Pretty but ineffective at keep insects off food plates, so I ‘lined’ the cloche with muslin.
Lined food cloche
Sewing
Snap bags
A quick make using spare garden furniture fabric to make some doggie pooh bag holders.
I sewed a hair tie in a side seam so they can be attached to lead handle or a belt loop easily.
Draught excluder
A long deferred project using scraps from a friend’s kitchen upholstery project to create a coordinating doorstop for her.
A simple patchwork tube was wrapped around a rolled towel.
Used Corinne Brad’s craft channel tutorial to make the ‘sausage’ sit flat on the floor.
Make do, make better
Simple upgrade: appliqué on to shabby areas on otherwise serviceable oven mittens. This keeps them looking serviceable for a bit longer.
Slow stitching, quick joy
I have gathered all my embroidery and cross stitch supplies together and realised I have a lifetime’s supply. So I was delighted to find inspiration from Mistikomakes on YouTube.
Not only did this give me lots of practice on fly stitch, chain stitch and French knots it inspired me for little makes that are satisfyingly fast to finish.
Thank you Misti Ko!
They aren’t white, they are green.
I am gradually reducing the fabric stockpile and this project must have used up oh, a millionth, in one go!
Part of a polo shirt, stained beyond use, was sandwiched between two layers of old cotton sheeting to create a new supply of reusable face wipes.
The trick for fast production is to make a large rectangle sandwich then draw on, with a frixion or erasable pencil, circles which you sew around. Then you cut around the sewn circles with pinking shears before ironing to remove the pencil marks.
Now to top up the diy facial cleanser…
Braid aid
Thank you Emma for the bundle of braid you sent. I have used some to upgrade hand towels. They really brighten them up.
Upcycled cards
I am stitching on cards this month, but it is a long process so these upcycled Christmas cards were stitched on the sewing machine.
Each card has a tailor made envelope using the plain side of 12x 12” patterned paper. The stash for Christmas 2023 is underway!
Door hanger diy
I metre long strip by 20cm wide fabric is all it takes.
Plumptious pillows and comfortable cushions
Multi media pillows have been created to use up some of the fabric stash. I combine free motion, appliqué, hand embroidery including lots of French knots, fabric pen drawing and pearl drop embellishments.
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