One of the reasons many people start sewing is because they would like to make a quilt. I am quite keen to make one now too, but I’m not overly sure about the process. Luckily my lovely friend Jenny from Mend and Make New is guest posting today for my Back to Sewing Basics series,… Read More
Today is all about vintage! I love the occasional rummage through the treasures at the op shop, but I’m finding it pretty hard with two busy toddlers. Cass from Cass Can Sew is a vintage superstar – she finds awesome fabric, patterns and notions and then she makes the most adorable outfits with them! Have… Read More
Edit: This giveaway is now closed! Congratulations Angelika Oberleitner – you are the winner!! Woohoo! I adore Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day! Don’t you? Today I’m joining in for the first time, and I’m loving sewing with vintage fabrics at the moment. So I’m sharing some with you! These beautiful fat quarters have been cut… Read More
Winter has really set in down here in Melbourne and so it was time for me to make Anna some new toasty warm pyjamas. I had some pretty vintage flannelette fabric in my stash – it came from my Grandmother-in-law’s stash of which many pieces had little hand written labels stapled to them with prices… Read More
Today I’m excited to welcome Cass from Cass Can Sew! Cass was one of my first Australian bloggy friends and as luck would have it we discovered that she lives just near my parents in sunny Queensland! Last time I was up there we met in person and it was so great to chat about… Read More
Last post I shared what I made for Kerrie – today I am sharing what I was sent from Anissa from Grow Mama. How lovely is it to receive a parcel in the mail? Especially when it is an international parcel! All the way across the ditch from New Zealand came my scrap bag swap… 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