Masking tape magic

What do you do when you realise that you’ve forgotten to buy a birthday card 2 hours before the birthday party? Well, you make one of course! I could have run to a store nearby but there was dinner to be made and a hair disaster to deal with. My first thought was to make […]

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Where to put the shoes?

Earlier this month I continued on the pouch making project and made some travel bags for shoes. I’m trying to use less plastic bags so these are a great solution. I used some leftover material from a coat I made a few years ago. It’s a tightly woven polyester with a cool trompe l’oeil knit […]

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Chanelling a lady

Ok, so I made a dressing gown. I guess you could call it a bathrobe or just a robe but dressing gown sounds better. It makes me feel I could possibly have something in common with Lady Mary Crawley. Last week I tried something I rarely do, make a piece of clothing without a pattern. […]

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Sunday D.I.Y.

My list of D.I.Y. projects is endless, there’s so many things I want to do but I have difficulty finding the time to make them. Yesterday I finally started on a smaller project I’ve wanted to do for a while, pouches made from left over fabric bits. Being a bit of a organisation freak, I […]

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