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.…
Tote-ally Awesome
Got my hands on a screen printing kit and it is basically the best thing ever. I decided as my first design I would make some handy tote bags and bring to life the little bird on my birdcage cards. I made a stencil for the birdcage and printed it in black ink onto the tote…
Happy Father’s Day
So Father's Day is next Sunday and I have begun making cards for the occasion. Dads are notoriously hard to buy for but I figured that everyone loves a tacky shirt, right? I used an Origami technique to fold the shirts and ironed them as I went to keep folds in place. I then stitched…
Postal Stripes
So Paul Smith are opening a new store in London's Beak Street and, to celebrate, have a competition to design an envelope to feature on the wall of the shop. When my friend told me about the competition, I decided to design an envelope in the style of my hand sewn bunting cards. I cut…
Taking Liberty’s
I have recently updated my Etsy with some Birthday bunting cards and I thought I would take the liberty of showing you... All of these designs and more can be purchased from https://www.etsy.com/shop/KateEvaDesigns
So Sew
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…
Best of British
So it's Kate and Wills' 2 year Anniversary today and though we don't get a Bank Holiday this year, we can all still send patriotic cards, right? These cards, and more, are all available to buy at http://www.etsy.com/shop/kateevadesigns
Knit!
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.…
Crafty Sundays
I spent my Sunday mainly making a new range of Birthday cards for my Etsy shop and here are some of them. All cards are available now from etsy.com/shop/kateevadesigns
Happy Easter!
I did think about writing some eggshellent Easter (hot cross) puns but I couldn't think of any funny yokes so I thought best keep it simple and just show you the pictures of my new Easter cards this year.Although it certainly doesn't feel like Spring has sprung, there is definitely more colour everywhere you look,…
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