• Dressmaking, Interiors, Crafts •
With less than 60 days until Christmas, I think it is perfectly acceptable to start listening to Christmas music (something I am constantly trying to convince people, myself included). But it is most certainly about time for some Christmas crafting. I have been preparing some new designs for Kate Eva Designs this year including Christmas…
So today I did my first ever craft fair at Muswell Hill Market. Although it was a very rainy day, there were still quite a few people around and it was so lovely to meet people and sell some of my things. I had spent quite a few long evenings sewing and making and it…
I have finally finished my Liberty print cushions! I was looking for some lovely ribbons for some time and gave in yesterday and went to Liberty so I could match the ribbon to the material. I have finished two designs. The first is in Betsy grey and gold which I have matched with a velvet…
Ok, so i'm not talking about the Great British Sewing Bee but rather sewing with this lovely Sophie Allport bumblebee fabric. I wanted to make myself a Kindle case and this was really just a prototype with some off-cuts as I do want to make one in oilcloth so that it's wipe clean and more…
It's been so sunny recently that I haven't done as much sewing as I'd like to. I really need to set up an al fresco sewing station so I can sew in the sunshine! I went to visit my friend Lisa in Leicestershire at the weekend and I wanted to give her a housewarming present.…
So I decided it was definitely time to perfect my sewing machine skills after watching The Great British Sewing Bee and being inspired by the amazing Ann!I thought I'd start simple with some cushion covers and where better to begin than going fabric shopping at Liberty London? By the time I'd threaded the machine and pinned…
I recently started knitting and began with simple things like scarves but as my friend Olivia just bought a new flat I thought for her Birthday I would try to make her a cushion cover. I stuck to garter stitch as I really like how textured and neat it looks when using a thick wool.…
