More busy-ness for business!

Little hand-sewn cuties - stocking fillers!

Drawstring Christmas bags

 And I LOVE this! An oilcloth, padded, lined tote - so amazing!

 Just needs a good iron (carefully!)

 I think it's just beautiful! 

Thanks to Poppyseed fabrics for a great tutorial - I was able to adapt it for the oilcloth and make the pattern bigger too!

Pyramid purses - Christmas is coming!

Honestly, the angst I experienced making these little Christmas beauties was ridiculous - and guess why?! Yes, the bloomin' sewing machine! It's so weak! Went through 3 needles today! So I only managed a feeble 3 purses today, which isn't enough at all. Can't bear the thought of doing more of them tomorrow!!

Pretty apron for a pretty lady...

I made this apron for my brother's girlfriend for Christmas and finally remembered to ask for some photos of it! I was really chuffed with the result and even more so when they thought it was shop bought!!


It features Ikea fabric for the main body, a little tea-towel loop, decorative stitching on the pocket, giant ric-rac and it's fully lined. So here are some photos of my first apron - more to come! 

Reverse lining:

I LOVE GIANT RIC-RAC!!!

Slightly messed up the button hole as it was so many layers to go through, but hardly noticeable!

The pocket: 

First foray into clutch making for Christmas....

And it all ended in glue..........


Seriously, I cocked up by missing out one step and found myself cutting seams and re-aligning the whole thing whilst getting covered in super-strong fabric glue. But I think I've rescued it, on the whole! This is the spotty lining:

There's still some glue around the black fabric ruffle at the top but I seem to have made myself a kitsch little Christmas clutch - check out that fabric too!

  

Can't wait to wear this with a sleek little black number!