Tag: sewing projects for the home
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Sewing Tutorial: felt star garland
The theme for my Creative Sewing Challenge this month was ‘Up there amongst the stars’. So I came up with this felt heart garland to share with members of the Creative Sewing Challenge Community. Its made from embroidered felt; you can choose whatever colours and stitches you fancy so it can tie in with any…
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Sewing Tutorial: make a cafetiere cosy
This week I have written a series of posts breaking down the process of making a cafetiere cosy. This project was inspired by my Creative Sewing Challenge theme for June, ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’, and I’ve really enjoyed the creative journey its taken me on; from honeycomb-inspired crazy quilting, through to darting bee embellishments, and…
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Cafetiere Cosy Sewing Tutorial Part 3: assemble your cosy
This is the final part of my tutorial on how to make a cafetiere cosy. If you’ve followed part one and part two, you’ll know how to create and embellish the crazy patchwork base, and you’ll also have discovered how to thread sketch an embroidered motif to your design. This post will now show you…
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Cafetiere Cosy Sewing Tutorial Part 1: crazy quilting
The theme for my Creative Sewing Challenge this month was ‘Flight of the Bumble Bee’. I decided to try and create some sewing that reflected the busy, buzzy dance of bees when they are doing that oh-so-important job of collecting pollen from the flowers. And in doing so dreamed up this pattern for a Cafetiere…
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Sewing Tutorial: felt heart garland
This embroidered felt heart garland is a simple sewing project that results in a beautifully intricate decoration for your home. You can make it as long or as short as you wish, and choose whatever colours you desire. Read on for step by step instructions, I hope you enjoy making it. You will need: Different…