Saturday 27 February 2016

Threading Your Way ~ Features

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

A sweet little coat, added to both the Tops for Children and the Jackets and Coats link parties. Loving the bell shaped sleeves...

DIY Pattern: Chick Cuddle Coat by Cheryl, from Sew Can Do... this week's featured blog. Cheryl, look out for your blog button in my sidebar. If you love sewing or crafting, Sew Can Do is a must on your blog roll. Cheryl has written a LOT of comprehensive sewing and craft tutorials, ranging from bags, to clothes, kids' craft, home decor and soap making.

Tuesday 23 February 2016

Drawstring Gift Bags

Earlier this month I had time to sew, but was in the mood for a quick and easy project that required next to no thinking, and so I whipped up a few reusable fabric gift bags. 



Saturday 20 February 2016

Out of the Ordinary Sewing

When Mr TMW asks me to sew for him, it's usually something out of the ordinary - nothing fancy or grand, but a practical item which he will use a lot. The two most recent are his hat sweatband and reducer, and arm protectors, both for the garden. I asked readers to tell me the strangest project that they had ever sewn and today I'm going to show them to you.


Monday 15 February 2016

Resources for Refashioning Denim Jeans

These are just a few of the pre-loved jeans in my refashioning stash. They range in size from tiny kids' jeans to very large men's jeans. I have grand plans for repurposing them. Maybe a quilt will even eventuate one day. I'm always on the lookout for new ideas, so today I'm sharing resources to help you upcycle, repurpose and refashion denim jeans.

Resources to help with upcycling, repurposing and refashioning pre-loved denim jeans - tutorials, ideas, projects, tips for sewing with denim ~ Threading My Way


Sunday 14 February 2016

Threading Your Way ~ Features

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

A beautiful quilt top, added to the Quilting & Patchwork link party. A gorgeous mix of colours...


King Size Mondrian Quilt Top by Daryl, from Patchouli Moon Studio. Daryl, look out for your blog button in my sidebar. Patchouli Moon Studio showcases a wide variety of quilting styles. You may have seen Daryl's Let's Twist to the 60s Quilt when I featured it some time back. You won't just find quilts, though - check out Daryl's zentangles, rope bowls, doodle art quilts, painting on fabric and Tip of the Morning Tuesday.

Thursday 11 February 2016

How to make a Liberty Hexagon Flower Zippered Pouch

I'm loving my latest zippered pouch - Liberty, hexies, flowers, echo quilting - all wrapped up into one little bag. It's always good when the end result is just as you pictured it in your head. Sometimes the designs I imagine, don't translate into reality, but with this one, everything fell into place. I took a few pics along the way, so I'll show how you can make one, too.

Make a zippered bag with Liberty, hexagons, flowers and echo quilting. Use it as a makeup bag, toiletry bag - lots of uses ~ Threading My Way

Saturday 6 February 2016

How to Make a Denim Drawstring Bag

Today I'm going to show you another way to reuse the legs of pre-loved jeans, this time to make a denim drawstring bag. It's a super quick project, and if you're like me, you'll have lots of jeans in your stash just waiting to be upcycled into something new.

Learn how to re-use the legs of a pair of denim jeans to make a denim drawstring bag. Sewing tutorial ~ Threading My Way

Thursday 4 February 2016

Cushions ~ Painted & Sewn by Kids

I love crafting and painting with the kids, but let's face it, there's only so much room to hang and display their creations. Our last creative activities involved making something more permanent. 
  • Session one - creating a design on fabric with fabric paint.
  • Session two - sewing the painted fabric into cushions.

Cushions ~ painted and sewn by kids. A fun craft activity that produces an item that can actually be used ~ Threading My Way


Tuesday 2 February 2016

Retro Reticule ~ New Bag Pattern

There's a new zippered bag pattern on the market - the Retro Reticule. Designed by Rochelle, from eSheep Designs, the Retro Reticule is a zippered pouch with a difference, and in her own words is a salute to a simple vintage purse design from yesteryear, with a couple of updates.

The Retro Reticule, a new PDF bag pattern by eSheep Designs ~ Threading My Way