Stitch This

  • Frame it fast!

    Frame it fast!

    Now you know I love a charity shop…today I scored a bashed up frame for the grand total of £1.99. Elder did a pastel of the Queen over the Summer and I promised to frame it. Et voila! The picture was a little too big so I used some hessian laid around the edge of…

  • There a stitch in my bucket

    So, I said I’d post a tutorial type chat about what I did with the TopShop skirt I got for £2 in Sue Ryder. Here it is….I realise that the pictures may be a little rubbish. I’ll try to get some better ones when there’s natural light.  I made a little sewing bucket bag combinng…

  • Skirting the issue

    Brixham charity shops rock. I got this skirt from Sue Ryder today for £2 and have spent the evening chopping it up. Expect a post with a tutorial for making a stitchy kit bag shortly. I couldn’t however, wait to show you the fabric. Isn’t it great? 50’s stylee sewing bits and bobs. I foresee…

  • Down at the old Bull and Bush…

    Back to work tomorrow. I have been getting used to not being frazzled so am a little worried but on the other hand my lists have been going very well today so I have to have faith, don’t I? Anyway, on to more cheerful stuff. I’ve been clearing the decks so as to reduce stress…

  • If the skirt fits….

    January is traditionally the month of diets. Well, if yours has failed miserably here’s a way of making your too-tight skirt fit again. Firat measure your waist, or just below it depending on where you want the skirt to sit. Then sit down as you ponder how the tape measure could be so wrong. Once…