Tag: sewing

  • Meet Emily

    —

    by

    Jane Shaw
    in

    My daughter Emily has started making Scrunchies after meeting a girl also called Emily at a BTRS fundraising event. They are both making them for BTRS a local charity raising money for Brain tumour research and support. What is your craft?Making hair scrunchies How did you get started and when?Just after Christmas 2019 inspired by…

  • Latest makes Summer 2018

    —

    by

    Jane Shaw
    in

    Here are some of the things I have made over the summer.                                    

  • Summer Makes pt2

    —

    by

    Jane Shaw
    in

    At the end of last school year I made couple of teacher cards, but only photographed one of them, the were very similar Made in the school colours for one of Emily’s class teachers who is also the music teacher.  Lettering from Stitching Cards.  Blackboard and girl die cuts and backing paper created with Craftville Backing Paper…

  • Crafting Memories

    —

    by

    Jane Shaw
    in

    When my Dad died my Mum had an unopened pack of hankies, he was never without a hanky in his pocket or under his pillow.  I gave the hankies to Emily’s sewing teacher (at Rivers MEET craft cafe )and each of the girls came up with their own designs to use them.  Below are some of…

  • Meet Olivia

    —

    by

    Jane Shaw
    in ,

    What is your craft? My craft is currently centred on memorial textile work. I make sweetheart pincushions using traditional methods for war commemoration, personal memorials and even weddings and births. Sweetheart pincushions originated during the First World War; convalescing soldiers were given fabric hearts stuffed with sawdust to decorate with pins, beads, buttons, cigarette silks…

  • June makes

    —

    by

    Jane Shaw
    in

    Made by adapting a Christmas card pattern from Pinbroidey for a man who is 80 and sings in a choir. baking paper printed from Craftville Graduation card made for a man getting his medical degree using pattern from Craftsuprint and printing papers using Craftville paper builder and a clip art stethoscope. Recycled stitched card using pattern from Craftsuprint and background paper source forgotten. Iris…

  • March makes

    —

    by

    Jane Shaw
    in

    It’s not been much of productive month with one thing and another crafting has taken a back seat or things are not finished yet. I did manage a couple of hours at quilting class, but no obvious changes in quilt appearance and won’t be able to go to April class because of school holidays. Card…

  • January makes

    —

    by

    Jane Shaw
    in

    Made for my daughter 9th birthday using 3 different patterns from Stitching cards, home-made backing paper from Craftville. For a friends daughter, pattern from Cardbroidery, backing paper and card from Riverbank Revels. Made for my husband using pattern from Craftsuprint and home-made backing paper from Craftville.  it’s a difficult pattern as if any of the holes are marginally out of line it…

  • November / December makes

    —

    by

    Jane Shaw
    in

    I didn’t make much in November and made mainly Christmas cards in December some of which were very basic recycling of cards. Here are some of the things I remembered to photograph Stitched with pattern from Stitching cards, backing paper from Yellow Moon Stitched with pattern from Stitching cards, backing paper from Yellow Moon Stitched with pattern from Stitching…

  • Latest Makes

    —

    by

    Jane Shaw
    in

    I have actually made a few bits in the last week or so Coaster from the book I Can Quilt.  As ever I struggled to work out the instructions and had to get Rob to explain, once I understood it was quick and easy to make.  The book and patterns are aimed at Children!  This was…