Make 50 Week 18 and 19 and a small request
I’ve kind of made two things this week, so I’ve decided to catch up as I think I fell behind a little while back. This bangle has vintage sewing pattern inside and reclaimed buttons and was made for...
View ArticleTeeny Weeny giveaway
I cut up all the 2.5″ squares for the scrap vomit swap this weekend, so now each of my three recipients have a random mix of 49 squares each. This seems like an odd number, but each block is 7 wide by...
View ArticleTaking the pledge
Well I’ve decided I should probably take this pledge… So no fabric buying for the first half of the year (except backings). Which is fine as I have lots of ideas I’ve yet to start that I already bought...
View ArticleWIP Wednesday – Scrappy Special
My finish along list included a plan to make a scrappy log cabin quilt big enough for a bed. I’m now aiming for a 7 blocks x 7 blocks layout so I’ve made a bit of progress and now two blocks have...
View ArticleMore-Economical Blocks
I’ve been having a play with some scraps, and have a way of making blocks that look a bit like Economy blocks, but they have no waste whatsoever and they’re not paper pieced. The only downside is the...
View ArticleScrappy Day (and a bonus mini giveaway)
There’s a new linky going on down Leanne and Nicky’s way, so I thought I would get in on the action. I’m working on a long term project to use up my scraps. To be fair I use scraps in almost anything,...
View ArticleThat’ll do, pig
I have a quicker-than-anticipated finish today! I need to make some class samples that I hadn’t accounted time for, plus even though I have the Easter weekend coming up in which I plan to sleep, sew...
View ArticleGiveaway Day!
GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED It’s the Sew Mama Sew giveaway day again, these things come round so quickly! If you’re new here, this is briefly the kind of nonsense I usually get up to: And now straight onto the...
View ArticleSelvedge Salvage
Today I learned that what I call a selvedge is the British spelling of selvage. I wondered why I had seen it written in two different forms. I’ve collected selvedges for a while now, maybe a couple of...
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