As I’ve mentioned before, I am mostly self taught with my sewing skills. Every project teaches me something new but one little problem has had me stumped. All you super experienced amazing sewist friends will possibly read this post and say ‘Duh! Ros, have you only just worked this out?!’ But others may find this… Read More
You may remember the Big Books Library Bag? I also designed a custom image and made a bag for my sister who is a big Harry Potter fan. Last week I made another one as a custom order and I thought you might like to see it! If you haven’t read the Harry Potter series… Read More
Earlier this year I made this toy car mat for a friend’s little boy’s third birthday. It was a great success and I got lots of lovely feedback so I thought I’d share the tutorial so you can make one too! They are really great because they roll up quite small and can be taken… Read More
Can you believe it’s April already? In a couple of days, I celebrate my birthday…they seem to come around quicker every year! Here in Melbourne the leaves are changing, the mornings are chilly and the AFL is back (to my husband’s glee), which means we are heading quickly towards winter. I am definitely a warm… Read More
The year is flying by and Easter is just around the corner – kind of a pain actually – have you tried shopping in the supermarket with a three year old when every display is laden with brightly coloured bunnies, eggs and chickens all made of chocolate? Nightmare! Here is a simple tutorial to turn… Read More
I have to admit – I’ve given up on commercial patterns. The fragile tissue paper, the sometimes bizarre instructions, and the lack of diagrams. It is just an exercise in frustration for me. These days when I need a pattern, I go directly to my favourite sewing blogs or Etsy. Most of the online /… Read More
More of a mini-tutorial – this is a really quick project. Pin It The story behind it is that the other day, the cheap plastic ikea laundry hamper that I had in Lucy’s room lost its leg. No idea how, the leg just fell off. So I needed something to keep all those dirty… Read More
Another tutorial! I must admit, I’ve had this one on ice for a while because I hadn’t got around to sorting all the photos out. I actually made and photographed this in early December, and I’m only getting around to posting it now! But I think you’ll like it! Pin It Fun with oilcoth!… Read More
Labels can be quite expensive, so I thought today I would share how I make mine. There are lots of fantastic tutorials out there by other crafty people, but mine is a little bit different – I am going to show you how to design a logo to use on your labels as well. This… Read More
The Big Books Library Bag tutorial has been popular, but I wondered how many people would like to make the bag but might have been a bit daunted by the computer slogan design part of the tutorial. So thought I would give you the one I made as a printable, so you can just print… Read More