Lil Pip Sew Box Purse – glam version with beading I really wanted to make a glam version clutch. Something I could take to go out with my girlfriends. Something I know they will say – “Love your bag, where did you get it?”. To which I can respond – I made it!! Yay! This […]
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Lil Pip Sew Box Purse – with quilt as you go I’ve been wanting to do this style of purse or quilt ever since I saw it on Pinterest a long, long time ago. I have to admit that I really struggle with the free style that this kind of work requires. I like structure. […]
Lil Pip Sew Box Purse – with hand stitching If you are a new visitor to my blog, you may not know that I have a bit of a thing for owls. I think foxes and flamingos are the new ‘thing’ but I’ll stick to my love of owls. This coin purse is an example […]
Lil Pip Sew Box Metal Frame Clutch Tutorial Welcome back! Yesterday I showed you how to make a little coin purse, today I will show you how to make the medium-sized clutch that was provided in the Sew Box Subscription for February. If you aren’t a subscriber (why!!) you can take a look at my […]
Today I’m very excited to bring you a tutorial I’ve been working on for a few weeks. When Leesa from Sew Box Subscriptions asked me to create a tutorial for a metal frame purse, I thought ‘sure why not?’. It is always something I have wanted to make but not something I have ever seen a pattern […]
Kids Clothing Week: Peek a Boo Pattern Sailor Shorts I had all these intentions of sewing a wardrobe full of clothes for Kids Clothing Week, to dazzle you all with my creations, to schedule something for each and every day – but that didn’t happen. This week I’ve gone back to work after nearly 6 […]
Last minute Christmas gift idea – with buttons! This is something I’ve “been meaning to do” for ages. I’ve had the little 8×10 inch canvas’ for a long time. When a friend sold (for free!) the buttons on a buy, swap, sell Facebook page, I snapped them up. She quizzed me with what on earth […]
iPad cover for road trip We will be going on a little road trip this year and I wanted an iPad cover that would be good for the kids to use. Thankfully this one came as part of my Sew Box Subscriptions package in December from Little Moo Designs. I did some scrappy quilting on […]
I’ve yet again put a little pressure on myself by making my two plus my two nephew’s outfits to wear on Christmas day. With my oldest being 8, I figure this might be the last year of being matchy matchy. And if I think about it, I would have hated matching my sister for Christmas […]
Quick and easy teacher thank you gift ideas After my post last week, I thought I would make a few suggestions on things you could make or do – quickly and easily!! You could also check out my Pinterest boards – Inspiration for gifts or Inspiration for Christmas Ros from Sew Delicious shared this tutorial […]