by Katy Cameron | 14.05.2018 | Bag Making Basics, Sewing Basics, Tutorials
So you’ve decided to make a bag. You have your fabric all picked out, but what are you going to make? Over the next 2 weeks we will look at the terms used around patterns and the cutting out of the various pieces to make your bag. Pattern Terms A pattern is a...
by Katy Cameron | 07.05.2018 | Bag Making Basics, Sewing Basics, Tutorials
Interfacings and interlinings can be a contentious part of bag making, not least because of the bewildering array that can meet you in the average fabric shop. Understanding the purpose of each one, however, may help you the next time you face this conundrum! I...
by Katy Cameron | 30.04.2018 | Bag Making Basics, Tutorials
The internet has really helped to open up the availability of suitable fabrics for bag making such that your only limitations might be what your sewing machine can actually handle. The following are fabrics that are often used, along with some notes of their use and...
by Katy Cameron | 23.04.2018 | Bag Making Basics, Other Tutorials, Sewing Basics, Tutorials
Have you ever found yourself happily pressing fusible interfacing to your fabric, gone to lift it off the ironing board and found that it’s actually stuck there because a bit of your interfacing protruded past the edge of the fabric and the glue has now stuck to...
by Katy Cameron | 09.04.2018 | Bag Making Basics, Quilt Making Basics, Sewing Basics, Tutorials
Way, way back in the mists of time, when sewing machines first roamed the earth, there was a simple upright pin to hold a spool of thread, and thread itself was wound straight onto its little wooden spool where each round sat snugly next to its neighbour in a little...
by Katy Cameron | 19.12.2016 | Bag Makes, Bag Making Basics, My Makes, Other Makes, Sewing Basics, Tutorials
With just under a week until the big day, are you starting to panic as your remaining ‘To Do’ list contains larger items than you can manage? Has someone helpfully come home and announced that they need a gift to give to someone tomorrow?...
