Stitch This

  • All mapped out

    How are you all school holidays going? We are at the bitter end, full of wailing and gnashing of teeth. And that’s just me. Here’s what’s saved my sanity this afternoon. After a hard morning playing in the park getting completely covered in mud, the boys came home and were fit for nothing but sitting…

  • Key to it all

    I made these for Other Half, personalised key rings. You can buy the blanks from your local stationers. Stamp your label onto your paper of choice. Et voila!! These are named fairly cryptically so as to make them hard to trace should you lose them and an unsavoury type pick then up. And it was…

  • Staple die-t

    Well, now that Christmas is over, I can post about some of the things I made! I hope my recipients don’t mind, but there are some ideas here that I thought would be nice share. I’d be interested to see what everybody else gets up to with them. First up, is a little footstool I…

  • Are we there yet?!

    Two present sacks and a table decoration today… The greenery was chopped by the boys this morning in the garden. Twisted ivy round a sparkly wreath and baubles chucked in for colour. The sacks are made using vintage 50s American fabric and are a simple drawstring. I love this fabric. I hope the boys do…

  • Charmed I’m sure

    So, it’s the last day of term tomorrow. That means just one thing. Got to get those presents together for your lovely children’s teachers. Yes, I know, this is something you should have sorted out weeks ago but who the hell does? Here’s my offering. Charms for handbags, phones ( if you’re brave) or to…