Stitch This

  • House!! Sewing swap Part 2

    I am a proponent of Slow Stitching. I enjoy the journey and always tend towards detail and handwork. Which brings me to the sewing swap I took part in recently on mysewingcircle.com. I just can’t stop myself spending hours and hours on these projects. But I love it. And so to the reveal… Here it…

  • Teddy quick !

    Like Little One’s checky bear? Happily he does! Very fast to make so nice to have poking out the top of a Christmas stocking. Here’s what I did. Made a pattern by folding paper in half and drawing (half) my bear shape down the centre so as to get a symmetric bear. Don’t want a…

  • A little something – part 1

    To a cold wet windy railway station carpark at stupid o’clock in the morning…I’m a happy bunny though becasue I’ve just opened mysewingcircle.com sewing swap!! Look! I got the box above and in it a needlecase and pin cushion – look! i love swaps, you never now what you’re going to get. The theme was…

  • 5 minute hair clip

    Old crocheted button. Bead sewn on. Stitch to a clip. Voila! PS sorry about wobbly picture. It’s hard to photo backwards in a mirror!

  • Home in a flurry

    Back home. What a great break and what a fab evening ahead. Look, two new mags in the post, a Halloween hair clip in the offing (that’s the basket of goodies) and a new purchase. Look!! Christmas charm pack!! From the US!!! Here’s my plan: 3 scatter cushions: And maybe a long bolster cushion. Not…