The next Kid’s Clothes Week is happening in a few weeks (February 2-8) and I haven’t sewn along for a very long time, but I really love the theme of the next round – UPCYCLED. Here is a quick round up of a few fun upcycling projects I have done and some tutorials that will… Read More
I’ve been thinking a lot about buying fabric lately – where I shop and how I can spend the least. I’ve got a bit of experience in fabric shopping now, and I’ve worked out a few little tricks on the way. Here are my top tips for making the most of buying fabric on a… Read More
During Kid’s Clothes Week I made a couple of t-shirts for Lucy using baby blankets and I got such a lovely and positive response for them! Thank you! So I thought I’d share a quick tutorial showing how I cut the pattern from the blanket in order to get the blanket edges to form hems… Read More
This tutorial was my contribution earlier this year for the series “Shorts On The Line”, when the northern hemisphere was heading into summer. Now that all of us down south are enjoying spring and the promise of some warm days ahead, I thought now would be the perfect time to publish this tutorial here, so… 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
On our recent trip to the Snowys to visit our good friends, I went into the nearest town, Tumbarumba, and checked out the oppys and old wares shop. I am pleased to report that I struck gold, again! You may remember my love for kitchen canister sets in this post, and I picked up these… Read More
Thrifting has been disappointing this week. I came home empty handed every time. But that is the game, isn’t it? I did have one little find for the grand sum of 10c, and it was a lovely old Golden Book. I adore them and look for them every time I’m in an op-shop. I loved… Read More
I haven’t shared anything thrifty for a while so I thought I’d show you some fabulous retro kitchen canisters I picked up on holidays a couple of months ago. Here they are in all their bright red glory: We were visiting our good friends Georgia and James on their beautiful property in the Snowy Mountain… Read More
On a recent trip up to my parents in law’s place in Northern Victoria, I was lucky to have a child free morning so I went for a little op-shopping trip. I hit the jackpot in Elmore, a little town between Bendigo and Echuca. I picked up some gorgeous vintage sewing bits and pieces: Some… Read More