Have you ever been as stupid as I am? Sewed another fleece jumper (?) , took great care to get the zipped collar bit in nicely without puckers and when I proudly folded it to be gifted I noticed that the zipper pull is on the inside!!! So there's some
What a difference an embroidery makes. The slightly boring solid red fleece I showed in Sewing. Added the embroidery and a simple line of stars along the seam of the collar.
Have been sewing the last couple of days and made some items for a nearby asylum seekers registration camp. Most have only the clothes they are wearing, children often have summer clothes and are wearing toe slippers and it has been freezing the last few
Bib - quick order in between sewing.
Candle mat. I just could not resist digitising one of those candle mats. I chose one that has 9 parts (I love uneven numbers), which requires a 40 degree base. I went for a regular square-ish outline to try it out. I have seen lovely shaped petals used
Pumpkin mug rug. I had a go at another mug rug. Although I digitised borders as in the other one, I skipped those when I tested it. I knew those worked well. I must say I like it better with the borders. As there are no jumps it stitches out ver
Autumnal mug rug Another addition to my mug rug collection. I used the shape of a FSL pumpkin I made several years ago (see picture 2) and made it into an appliqué design. To test it I decided to make a mug rug instead of just another test that wo
BIGEYES618 I see your first question dates back to 2010. All of them have been answered. Just click on the text of your question and you'll see the answers - see also link below. Do not start a new thread, let us know in the latest one that you have b
Bib with a simple name design on it. Used my favourite method to tame the towelling, a simple cross-hatch fill in the colour of the bib - see pic #2.
Cross stitch design As much as we hate to be seen as just regional costumes and wooden shoes, as well as Delft blue,tulips and windmills, we embrace it as soon as tourism is concerned. Even the postal office issued a stamp 2 years ago. So here
As my children told me they hire a container and dump all my stuff in it when I die, I am trying to sew and knit and crochet in order to use up some fabrics, yarns, etc. Yesterday I came across a half sewn skirt with an interesting history. My daughter ha
Cross stitch mug rug - or not. Last week when sorting out a cupboard I came across a small embroidery I made 70 years ago. The design was printed on the linen, I did not like the gaps between the crosses then and still don't, but my mother insiste
Some time ago I posted that I got a number of cones thin yarn for knitting machines. I knitted a jumper for my granddaughter (swatch picture 4), crocheted a lap-size blanket (start of it picture 3), did a second one with different coloured stripes (pictu
Years ago I bought a panel of 12 men's hankies. I cut them up, thought about the narrow hems and left them in my stash. So yesterday I ordered some accessories for my machine, which just arrived, amongst them a narrow hem foot. 2mm, about 1/12 of an inch
Mug rug. I used my ginkgo design to make an ITH mug rug. I used variegated thread for the leaves; not too happy with the top left one, the ombré type threads are much nicer.