The Sewing Room

hollydays

Not sure if this is the right thread,but last time I did this sort of thing was in the seventies,now it seems it is hard to find shops in the high street that sell fabric.Where can I find a pattern or a kit to make a rag doll type toy,or any books you could recommend.I have a bit of spare time at the moment

stardrops42

Morning all

I see you have all been mega busy making stuff :T

Dopey - Those angels are superb! and you made 2 :eek: it took me months to finish 1.

Kandipandi - I love the make up bag :T It's so well made, I don't really do zips:(

I've been busy making owls and penguins for my Etsy shop and I'm off to learn how to make handmade soap next weekend so really looking forward to that:D Take care all, I will pop back later

jollymummy

Fab capes, I'm signed up to Craft Gossip too, isn't it great. I really must make a cape for my DS as he declared he was Superman the other day !!!

moonpenny

Alimarcle - Thank you! so much for finding me the card "Easter" eggs. :beer: They are just what I am looking for.
I wanted some to cover in fabric, like in the "Springtime" book, so they didn't have to be patterened, but am just so pleased you have found some. :j:j:j
Will post my efforts if they work out.

in-the-beach-hut

Dora - I love your angels. They must have taken you ages! :T:T:T

I am a complete novice but thought I'd have a go at the sock monkeys.... I loved making them, although had a slight mishap with the first one (pink) as I did her body upside down which meant her head was wide open and I had to sew it up after I'd done everything else. Hopefully I can manage to paste a pic below so you know what I mean...



I then pinched one of my little boy's new pairs of socks (naughty mummy ) and used those to make a mini sock monkey. My little lad (who is two) loves them and I'm sure he doesn't mind

Kandipandi

in-the-beach-hut I love your baby monkey he has a sweet little face.
I made my first one a couple of weeks ago and it was a bit of a botch job, but you learn really quickly what to do. Your first attempt was much more pleasing on the eye than mine!! I love the socks you used for your pink one.

lellypants

i love the sock monkeys and the angels.
I find it helps when making faces to stuff the nose with some clay. But I guess blue tack would work just as well. Fill the nose with it to make the shape and then stuff firmyl behind it.

yippee_kye_yay

nuttywoman thanks for the link im going to check it out now.

whoopido i cant get the links to work? whats the website please? thank you

yippee_kye_yay

jollymummy my ds has just turned 3 and he wants to be a superheroe when he grows up! atm he thinks hes a power ranger (a real one! not just pretend!)

Hippychick

Well my little machine has had it , I did buy it cheap online but was told today by a repairman that it would cost more to repair than the machine originally cost me.

Anyway husband will let me buy a new one :jwith a budget of about £500 does anyone have any recommendations?

It would be used for various home furnishings and some quilting. I have seen a Juki HZL-E61 which looked good but don't really know much about the Juki brand.