The Sewing Room

danemi1

23rd spiral - thank you hun - I am just relieved you made sense of what I said - and yay its good to be frugal!! Thanks for that xxx

craftygranny

23rd spiral are you and your friend still knitting ? I found some needles lurking in the bottom of my sewing box lol.

23rdspiral

craftygranny wrote: »

23rd spiral are you and your friend still knitting ? I found some needles lurking in the bottom of my sewing box lol.

hi Craftygranny - yep, i'm still knitting badly! dont really have much to show for it though . i made a big bow that i think will look good, if quirky, on my 'new' (cs) winter coat. if its not too silly i'll take a pic. i think one friend has now caught the cross stitch bug from me, so i'm not sure of her knitting progress!

craftygranny

My oh just said if people craft to save money why does it cost so much. He doesn't get it lol.

danemi1

craftygranny wrote: »

My oh just said if people craft to save money why does it cost so much. He doesn't get it lol.

like it - my dh has said many a time - the amount of money you have saved me over the years - I should be a millionaire!!!! lol

Georgiabay

I fancy making a bag and don't want it to be floppy. I haven't got any interfacing but wondered if I could cut up an old blanket to sandwich between the outside and lining or would it be too bulky to sew?

jcr16

well i'm having cushion making withdrawal symptoms. so i'm making keyrings, xmas dec's . having said that i'm running out of supplys already. will post some pic's later on.

tootallulah

I have just bought a few crafting Xmas presents on the John Lewis web-site, clearance bit. Cath Kidston mouse pin cushion reduced to £3, Knitting kit for a cardigan, hat and bootees (including needles, pattern, cotton yarn, all buttons etc for £5 (reduced from £20) and a "make a hippo" soft toy kit for over 8 years (£5 reduced from £15). I nipped and collected them from Oxford Street this afternoon and they are real bargains, which will make great presents. I only have two more presents to buy - go me!

However I do have a pile of things still to make including an entire wardrobe for a Barbie which I need to get on with. After that it is scarves and some embroidered cushions.

craftygranny

My grandaughter got 6 barbies for her birthday last week lol. Can you get patterns to make clothes for them or is it a case of make it up as you go along.

PootleFlump_3

Georgiabay wrote: »

I fancy making a bag and don't want it to be floppy. I haven't got any interfacing but wondered if I could cut up an old blanket to sandwich between the outside and lining or would it be too bulky to sew?

That should be ok. It would be better with interfacing as well but if you dont have any it should be fine. Make sure you use a strong needle so you dont have any problem going through all the layers. It might be easier to sew your blanket to the wrong side of your main fabric first so that you make sure you dont get any lumps and bumps.