The Sewing Room

Georgiabay

Hart, your art case and bag are great, you choose some fantastic fabrics.

hart44

Georgiabay wrote: »

Hart, your art case and bag are great, you choose some fantastic fabrics.

Thank you Georgia I spend too much time on the PC :rotfl:

Rummer

Today I am going to start the mammoth task of clearing my crafting desk so that I can actually reach my sewing machine. Slowly drafting a list of projects that I want to do over the summer so I can finally use these vouchers before they run out!

Chewing over making some items as xmas gifts for people too although not sure what, I really do need to be more decisive :rotfl:

Kaz2904

I'm at work at the moment so have planned a non strenuous (ha!) short job for tomorrow and will then get out the machine on Wednesday and start on some sashing blocks. First of all, I'll have to get the squares to the correct size though. I think that will be the easiest way to do it. I'm so tired now, I just want to go home and sleep

irishgirl62

Does anyone have a link for a fairly large washbag tutorial one of my DD is going on holiday next wednesday and I would like to make her one

hmo

irishgirl62 wrote: »

Does anyone have a link for a fairly large washbag tutorial one of my DD is going on holiday next wednesday and I would like to make her one

is this any good

http://www.allaboutyou.com/craft/pattern-finder/sewing-projects/sewing-for-the-home/sew-a-pretty-washbag-54171

PootleFlump_3

Loving the bag Sue!! That fabric is great. Ive still got the plain newspaper stuff that you gave me the link too but still not had time to sew anything yet with it or the mountain of other fabric Ive been buying thats just sitting in my cupboard feeling very lonely.

Ive finished work now though thankfully so just trying to get the house cleared. Have just spent the last 2 and a half hours listing some sewing and crafting mags on ebay so that I can try and declutter a bit. Took bl**dy ages and only listed 13 things!!

Hope everyone well and keeping busy. Loving all the makes on here. Makes me feel very jealous!

Ailsb

PootleFlump - don't talk to me about decluttering. As I think you all know now we have had a new kitchen. We got rid of loads before the old kitchen was ripped out and still have too much to go back in. Need to be ruthless. Once that's done need to do little bedroom.

Have already sorted out part of it and have loads of craft things to get rid of. Don't know whether to bite the bullet and try to do a car boot or to list on ebay. Haven't done a car boot before but not sure if I will be any good letting things go a 50p or £1 when I know they costme a lot more. Think I might just let them all go to the charity shop. Decisions decisions.

Anyway back to it now. Have cleaned the floor, cleaned the kitchen windows inside and out, the living room windows outside, and hoovered downstairs. Want to dust, polish and generally tidy the living room before I can do some sewing without feeling guitly.

PootleFlump_3

Ailsb wrote: »

PootleFlump - don't talk to me about decluttering. As I think you all know now we have had a new kitchen. We got rid of loads before the old kitchen was ripped out and still have too much to go back in. Need to be ruthless. Once that's done need to do little bedroom.

Have already sorted out part of it and have loads of craft things to get rid of. Don't know whether to bite the bullet and try to do a car boot or to list on ebay. Haven't done a car boot before but not sure if I will be any good letting things go a 50p or £1 when I know they costme a lot more. Think I might just let them all go to the charity shop. Decisions decisions.

Anyway back to it now. Have cleaned the floor, cleaned the kitchen windows inside and out, the living room windows outside, and hoovered downstairs. Want to dust, polish and generally tidy the living room before I can do some sewing without feeling guitly.

Jeez you sound like you are having a rare old time of it too! We are moving house at the end of the month but our buyer still hasnt concluded missives (exchanged) and until she does we cant organise anything.

I know what you mean about letting stuff go for not enough money. The stuff I listed today is just sewing/crafting magazines and rubber stamps so Ive just put them all on at 99p and will see what happens. One set of the stamps costs much more than that but Im not really that bothered TBH. Just means more space for fabric and the rest of the crap that I constantly buy online!! lol Enjoy your cleaning!!!

irishgirl62

thanks for the link hmo, i am wondering if i can use clear pvc inside the bags?

It took me all day to list stuff the last time i decluttered my wardrobe! sold everything I had listed i have loads more in my craft room to clear out keep meaning to take pics and list them as i go along.. but the craft room is a pile of mess at the mo!!

I got three feet for my sewing machine today i only ordered them off ebay yesterday! a rolled hem foot which is fab!!! I should have bought it ages ago!! a telfon foot which seems to do the job and a ruffler foot. I cant figure out how to use it yet!!

sorry its a gathering foot not a ruffler foot still trying to figure out how to use it lol