Fabric Friday: Heather Ross
These are from Heather Ross’s Far Far Away III collection. I adore the vintage-style little cowgirls playing with their horses. It brings back memories of the toys I used to play with at my nanna’s house. I like the pretty flowers in yellow. I’m tempted to buy fabrics from this collection and sew up some […]
Fabric Friday: Liberty
For me, the ultimate luxury piece of fabric would be this: Liberty Tana Lawn. This one is called Margaret Annie. When I do my Internet ‘window’ shopping on Etsy, I like to browse images of Liberty prints. Recently I purchased a pretty purse, which is lined with vintage Liberty. Score! This fabric inspires me to […]
Fabric Friday: ikea love
One of the things I love about ikea (and sorry, but there’s not a lot I love about Ikea these days) is the textile section. I often enjoy looking at their fabrics when I visit ikea during my trips to Adelaide. This particular one caught my eye on my most recent visit. I saw it […]
Fabric Friday – Loulouthi
Anna Maria Horner’s Loulouthi in June My current fabric crush is Anna Maria Horner’s Loulouthi range. I love the bold patterns and colours. This piece seems to have a vibrant personality. And it is pink. And florally. There are dozens of things I would sew with this one.
Fabric Friday – brights
Kids are great to sew for. I asked Matthew to choose any fabric he liked so I could sew pants for his cousin. He chose this one. And he asked for some pants of his own! It’s such a bright fabric. It’s from my grandmother’s fabric stash. Matthew wears these pants all the time, usually […]
Fabric Friday – storage
I have a fabric dilemma. A storage dilemma! I have fabric in a cupboard. These are mostly fabrics that my nanna bought; some of them are older than me. I’ve got fabric on shelves above my sewing table. (fat quarters leftover from Christmas!) I’ve got folds of various fancy and ordinary fabrics above my desk. […]
Mending jeans
Monte got a tear in his jeans. He asked me to mend them. I was only happy to oblige. It’s a fairly big tear, about 7cm. I ironed some double sided interfacing onto the wrong side of a pretty floral patch of fabric. Then I peeled off the backing paper and ironed the patch onto […]
Fabric Friday – repurposing
Do you like my bag? I have two of them. I use them for work. One is slightly larger and I use it to carry books home. The other one (pictured) is more suitable as a general handbag. I am a real bag lady. I love bags. I hang them in our closet and they […]
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