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    Cafe Sewciety,  Sewing Conversations

    Sewing Conversations: Buying a Sewing Machine

    / 12/11/2016 / 1 Comment

    Sewing conversations: There are many common topics of sewing conversation that I have with my sewing clients so I thought it would be nice to share some of these with a wider audience… Notes…

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    Sewing Project – Drawstring Bag Pictorial

    / 17/08/2016 / 0 Comments

    project: Lined drawstring bag materials required: cotton fabric x2, cord, thread Time required: 2 hrs This pretty but simple drawstring bag is one of the first things I teach my beginner sewists. It…

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    Sewing Myself a New Wardrobe – The Kate Dress

    / 05/08/2015 / 0 Comments

    Inspiration Back in February when visiting the Malvern Creative Crafts Show I allowed myself one combined treat of a pattern & fabric from 2 of the stalls – this lovely dress (several months later)…

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Fun festive vegetables & the first festive makes for 2019! Two pairs of Christmas PJ shorts finished in this evening’s ‘Sew-with-a-Friend’ lesson.
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Half term sewing - helping a young friend to learn a new skill & make a circle skirt for dancing, as part of a school project. She chose to finish the hem with this pretty bias binding on show - that’s a lot of sewing!
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Adding an inside pocket to a simple tote bag - because when you make your own you always can!
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Such a neat zipped purse for the 3rd make using a sewing machine! Keeping projects simple to get started really helps with the progress that can be made.
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This is one of many hand sewing ideas that I’ve been meaning to try for ages, inspired by @mmmcrafts , using an old season sofa swatch & with a quote that means a lot to me ‘my soul is fed with needle and thread’.
My embroidery needles now have a new home!
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I always like to include a small machine appliqué piece on a first lesson. Yes it is a bit fiddly for beginners but it’s such great practice for learning to control the speed & direction of your sewing.
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It’s been a while since this improver project was picked for a sewing lesson. It’s a perfect introduction to the 3 basic steps of patchwork quilting and makes great alternative to an oven mit or nearest tea towel! Also a great scrap-busting project.
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Please take a look at my website (link in bio) to find out more, be inspired by sewing projects and make a booking.
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