The Sewing Room

rufusdog52

hmo - love the little dresses xx

Pixie - your quilt is beautiful, well done you xx

MissPixie

Welcome heather! You are very lucky to have little girls to sew for it is all boys in my family and there is hardly anything for boys in comparison to the beautiful stuff for girls.

Thank you for all your lovely comments

Once I have washed my fabric I am planning on making a gathered (slightly a-line) skirt for myself I can't find any patterns I like so I might have to use bits from lots of different ones and then wing it! Very nervous about my first attempt at making clothes.

Rummer

hart44 wrote: »

Welcome back Rummer http://tipnut.com/11-free-clothespin-bag-patterns/ there are some great peg bags here

Thank you so much! All I have to decide now is which one to choose

wendym

rufusd!!!2 wrote: »

I would like to have a look too xx Would you mind PMing me your Ebay name please?

Me too please (because having got round to sorting fabric out and selling some I obviously need to re-stock).

buggalugs

Miss Pixie what a great quilt, that baby will be spoiled lol. Thank you for posting the link on your blog to the quilt shop. I have used Cotton Patch before but didn't know about the one in Southport ( I have even ordered a couple of FQ's lol shh ) I can feel an outing to Southport coming on this summer lol
hmo that is so cute, you are very talented
love reading about all the makes on here.

Keiss_21

What a lovely quilt Miss Pixie, well done :T ...I still haven't finished my first quilted pot-holder....been so busy with lots of things lately :cool:.

I am in the process of temporarily converting DS1's bedroom into a crafting room while he is still at Uni (I have until the beginning of July ). I have collected all the various bits I have acquired over the past few weeks and seem to have quite a bit of material now :rotfl:.

Can you seasoned bag and purse-makers tell me if you wash your materials before sewing? I think some of my material is dry-clean only, so no washing there. Also, what do you use to line the bags that can be used as soap or make-up bags? I don't have any oil-cloth atm, as that could be make a good lining I think.

Right off to finish sorting out my shed that we have been clearing out this morning.

Happy sewing everyone!

MissPixie

Thank you all

I have hear people say they use shower curtains to line make up bags etc. it is on my to do list!

hart44

Hi Keiss I don't usually wash my fabric before making bags but I do iron it a lot of the time I use duvet covers or sheets.
I have this waterproof fabric I line my make-up bags with http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RETRO-BIRDS-Wipe-Clean-Waterproof-PVC-Textile-Fabric-FQ-/350446416606?pt=UK_Crafts_Fabric_Textiles_SM&hash=item51983bf2de

It is very easy to sew with (I don't have a special teflon foot for my machine)

This seller has loads of designs

I have used shower curtains too and no probs

hmo

hart44 wrote: »

Hi Keiss I don't usually wash my fabric before making bags but I do iron it a lot of the time I use duvet covers or sheets.
I have this waterproof fabric I line my make-up bags with http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RETRO-BIRDS-Wipe-Clean-Waterproof-PVC-Textile-Fabric-FQ-/350446416606?pt=UK_Crafts_Fabric_Textiles_SM&hash=item51983bf2de

It is very easy to sew with (I don't have a special teflon foot for my machine)

This seller has loads of designs

I have used shower curtains too and no probs

thats so cute, its better than the plain white i use.

hmo

Hart, ive just been reading your blog about your trip to matlock bath, it seems you had a good time.

also you mentioned cromford my dd and I go there from time to time they have a nice fabric shop dont they in the mill, and we have lunch in the tea shop.

ive driven through matlock but never been for a walk round maybe i should go when its nice.

its been sunny here again but very very windy the last few days so weve not really venytured out much.