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I did a bit of fabric shopping this morning, though must admit I don't have instant project plans for any of them, however maybe somethi...

More items for the sale A pink cushion with a procession of indian elephants, just enough for a small square cushion front (the back is pin...

The latest project is 14" square cushions containing an IKEA Irma cushion pad. They have simple overlap backs and are made from scraps...

I loved the first batch of bunting too much to sell it, so made some more with pink tape, which is still cute, but too much of a girly pink ...

The latest makes from the sample books are these fabric bookmarks, cut with pinking shears from the stiffened top edges of some of the sampl...

More cushions, plus a branch out into fabric bags in both shopper and book bag sizes. Webbing handles make these quite quick and easy const...

Several years ago someone gave me 4 fabric sample books from Sanderson produced in the 1980s. They are mostly floral prints on linen mix up...

This fabric was too mad for anything else really, so I made it into some PJ trousers. I used an old pattern which I had tweaked a bit, but ...

Some years ago I bought a really cool embroidered cushion cover, made from linen in the shape of a blue leaf. It did not come with a leaf s...

I finally finished the hand sewing on the boiled wool jacket. It fits nicely but sadly will not now get worn until the Autumn, so will get p...

Voting has not opened yet, but a preview of the 2014 SWAP is up. There are 11 entries. here's a link to RuthieSews Verdigris SWAP . An...

Here's a little summary of all the SWAP garments. It is a whole lot more grown up than previous SWAPs! The pieces are 1 Wool twee...

The final two pieces are in ivory and work with all the other items, as well as being great for wearing with any slightly hard to match item...

These pieces are based around a more casual dark green corduroy skirt with a choice of knit tops. This skirt goes with the wonderful dark g...

I have loved this Vogue pattern for a long time but knew I would need to alter the tissue before sewing the garments up. I must say I absolu...