So I've had my babylock serger almost 8 or so years now, but haven't ever gone into the world of rolled hems. This is my first project for my sister using one, a jersey scarf. I hope to use more of these hems and am working on a nighty at the moment.

I made one of these and turned it into a sewing hamper for my mum at Xmas, filled it with lots of sewing bits. Sorry I don't have a picture of that one. However, it was such a good tutorial, I decided to make myself one and here it is, good scrap user upper!



Tutorial link - http://ayumills.blogspot.com/2008/05/tutorial-fabric-basket.html

So I do haunt the Craftster boards a lot, and I've been seeing lots of your lovely socks, I must've mentioned it quite a bit as my mum bought me a great sock knitting book for Xmas.

However, I've never learnt to knit, so I bought a mouse knit kit for 8 - 12 yr olds in the sale after Xmas to get me started, and here is my first critter. I think I'll keep practising until I've used all the wool up.



Any ideas as to what I can move onto, how hard are socks to knit? How do you sort the tension, mine seemed to get quite tight once I was on my way.. all help is greatly appreciated!

So my mum has made each of my younger sisters personalised quilts, and surprisingly being the eldest I've had to wait longest for mine, but oh how it's been worth it. It was the best Xmas present ever, I've put a few close up pics in as well. It's the size of a double bed, all pieced together and quilted.

Me in Celebration


Most of it in one pic


Square close up one


My favourite square, the middle bit is a cross stitched Humphrey wedding theme with the date of mine and my husbands wedding and then my mum has themed all the fabrics around it to us.




Can't wait to show my mum what you all think, C&C welcome

Now it's been quite popular in the UK for a while now, I think I've seen it in all the major magazines here and well I had to make my own.

I used some fabric left over from a bundle I previously bought on ebay, it was like an old floral sheet. I painted the letters on using some lilac fabric paint and backstitched round them, sewed them up to the cotton tape and added a pom pom to each point. It isn't perfect but I love it and it looks homey I think. I used pink stitching the whole time to contrast the white background and incorporate the flowers more.

Can't wait for my bday in March.

C&C always welcome

So, I've got an all natural theme in the front room and it's been that way for about 4 years. I've decided to add in a little blue to make it feel a bit different without having to do an overhaul so the first project was cushions. I got some remnant fabric for £1.50 and created these covers. Now I've just got to find some subtle curtains or fabric for curtains that match. I re-used the zips and cushion inserts so very cheap make.

This is the progression shot of this years Xmas cards. I'm thinking of making the black outline in 3d using black glue or similar. I'm not sure what else but to put a gold star at the top of each one too.

Any recommendations?

I made this top yesterday. It's the first I've made I'd be happy to walk down the street in. (I can be quite critical) I did have to redo one of the sleeves due to my lack of concentration at one point but I'm quite pleased with it. It is an easy pattern and I then used one of the frill tutorials to add this round the neckline and added some jewels I had spare in amongst it too.

Hope you like it. I'm going to work on a white tee with bugle beads all over the front. Trying to work out how to do all the hand stitching.....for another post!



C&C's always welcome

I designed this cross stitch by painting a small pic and then scanning it into the computer. I put the back stitch and bead work on after I had done the cross stitch. It's 50 stitches each way, I think if i did another two in different colour ways they'd look nice all hung together one under the other as a group of three.

before the beading


Final finished design


C&C's all welcome, thanks for looking

They used up some of my stash and my sister in law and niece were very happy with them. The coin purses are 4" square and the make up bags are 8" long.







C&C's welcome, This is one of my first times posting my recent crafting goings on!