The Sewing Room

hart44

Nuttywoman, sorry I can not help with your prob, I give my patterns to my OH to put on the photocopier at work maybe you can find somewhere that can do that for you.

I have at long last done some sewing :j
I made a padded blanket for my DIL for my grandchild due in Jan and also 2 taggies (not happy with the 1st so made another :rotfl:)
I used some lovely fabric I got from Fancy Moon http://www.fancymoon.co.uk/ for the padded blanket and some very soft fleece (I cut up a fleece trow) and the taggies were made with some baby Looney Tunes fabric I had

PootleFlump_3

r.mac wrote: »

hello - I'm back with more questions I'm afraid!



Also - I really want to make my wee girl something like this (which is round, but I'd happily make a square or rectangular one) My google searches aren't really throwing up any patterns - can anyone help? or Alternatively, tell me whether I could wing it with my own fabric for the outer, some lining fabric and perhaps some batting to add the structure?????? I really want to make her a beatrix potter one to match her room (I managed a cushion and a cot duvet cover *beams*)

http://www.jojomamanbebe.co.uk/detailfash.php?type=FASH&code=A7788&proddesc=Giant+Storage+Bucket&supercategory=BRN00043&branch=&wcategory=CAT00333&catdesc=&super=0040BRN00043~0010BRN00060~0090CAT00333&treecode=TRE00009

Pink Penguin does a lovely one of these that you can make yourself (obviously you dont have to make it patchwork if you dont want). Here are a couple of links.

http://ayumills.blogspot.com/2008/05/tutorial-fabric-basket.html

http://obsessivelystitching.blogspot.com/2010/02/storage-cube-tutorial-part-one-assembly.html

PootleFlump_3

hart44 wrote: »

Nuttywoman, sorry I can not help with your prob, I give my patterns to my OH to put on the photocopier at work maybe you can find somewhere that can do that for you.

I have at long last done some sewing :j
I made a padded blanket for my DIL for my grandchild due in Jan and also 2 taggies (not happy with the 1st so made another :rotfl:)
I used some lovely fabric I got from Fancy Moon http://www.fancymoon.co.uk/ for the padded blanket and some very soft fleece (I cut up a fleece trow) and the taggies were made with some baby Looney Tunes fabric I had

These are so cute! I love the looney tunes fabric!

r.mac_2

PootleFlump wrote: »

Pink Penguin does a lovely one of these that you can make yourself (obviously you dont have to make it patchwork if you dont want). Here are a couple of links.

http://ayumills.blogspot.com/2008/05/tutorial-fabric-basket.html

http://obsessivelystitching.blogspot.com/2010/02/storage-cube-tutorial-part-one-assembly.html

the one by pink penguin is perfect - thanks. I hadn't thought of adjusting it to use one piece of fabric instead of the patchwork effect. Doh!

hart44 wrote: »

Nuttywoman, sorry I can not help with your prob, I give my patterns to my OH to put on the photocopier at work maybe you can find somewhere that can do that for you.

I have at long last done some sewing :j
I made a padded blanket for my DIL for my grandchild due in Jan and also 2 taggies (not happy with the 1st so made another :rotfl:)
I used some lovely fabric I got from Fancy Moon http://www.fancymoon.co.uk/ for the padded blanket and some very soft fleece (I cut up a fleece trow) and the taggies were made with some baby Looney Tunes fabric I had

I love your padded blanket fabric - really cute

morganlefay

Good morning ! I just wanted to tell you how delighted I am to have (accidentally) found this thread. I generally bustle about on OS but am on a hideous diet given to me by the hospital - in essence you just have milk. OS is full of FOOD which I can't bear thinking about just now, but I used to sew all my and my daughters' clothes and had rather given it up. Now I have a granddaughter and was thinking I should get smocking again, but I needed a bit of a push. And now I've found this really great thread I shall lurk a bit and gather inspiration Thank you all very much ! :T

hart44

morganlefay wrote: »

Good morning ! I just wanted to tell you how delighted I am to have (accidentally) found this thread. I generally bustle about on OS but am on a hideous diet given to me by the hospital - in essence you just have milk. OS is full of FOOD which I can't bear thinking about just now, but I used to sew all my and my daughters' clothes and had rather given it up. Now I have a granddaughter and was thinking I should get smocking again, but I needed a bit of a push. And now I've found this really great thread I shall lurk a bit and gather inspiration Thank you all very much ! :T

Welcome morganlefay
Hope you enjoy this thread, I cann't stay away and I get loads of ideas for the lovely freindly people here
I just dont have the time for the hundreds of things I want to sew :rotfl: but I will get there
The shabby chic thread is good too

Tete_en_l'Air

hart44 wrote: »

I just dont have the time for the hundreds of things I want to sew

Tell me about it! Sadly my sewing projects for this week consist of two trouser hems and two buttons which have fallen off a jacket and a cardie

Welcome Morgan, hope you're not on that milk diet too long, sounds grim!

dizzytina

Hi Guys,

Hope you are all keeping busy while i´m sunning myself in Gran Canaria. i just thought i would quickly log on and say hi!!!. having a fab time and haven´t got time to go through all the pages i have missed yet. One of the advisors over here is a lovely scottish women and she saw my beach bags i brought that i made as is now showing everyone them and i have been asked to make some and send them over here for the british who can´t get disney princess and nice kids bags etc!!.

I love your pinny Tete and hart your blanket is sooo cute i love that fabric. Anyway i´m off to the beach now so i´ll catch up with all you lovely guys when i´m back x x.

sm1971

I've just made this from one of my mum's old jumpers (or a very small part of it as he's only about 6") and some scraps of felt. It was from a really easy tutorial - I think it was called the Trey Owl if you google it.

flossie217

nuttywoman wrote: »

What do you all do when you have to increase patterns by say 75% ? I have a few books with patterns in the back but they have to be increased and i`m not sure really how to go about it.Can i do it with my printer etc? Thanks

Hi nuttywoman. I have just bought a new all-in-one printer which has the facility to enlarge patterns on the copier bit. It is really easy to use and I am so pleased I spent the money on it.
Before that I used to have to use the computer software provided with my scanner which was long winded and not too successful.