Yesterday’s charity shop find was a corker. I don’t know what these sheets of printed fabric bearing children’s designs were meant to be originally, but I love them! They came from the charity shop round the corner. I think I’m … Continue reading
Category Archives: craftyness
tempted
I finally fetched Bernette home yesterday. Lad having been cajoled into the trip, I didn’t linger en route. And I deliberately avoided walking past any charity shops on the way to the sewing machine shop. But whilst managing to avoid … Continue reading
no sew
You may remember that I posted recently about my need for the back-up sewing machine, a Singer Inspiration, that I inherited from my partner’s dad. I have been using it this week whilst my Bernette is at the menders having … Continue reading
coming out to play
It’s been a while since I made any tweeties. But I thought they would be just the thing for the Vintage Playground Showcase, which is coming up on 1st September. In case you don’t know, Vintage Playground is a Showcase … Continue reading
new kid on the block
This is what happened yesterday. Disaster! My little Bernette sewing machine started playing up and skipping stitches whilst I was in the middle of appliquéing an eye on a new tweetie bird. This was the result: She’s quite elderly, my … Continue reading
winner!
So it’s the school holidays at last! Seems like we’ve all been waiting for a bit of time off together for, like, ever. Typical that when it does arrive, so does the rain. But we’re not going to let it … Continue reading