The Red Wren

Jingle all the way..

I’ve been stocking up on Christmas fabrics for several months now in anticipation for Christmas sewing. I bought this one today; it’s a calico and I’m really pleased with it as it will make the perfect backing for an upcoming project. blogtoberfest 11/31 I’m impressed I’ve managed to post for 11 days in a row although I do feel a bit self indulgent to be honest!

Sewing and Craft

Binding

Binding pinned and ready to sew! Hope to show you the finished sets this week. While we’re on the topic of pinning, do you have favourite pins? I bought some clover quilting pins the other week and they’re so fine and good that I want to throw the rest of my pins out! blogtoberfest 10/31

Gardening, Our Home

Safety switches and flowers

Very little crafting took place today. I spent the morning without power after the microwave tripped the safety switch. I unplugged it, reset the switch, and continued on my way only to have the kettle trip it half an hour later. A lengthy investigation, rapidly dropping temperature, and ...

Uncategorised

Stop pinning!

A little while ago, ok it was February, I was right into picking a few pins from pinterest and actually making the project, trying the technique, or cooking the food. It felt quite productive at the time, but then it ground to halt. It ground to a halt for a reason, the scrapbuster block ...

Sewing and Craft

Binding, binding, and more binding.

Feeling a little daunted today looking at the metres and metres of binding that need to be attached to my latest tea pot mats and coasters! Blogtoberfest 7/31

Sewing and Craft

Leave your hat on..

Today I take my hat off to anyone who has successfully sewn a hat. I joined in with a hat sewing challenge that should have been complete in September but after making a mess of this I’m surprised I finished at all. I used the free Oliver + S bucket hat pattern and changed the assembly a ...

Gardening

In Bloom

I enjoy the challenge of Blogtoberfest but I am finding it a little challenging to post about sewing and craft every single day, especially when I haven’t done any sewing since Tuesday, so expect me to wander off topic every now and then! Today I’m showing you some things in the garden that I’m ...

Sewing and Craft

Scraps

Today I need some advice… How do you store your fabric scraps? Mine are jumbled up in a bag and every time I see the bag I truly want to bin it. There has to be a better way! blogtoberfest 4/31

Sewing and Craft

Rosie the little sausage dog

Meet Rosie! When I took part in the Sweet Evie Showcase a fortnight ago I couldn’t resist buying something for myself. After looking through the album several times I kept coming back to Rosie. She’s currently residing on a speaker when Elijah isn’t reaching up to give her ...