moda anything, other than a few donated scraps, i will covet it!
~ Any ideas for projects to maximise the lovelyness of these prints?

Tete_en_l'Air

Mrs Toast, I would cut them and shorten them, if you just bend them will that make them bulky? Have you tried Google or youtube for how to shorten straps?

23rdSpiral - lucky you! Those prints are so lovely I'd probably just frame them!

LOVE that piggy bag Witchwoo, you've manage to capture Guinea Pig character and charm perfectly (I love them but cats don't so I don't have any!)

23rdspiral

Mrs_Toast wrote: »

I do have a sewing machine but just wanted to know if I should cut the straps off, shorten and attach or just bend the straps to the desired length and sew onto the back of the dress.

Hi, i'd probably just fold so that the fold is under the hem line then stitch by hand using very small whip stitches. i've done this before and it's been fine. but would love to hear anyone else's ideas...

Mrs_Toast wrote: »

I am planning on joining you lovely people once I get into sewing properly and put my cross-stitch down for a mo. Many thanks.

cross stitch? have you seen the Cross Stitch Cafe on here? great for motivation to finish UFOs, join monthly challenges and get help and generally gossip quite a bit! it's here if you fancy joining us: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2165823

jcr16

oh my oh my, what have you guys done!!!!

i started viewing a couple of blogs as listed then from there viewed more and i have now got a list of things i am going to make.:rotfl: i will make my dd skirt this weekend tho first ( hopefully material will arrive soon) then i'm going to make the half yard bag. looks very simple. but i want to add a couple of alterations to it, to suit my need's more. but i've seen a bag design i want to make for my mil for xmas and one for my little girl for her my little ponies. and happens i have some cute my little pony's fabric in my watch me on ebay. got to check the size first tho.

My hubby wont' see me, he will just be hearing the sewing machine wizzing along.

but i'm well chuffed tho as i needed something to bring my creative side back out. it got a little bit lost for a while.

Mrs_Toast

Mrs Toast, I would cut them and shorten them, if you just bend them will that make them bulky? Have you tried Google or youtube for how to shorten straps?
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Thanks very much Tete en l'Air, I think I'll go with your idea as I think it would be tidier. Thanks for the suggestion though 23rdspiral. It's obviously a personal preference thing. I will hopefully put a picture up later of the altered dress if anyone could advise on how to do that.

I think I might have to join the cross stitch thread as well. It's just having the time to do some cross stitch, sewing, housework, baby clubs and looking after DS. It's all go being a SAHM lol, not that I'm complaining. :rotfl:

Tete_en_l'Air

Good luck with it Mrs Toast! I normally just copy and paste pictures from my Flickr account, not sure what others do.

After someone mentioned cross stitch I've been looking at some of the subversive cross stitch patterns on the internet and think I might do this one, haven't cross stitched for a long time but I do quite enjoy it and would be pleased to have this finished product to display!

hart44

Well done Spiral :T on your win.

Jcr I have to stay out of the shabby chic thread because they post so many lovely sites I could spend a fortune but it also gives me loads of ideas for sewing at this rate I will be sewing something when Im 100 :rotfl:

midge61

Now the mention of cross stitch made me realise I have a lovely picture of geese that I started 20yrs ago (yes reallylol) that perhaps I should get finished before I get too old!

Your skirts are lovely dizzytina shame I don't have any little girls anymore.