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Reusable Fruit And Vegetable Bags – Free Tutorial

Reusable Fruit And Vegetable Bags – Free Tutorial

by Katy Cameron | 11.11.2019 | Bag Makes, Bag Making Basics, Bag Patterns, Littlest Thistle Patterns, My Makes, Sewing Basics, Tutorials

Sainsbury’s went and threw me for a loop by getting rid of all their single use plastic bags from the produce sections while I was away on holiday, which I discovered when I went to pick up a few things on my first day back and ended up with free range onions...
Pattern Launch – Rainy Days & Mondays Bag

Pattern Launch – Rainy Days & Mondays Bag

by Katy Cameron | 05.06.2015 | Bag Makes, Bag Patterns, Littlest Thistle Patterns, My Makes

My lovely band of testers have been slaving away to test out my new Rainy Days & Mondays bag, and I’m happy to announce that it is now available for sale! Pop over to my Pattern Shop to pick up your copy now, and then come back and admire the fabulous job my...
Mini Messenger Bag – The Ones That Got Away

Mini Messenger Bag – The Ones That Got Away

by Katy Cameron | 05.04.2015 | Bag Patterns, Littlest Thistle Patterns

I feel incredibly guilty – I thought I was being so organised, I got a new e-mail list of testers, used it for my Mini Messenger Bag got everyone’s signs up and replies corralled and the photos all saved off in named folders… except I’d...
Pattern Launch – Mini Messenger Bag

Pattern Launch – Mini Messenger Bag

by Katy Cameron | 03.04.2015 | Bag Makes, Bag Patterns, Littlest Thistle Patterns, My Makes

Have you been looking for a nice new bag for spring?  Maybe this Mini Messenger Bag will suit your needs: This small messenger bag is an ideal place to carry your wallet, phone, a few books or a tablet, and other bits and pieces to get you through your day.  In the...
Pattern Launch – The Traveller Bag

Pattern Launch – The Traveller Bag

by Katy Cameron | 20.02.2015 | Bag Makes, Bag Patterns, Littlest Thistle Patterns, My Makes

Thanks to the hard work of my lovely pattern testers over the past few weeks, my Traveller Bag pattern is now available from my shop: Designed to fit with most airline carry-on size restrictions, as the pattern cover suggests, there are a number of features that make...
Whole Lotta Bag Feature

Whole Lotta Bag Feature

by Katy Cameron | 15.07.2014 | Bag Patterns, Littlest Thistle Patterns

My lovely friend and erstwhile Market roomie, Rachael over at Imagine Gnats asked me a while ago if one of her fabulous contributors could make my Whole Lotta Bag out of the beautiful chambray she’d just got in stock. Head on over to Rachael’s blog to see...
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The finished painting from @ettavee class tonight The finished painting from @ettavee class tonight (in slightly dodgy artificial light because although it's not dark here yet, it's been snowing!). It's meant to evoke spring, but I went a wee bit overboard with the paint pens and it looks a little bit like spring sneezed on it up close 🙈. Jessi's is much better, go and admire her work! Anyway this is my first finish in forever on the #saturdaynightcraftalong with @charmaboutyou so I'm going to have dinner to celebrate 😁
Getting started a little early on the #saturdaynig Getting started a little early on the #saturdaynightcraftalong with @charmaboutyou as I'm taking a painting class with the fabulous @ettavee
An alternative view of the London Eye from the Gol An alternative view of the London Eye from the Golden Jubilee Bridges just down the Thames #london #uk #migrationmonday #migrationmondaylt #travelphotography #canon7d #mycanon #canonuk
For the Pencil Police, aka @salamanda001 See, diff For the Pencil Police, aka @salamanda001 See, different lengths 😂
Laying out years of accumulated art supplies ready Laying out years of accumulated art supplies ready for me to finish making their new storage. Having had fun playing with all the 🌈 I'd better get sewing...
Sigh, last working Monday before the bank holiday. Sigh, last working Monday before the bank holiday... #leopard #idube #sabisands #southafrica #migrationmonday #migrationmondaylt #travelphotography #canon20d #mycanon #canonuk
We've come to the end of the #justjudecollaborates We've come to the end of the #justjudecollaborates month, and I've had the chance to make up 3 lovely patterns by @fabricandflowers (cushions), @justjudebelfast (pouch on right) and @joaverystitch (pouch on left) as well as having these lovely ladies make up some of my Retreat Pattern Pack items. Have you been sewing along with us this month? If so, what did you make?
I may be day jobbing today, but help my friend Lou I may be day jobbing today, but help my friend Lou do less work counting on Thursday and more work packing! repost from @flipflopfabricshop OFFER - free shipping with code “STOCK TAKE” when you spend over £8 - runs until the 1st when stock take happens. The less we have to count, the better! The sale section is well worth a look and you can preorder Heather Ross and get free shipping. Open to U.K. and Europe. . . . . . . #freeshipping #freepostage #stocktake #modernfabrics #sewing #quilting #sewingproject #quiltingfabric #haberdashery #notions #sewcialists #fabricshop #onlinefabricshop #UK #Europe
This week for #justjudecollaborates we've been wor This week for #justjudecollaborates we've been working on @joaverystitch new Bird Applique Bundle 2. I chose 2 of the 4 birds included in the pack, the Chaffinch and the tiny Goldcrest and popped them onto a pouch. Because I have hands which steadfastly refuse to do things like needle turn applique without then going on strike for the next few weeks (shout-out to my old friends hypermobility syndrome and RSI) I went down the machine applique route, choosing a raw edge applique approach this time. The pattern handily has lines on the pattern pieces for both raw edge and needle turn/turn through applique, so you just cut out as required. Since I wasn't up for the embroidery either (see above), I used a combination of cutting extra fabric (like the Chaffinch beak and the Goldcrest's crest) and my machine (like the Goldcrest's black line from his beak) to create a similar effect. These wee birds are such sweet additions to a project, I can see them nesting in quilts, perched on pouches and migrating to mini quilts all over! Jo is offering a 15% discount on this Bird Applique Bundle 2 using code JUSTJUDEBIRD15 until the end of March, just pop over to her website to grab your copy! This has been such a fun challenge, and I hope it's introduced you to new patterns and/or designers 😊
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