Tom Tom Carry Bag...

Finally, I've sewn something for Mr TMW!!! As part of his Christmas present, I made him a drawstring bag for his Tom Tom.

Library Bag Tutorial...

A library bag is a very easy first sewing project. If you are new to sewing, this tutorial will show you how to easily make one.

Here in Australia, it will soon be the beginning of the school year and a library bag will be on the supplies list for Primary School aged children. Sewing your child's library bag, will ensure they can readily find it amongst the array of shop bought Disney and Dora bags.

Threading Your Way ~ Features...

It's been a busy week here behind the scenes at Threading My Way. I've signed up for several challenges and sew alongs and have been madly sewing.



It looks like a lot, doesn't it! I've said it before, but I need more hours in each day!!!

On to this week's features...

An awesome quilt, added to the Quilting and Patchwork link party. If there was a pattern for this quilt, I'd be buying it, as I know a little someone who would LOVE this quilt!

The Robot Quilt by Erin, from Hazel & Company

The Perfect Princess Dress...

The dress up box is well used when the little people in the family come to visit. However, it was missing a Princess Dress. Here's how we quickly made one.

Threading Your Way ~ Features...

The first fabulous features for 2013...

A comprehensive and easy to follow tutorial, added to the Girls' Dresses link party...

How to Sew a Cuff on a Sleeve by Donna and Rachel, from Once Upon a Sewing Machine

Foundation Paper Pieced Ladybird...

Yes, I've done some more Foundation Paper Piecing. This time, to test a 5" ladybird block, for Juliet, over at Tartankiwi. I love this little ladybird.

Fabric Baskets...

How to modify a Fabric Basket Tutorial to achieve a totally different look...

The blue and mauve baskets are made using my Fabric Basket Tutorial, yet they look totally different to the original basket. It's super easy to alter the tutorial to come up with a different look.

Mariners Compass...

Last November, I was lucky enough to attend a class on making a Mariners Compass. The class was run by Chris, from Patchwork Fundamentals. If you look closely at the first photo on Chris' blog, I'm the short one with the mauve and purple Mariners Compass. If you think mine looks smaller than everyone else's, it is. That's because my compass is loosely pinned to the outside fabric, whereas everyone else had already sewn theirs. Most had already sewn the centre piece as well. I was most definitely the new kid on the block that day and the only one who had never done paper piecing before.

I attended the class with a friend and former work colleague and had lots to catch up on. Talking too much, may or may not have contributed to me not finishing... LOL!!!

As I began the day knowing nothing about Foundation Paper Piecing, I had a lot to learn. I thoroughly enjoyed the day and was very pleased with what I achieved.

Denim Fabric Basket...

Here's another little denim fabric basket, made using the denim fabric basket tutorial. The denim is part of the leg of a pair of my old jeans and the lining is from a pre-loved shirt belonging to one of my sons.