The Sewing Room

danemi1

btw hun - I finished that bag that you helped me with last time - thank you I really should take a piccie and now I have braved it and done another type for my sister for chrimbo - sometimes you just gotta go for it havent you but I dont think I would have stuck with it if it hadnt have been for you - THANK YOU XXXX

PootleFlump_3

danemi1 wrote: »

btw hun - I finished that bag that you helped me with last time - thank you I really should take a piccie and now I have braved it and done another type for my sister for chrimbo - sometimes you just gotta go for it havent you but I dont think I would have stuck with it if it hadnt have been for you - THANK YOU XXXX

My pleasure sweetie. You are very welcome. Im sure it looks brilliant!!! If you ever need any help dont hesitate to PM again. Always glad to help. I cant wait to see your bag so even if you dont want to post on here, PM me with it!! xxx:j

p.s Meant to ask - how is your daughters leg doing? xx

Georgiabay

Dizzytina, that's a cute little bag for halloween.
Well done with your orders from your auntys.

danemi1

PootleFlump wrote: »

My pleasure sweetie. You are very welcome. Im sure it looks brilliant!!! If you ever need any help dont hesitate to PM again. Always glad to help. I cant wait to see your bag so even if you dont want to post on here, PM me with it!! xxx:j

p.s Meant to ask - how is your daughters leg doing? xx

Thank you hun

She has the pot removed but had to stay in the wheelchair for another week - first week back at school in new class - teacher requested the chair be put outside the classroom and she sat at a desk at the rear of the room - on the friday teacher told them all to go down to the hall and do PE - Boxing of all things!!!! I thought when she told me that she had been sat in the chair doing it - nope she had been doing the full thing - I was fuming - went to see the teacher after the weekend! She held her hands up totally admitted it - said she had totally forgotten - she limped for a week but it does seem to be getting better now - Grrrr! still alls well that ends well!!

Tete_en_l'Air

Hi all, just catching up, have missed a few pages...

Justamum wrote: »

I've got a tailors chalk wheely thingy - it has a little canister of powdered chalk, and when you run the wheel along a fine line of chalk comes out. It's the best tailor's chalk I've ever used.

This sounds brilliant - where did you get it? I bought some tailor's pencil things but they're rubbish, you have to press really hard to make a mark and then they keep snapping!

cloudberry45 wrote: »

Does anyone buy their fabric online? If so could you point me in the right direction. I have been into a few shops but they were too expensive for me - £6.99 + per metre.....Or is that the sort of prices people pay for fabric? I guess im after bargains but they are hard to find!

Fabric IS expensive, the others are right. A lot of the online places price it by the Fat Quarter as well so it's deceiving - you think £2.65 is good but then realise it's over a tenner a metre. I like Patch Fabrics - they are still those sorts of prices but at least the P&P isn't extortionate on top, and they're really quick. I would second buying sheets etc from charity shops depending on what you want to make - a nice floral sheet will make some lovely make-up bags etc. Or buy XL clothes from charity shops and Primark is cheap. If you live in the North East Boyes is normally quite cheap though the choice isn't all that great. Or try ebay.

All this talk of needles is interesting, I hadn't realised you're supposed to change them so often. I've had my machine since Christmas - am I due a change? I don't use it as often as some of you do!

Embarked on my long-dreamed-up project of turning an old pair of trousers into a sausage-dog draught excluder last night, taking longer than I thought but so far it's pretty much how I'd envisioned it!

babybug

Hi everyone,

Hope it's ok to pop my head in I bought my first sewing machine a couple of weeks ago and finally seem to have mastered sewing in a straight line

I don't have any pictures, but I'm quite chuffed with some of the stuff I've managed to make (simple things like cushion covers and a little drawstring pouch for jewellery... oh and I'm totally rocking the sock monkeys now!)

Anyway, just wanted to say hi and that I'm in awe of some of the things you guys are making. I'd love to make some of the beautiful bags and things, but I don't think I'm quite that proficient yet (only just worked out how to wind the bobbin )

natc

Hi babybug, welcome! Ive not been on here for a while, well not posted for a while, but its very addictive! I lurk here (and shabby chic thread) everyday!

Would be great to see your makes - get them on here so we can nosey!

In the past ive made a skirt and a roman blind, thats as far as ive got, my OH took over my sewing room with all his c**p, now ive got it back after a good clean and tidy out and im ready to get goin on my machine again! :j

hogshead

Shooping in sainsburys the other week they had duvet covers reduced to £3.50 (single). There was a boy stars one & girls pink/turq spotted one so you'd get lots of makes out of those. Primark are good for bedding to chop up too.

cloudberry45

Found this website - http://www.online-fabrics.co.uk/ - they have polycotton fabrics, lots of eally bright colours and nice designs for only £1.75 a metre. Postage is £5.95 which is steep but if you buy enough it makes it a great offer. Have just ordered 10 metres - loving the patterns.

tellmeitsfriday

I've been buying fabric at Mostyn's (Curtain fabric usually) at £3.99 a metre. They tend to have a "junk box" too - which is off cuts and old curtains for the princely sum of 50p each.

Hope you're all as lucky x