Saturday 31 January 2015

Threading Your Way ~ Features...

This week's features - (all have been Pinned)...

An awesome baby gift, added to the Fabric Baskets link party. Gorgeous fabric. Swap it out and I can think of lots of other uses for this basket...

Fabric Baskets by Chris, from made by ChrissieD

Thursday 29 January 2015

French Knitting, Corking, Spool Knitting, Loom Knitting...

Last year, I showed you how to make a drawstring bag the right size to hold a French knitting kit. Lots of people left comments, talking about doing French knitting as a child. Many could remember the process, but not the name French knitting.

French Knitting, Corking, Spool Knitting, Tomboy Knitting RESOURCES ~ Threading My Way


Monday 26 January 2015

Refashioning Stash ~ Organisation...

Today I thought I'd show you how I organise and store my refashioning stash. It's growing at an alarming rate - pre-loved  jeans, t-shirts, blouses, shirts, sweaters. If I don't stay on top of it, the pre-loved clothes will take over my sewing room.

Tips for organising and storing your refashioning stash ~ Threading My Way

Saturday 24 January 2015

Threading Your Way ~ Features...

This week's features - (all have been Pinned)...

A brilliant upcycle, added to the Sewing Spaces link party. It not only looks fabulous, but it's functional, too...

Spool Holder Revamp by Kelley, from Kelley Highway

Friday 23 January 2015

Half Moon Patchwork Pouch...

Another zippered pouch, but this one is for ME!!! I love everything about it - the semi-circular shape, the teeny tiny size and the fabric.

Half Moon Patchwork Pouch... pattern review ~ Pattern by Chick Chick Handmade ~ Sewn by Threading My Way


Monday 19 January 2015

Open Wide Zippered Pouch...

I do so love giving handmade gifts. They always seem to go down well with the recipients and I like making them. This year, however, I'm hoping to avoid the last minute rush of 2014. 

Open Wide Zippered Pouch ~ tutorial by Noodlehead ~ sewn by Threading My Way


Thursday 15 January 2015

Oliver + S ~ Sunny Day Shorts ~ Pattern Review...

It's the middle of Summer in Australia, so definitely shorts weather. I've made quite a few Mud Puddle Splashers this season and while I love the pattern, it was time to try another style. Oliver + s offer a free shorts pattern, so I thought I'd give them a go.

Oliver + s - Sunny Day Shorts - Pattern Review by Threading My Way

Tuesday 13 January 2015

Crazy Patchwork...

I like the freedom of sewing projects where I can make things up as I go along. It brings out the creative side in me. Crazy patchwork is one such technique - joining scraps of fabric together in whatever formation takes my fancy and ending up with a quilt block; not that it has to be used in a quilt.


Saturday 10 January 2015

Threading Your Way ~ Features...

This week's features - (all have been Pinned)...

A unique and adorable softie, added to the Softies, Dolls & Toys link party. Never thought I'd say a bat was cute or adorable, but these ones are...


Friday 9 January 2015

Cushion Covers...

A couple of days before Christmas I made these cushion covers, but as they were a present, I couldn't show you at the time.

Cushion Covers with an Enclosed Zipper ~ Threading My Way

Wednesday 7 January 2015

Thread Storage ~ Unique Solutions...

Today I thought I'd show you how I store my reels of thread. No fancy schmancy thread racks in my sewing room. Not because I don't like those lovely wooden racks. Simply because I've gone for low cost thread storage solutions.

Unique Thread Storage Solutions... affordable, DIY ideas for storing your sewing thread ~ Threading My Way


Monday 5 January 2015

What's Happening in January...

A quick heads up on some sewing related happenings in January...

Sew something for yourself this month during Just For Me January, with the Scientific Seamstress / Sisboom Pattern Group... and maybe win a pattern while you're at it.

Project Run and Play is changing the format this year. At the beginning of each month one past Project Run and Play Contestant will pick one of their free patterns or tutorials. Everyone is invited to sew them up during the month.

Thursday 1 January 2015