Category: sewing
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Hedwig softie
My softie for Mirabel Foundation has turned into a family effort. We are Harry Potter fans and Hedwig was the inspiration for this softie. My son and daughter both lent a hand in constructing Hedwig and gave the opportunity to talk about children who have parents that are drug and alcohol affected. What would […]
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Softies for Mirabel
This year I will be participating in Softies for Mirabel. Each year Pip hosts a handmade soft toy drive for the Mirabel Foundation. The foundation helps children who have been abuse and/or abandon due to parental drug abuse. Each year I have been a follower of Pip’s blog Meet Me at Mikes and have told […]
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Denim quilt
Here is my son’s denim quilt almost finished. I have yet to bind the edges. This quilt is made up on squares cut out of my old jeans. These jeans I have been hanging onto for the last 20 years. There are old work jeans, party jeans, pregnancy jeans and a large square of remnant […]
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pencil case
I’ve had to edit this post because it didn’t make sense. I must remember not to blog while watching the Commonwealth Games on TV. Sure was great to see Australia win Gold in the Gymnastics tho. My favourite son wanted a large pencil case and each case I sewed there were major flaws, the were […]
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Picnic blanket
This lovely little handbag turns into a picnic blanket. The tutorial is here and I wonder if I will have time to make it before the weekend. Oh how I am looking forward to spring coming soon and going on picnic adventures. Made a pencil case for my favourite son tonight. I would have posted a […]
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Junior Sewing
Recently when my favourite son became ill from a tick bite just as my favourite daughter recovered. We were all house bound due to my son needing to rest and recover. My daughter and I decided to attempt a sewing project together. The result was a new full length body pillow and lots of special […]
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Boys jumpers
My son is alway loosing his jumpers, so I decided to make him one. Using this jumper, I cut around using pinking shears. After cutting out half of the pattern, I flipped it so I could cut it out the other side exactly. For photography purposes I put a white bag inbetween the layers. On […]
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Miniture Quilters Corner
Is this not the cutest thing you have ever seen? Check out the blog Old Days, Old Ways and there is this post of a miniture setting of a quilters cutting corners. There is also a miniture quilt, over here.
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Baby Blanket
There is my first attempt at making a baby blanket, it took me 7 years to finish. I didn’t like the way it was coming together and it my first attempt at piecing together fabic to make a blanket. This sewing project was started when I was pregnant with my son and I packed it […]
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baby clothes quilts
For the last year I have been slowly cutting out squares from my children’s baby clothes because I want to make each of them a quilt. Not that I have ever made a fabric quilt before, that little fact is not going to stop me. There seems to be more and more of these beautiful […]
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