I know, hexies are só 2010 🙂 But ever since the hype started I have been wanting to give them a try anyway. So when I spotted these these hexie templates at the Handwerkbeurs last month I just had to buy them. I thought they were a bit pricey but […]
Fabric
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Recently I made this laptop bag for myself. I’m calling it a prototype since making it was a real learning experience and I made several mistakes. But I do like the results: it’s practical (I use it everyday) and I LOVE the fabric (Ikea). To make it I just cut […]
I finished it! (click here to see the whole lengthy process) Actually, I finished it back in August, but Little Brother immediately carried it off to his bed so I didn’t get around to photographing it until now. He absolutely loves it! This has been the most rewarding thing I […]
I did not post regular updates as I had planned, but here finally is one on my second patchwork blanket (or should I call it a quilt?). I’m in the final stages of quilting: maybe about 30 minutes of sewing left. Then it just needs binding and a label like my […]
Lately I have been having some sort of blogger’s block. It’s not that I don’t have anything I would like to blog about; there is plenty going on around here, both on the crafty front and on others. No, it’s more that whenever there is something I would like to […]
(EDIT: click here to see the final result!) It took me only 3 years to finish it, but I made Big Brother a quilted patchwork blanket. Obviously Little Brother had to have one too, so I have been hoarding collecting fabric for his for a while now. I decided on […]
So I had a birthday last month… I can’t even begin to tell you how much I don’t like my own birthday, and it gets worse every year. It’s not the age thing: I don’t really care about that part. It’s more a matter of expectations for me I guess. […]
So I am having a bit of a patchwork crush at the moment… a new blanket will be starting soon, but in the meantime I am enjoying these really small pincushions. This here is #2 (I like how it looks totally different from every angle). When I have gotten a […]
3 years ago *gulp* this project started. It was going to be my first ever patchwork quilt and ofcourse I didn’t start with something small, but went for a blanket instead. And ofcourse I didn’t follow any pattern but made up my own. (if you would like to see the […]
I wanted to make a cuff bracelet for myself from fabric scraps. I started with some Pinspiration (check it out for lots of gorgeous examples and handy tips!). I tried some different things along the way but my final version is this fully hand-stitched, patchworked felt-lined cuff with vintage buttons. […]
(click here for more DIY tutorials) Somewhere last week I finished something I had been embroidering on for a while. I have been totally absorbed in embroidery since I first joined TAST at the beginning of this year and I have to admit, since finishing this piece I am just […]
A while ago I showed these toadstools with a promise to explain how I made them. So even though it’s been a while; here is the tutorial 🙂 Note: these aro not toys. I let my boys play with them gently, and the toadstools are ok with that, but they […]
It’s been a year since this party, so there will be another one soon. But more about that later on. Ofcourse I had to make some gifts at the last moment so I spent an evening at my sewing machine to make this: They’re beanbags. I filled them with dried […]
This garland carries a child’s name in felt letters, and also an exchangeble number made of felt, which can be replaced for every birthday. All you need to do is cut out a new felt number for the child’s age. What you’ll need: fabric for the flags bias tape or […]