Saturday 27 June 2015

Threading Your Way ~ Features...

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

An awesome pair of pants, added to the Boys' Clothes link party. Bright, fun and with a twist...

Twisted Trousers by Ari, from Max California... this week's featured blog. Ari, look out for your blog button in my sidebar. Over at Max California, you will find a tonne of inspiration for sewing kids' clothes, and lots of free tutorials.

Thursday 25 June 2015

When a Project Goes Wrong...

Keeping it real here at Threading My Way today and sharing a project that did NOT go according to plan.


Thursday 18 June 2015

Quick and Easy Fabric Bookmarks

One of the projects showcased in this week's features, was a set of fabric bookmarks, made by Stephanie from Swoodson Says. I thought these would make great, little gifts - perfect for the book lovers in my family.

Quick and Easy Fabric Bookmarks ~ 25 Fabric Bookmarks to make ~ Threading My Way


Tuesday 16 June 2015

Sewn by YOU...

I just love it when readers let me know they've used one of my tutorials. Whether it be an email, a message on Facebook or Twitter, a comment under a post, or a photo in the Threading My Way ~ Sewn by YOU Flickr group, I really do like to see the projects you have sewn.

Here are some fabulous projects that have been Sewn by YOU, using tutorials from Threading My Way...


Sunday 14 June 2015

Threading Your Way ~ Features...

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

A fun bag added to the Bags & Totes link party. A great way to re-use a pair of old jeans...

Turtle Tote from Jeans by Jill, from Creating My Way to Success... this week's featured blog. Creating My Way to Success is a must read if you are interested in re-purposing pre-loved clothes. Jill hosts an ongoing Clothes Upcycling link party, where you can add your own projects.

Thursday 11 June 2015

Thumb Printing and Mixing Colours ~ Painted Flowers

The kids had so much fun the first time they experimented with Thumb Print Art, I thought we'd have another go. Not only is thumb printing fun, it's an easy way to produce a piece of artwork that you will be happy to have hanging on the wall.

Thumb Printing with Kids... a quick, fun way to paint flowers ~ Threading My Way


Tuesday 9 June 2015

Nine FREE Robot Appliqué Templates...

Following on from my two previous robot appliqué posts, today I present to you all nine robot appliqués, complete with scribbly stitching. All nine robot templates are FREE for you to download.

Nine FREE Robot Appliqué Templates, each one representing a different occupation ~ Threading My Way


Friday 5 June 2015

35 FREE Bag & Tote Tutorials

A girl can never have too many bags!!! So, to help you with your next bag making project, today I'm sharing thirty five awesome tutorials from the Bags & Totes collection, here at Threading My Way. Each tutorial contains step by step detailed instructions, with lots of photos, showing how you can make a bag for yourself.

35 FREE Bag & Tote Tutorials ~ Threading My Way

Wednesday 3 June 2015

How to Appliqué with Scribbly Stitching

The other day I showed you how to use an appliqué template to prepare shapes and fuse them onto fabric. Today I'll show you the method I often use to stitch raw edge appliqué. I call it scribbly stitching, but I've also seen it referred to as wonky stitching or sketchy stitching.

How to Appliqué... tutorial showing how to do Scribbly Stitching to finish off an appliqué ~ Threading My Way


Tuesday 2 June 2015

How to Appliqué ~ Preparing Shapes and Fusing to Base Fabric

Last week I showed you nine robots, fused and ready to stitch. Today I thought I'd show you the process - from the diagram of a robot on a piece of paper, to an appliquéd robot on fabric. The tutorial will show you how to appliqué your own robot and includes a link for the free PDF template for the Robot Mechanic.

How to Appliqué... Preparing the shapes and fusing to the base Fabric ~ Threading My Way