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New Technique Anxiety, Or Why My Laptop Bag Took 7 Years To Make

New Technique Anxiety, Or Why My Laptop Bag Took 7 Years To Make

by Katy Cameron | 12.09.2018 | Bag Makes, Bag Making Basics, My Makes, Quilt Making Basics, Sewing Basics, Tutorials

Have you ever had a vision of something that you wanted to make, but just knew at the time that you didn’t have the skills to make it?  That happened to me about 7 years ago when I was shopping in the West End of Glasgow (an occurrence that I’m pretty sure I can...
How To Do Neatly Turned Machine Applique – Quilt Making Basics – Video

How To Do Neatly Turned Machine Applique – Quilt Making Basics – Video

by Katy Cameron | 27.07.2018 | Quilt Making Basics, Tutorials

I have been sewing along with the Friendship Quilt Along with Amanda Herring Designs on Instagram, but this week, I’m one of the stops on the tour, and I’m going to show you how I made the Empathetic block using machine applique.  The video is about 25...
What Is A Scant 1/4″ Seam? – Quilt Making Basics

What Is A Scant 1/4″ Seam? – Quilt Making Basics

by Katy Cameron | 16.04.2018 | Quilt Making Basics, Tutorials

If there’s ever anything guaranteed to get people’s knickers in a twist in the quilting world, it’s the concept of the 1/4″ seam, scant or otherwise. In all areas of sewing a seam allowance is the bit of fabric between the stitching line and...
The Importance Of How Thread Is Wound, Especially With Vintage Sewing Machines – Sewing Basics

The Importance Of How Thread Is Wound, Especially With Vintage Sewing Machines – Sewing Basics

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...
How To Sew Pinless Curves – Quilt Making Basics – Video

How To Sew Pinless Curves – Quilt Making Basics – Video

by Katy Cameron | 02.04.2018 | Quilt Making Basics, Tutorials

A few weeks ago I was asked to make a video on sewing pinless curves.  I’m sorry it took quite so long to get here, but I hope this shows what you were after.  It was my first attempt at shooting with two cameras, so fair to say it may be a little rough around...
Glossary Of Quilting Terms Part 7 – Finishing & Binding Terms – Quilt Making Basics

Glossary Of Quilting Terms Part 7 – Finishing & Binding Terms – Quilt Making Basics

by Katy Cameron | 19.03.2018 | Quilt Making Basics, Tutorials

Phew, we’ve reached the last step in making a quilt, finishing the edges off neatly. Trimming/Squaring Up The Quilt You may remember waaaay back in the basting stage you made the batting and backing bigger than your quilt top, and while you or your long armer...
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The Ponts Couverts, Strasbourg on an early autumn The Ponts Couverts, Strasbourg on an early autumn day. I had hoped that the nice weather I had enjoyed on the rest of my holiday through Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany would follow me here so that I could capture the lovely colourful area around the Petite France area, but alas, this was not the best of days (in fact it started to rain not long after this!) Ah well, it's always nice to have an excuse to go back to a place.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #strasbourg #alsace #france #migrationmonday #migrationmondaylt #travelphotography #canon7d #mycanon #canonuk
Tonight as part of the #saturdaynightcraftalong wi Tonight as part of the #saturdaynightcraftalong with @charmaboutyou I'm cutting out hunnerds of bag pieces (apparently @charmaboutyou thought eleventy million was exaggerating 🤷🏻‍♀️)
Yesterday I showed you the lovely cushion I got fr Yesterday I showed you the lovely cushion I got from @canadianabroad in the #britbee swap, and today I'm showing you the one I made for @inspiredbyfelix who wanted something to go with her petrol blue sofa. In her inspiration mosaic she had included another @sewquirky pattern, so I saw that as an excuse to break out Cuddlee the Sloth. I used mostly Florida from Ruby Star Society, along with some of their Speckle basics and some cork with colourful flecks that I picked up at FOQ a couple of years ago. His glasses are a glitter vinyl, because why not? I piped the edges and did a lapped zip closure on the back. I also made a pencil case as an extra, but forgot to take photos 🤦🏻‍♀️ . . . . . . . #quilting #quilt #iquilt #sewing #sewcialist #lovesewing #lovequilting #isew #sewist #sewingblogger #quiltblogger #cuddleethesloth #sewquirkypatterns #rubystarsociety
Brit Bee is 10 this year, and to celebrate, we bee Brit Bee is 10 this year, and to celebrate, we bees decided to do a cushion swap (as we got to the point where we were really quite crap at remembering to make and send blocks, so we stopped doing that a while back 😂). This is the gorgeous Heather Ross laden cushion was made for me by the lovely @canadianabroad and she sent a whole load more wee squares to add to my HR collection/hoard. #swapgoodies #britbee #britbeeforever
A view out over Salzburg from Festung Hohensalzbur A view out over Salzburg from Festung Hohensalzburg (Hohensalzburg Castle). It's probably the only end of that cannon that you want to be looking at! #hohensalzburgfestung #salzburg #austria #migrationmonday #migrationmondaylt #travelphotography #canon7d #mycanon #canonuk
The last of the holiday photos have finally been p The last of the holiday photos have finally been processed - can we be back in a pool in the sunshine next week please? Our final meal was 'Up the hill' at the Mas Des Vignes, with a champagne cocktail alongside a cod ball amuse bouche at sunset on the terrace and another fabulous dinner of burrata with tomatoes and white truffle shavings, followed by beef fillet with potatoes, a cheese plate with fig jam and a desert of peach, cherry and goats cheese sorbets, with a few petit fours for the road. #jackdoesmasdesvignes #jackdoesprovence #jackdoesfrance2021
Reminder that you have until tomorrow night to boo Reminder that you have until tomorrow night to book into the next Basic Maintenance Class on 02/10. This will be the last one of this year, but if you can't make this one, we have gift vouchers which can be used on both products and classes, in case you want to put in a good word with Santa for next year! . . . . . . . #thelittlestthistleshop #sewingmachineshop #sewingmachineparts #machinecare #sewingmachine #onlineshop #singer221 #singer222 #singerfeatherweight #sewing #sewcialist #lovesewing #lovequilting #sewist #sewingblogger
Her indoors has been back at work for 3 days now, Her indoors has been back at work for 3 days now, but I applied a sharp paw poke to her nether regions and got her to process last Thursday's pics, the 2nd to last day of the holiday. 1. For fans of Peter Mayle's Hotel Pastis, this was the actual, real life bank in L'Isle Sur La Sorgue, a town whose historic centre is an Island. 2. - 3. The town is known for its antique shops and Sunday antique markets, as well as having a Thursday 'regular' market. It also has funky wee shops down random alleys, but it's very welcoming! 4. LT's mum requested crêpes for lunch, and in France that means restaurants with leanings towards the region of Brittany, regardless of where they are in the country and that therefore your galettes (savoury crêpes) are served with teacups of cider big enough to bathe in. 5. The galletes are always huge, and the best ones come with an egg in the centre which oozes yolk over the rest of the toppings (in this case ham and reblochon cheese) 6. LT's dad felt he should also sample the sweet crêpes, you know, just to be equitable. Unfortunately that meant lots of other 🐻 to share with... 7. We ended the day at the Delices Du Luberon shop to stock up on all the tapenade #jackdoeslislesurlasorgue #jackdoesprovence #jackdoesfrance2021
Just a wee reminder for anyone wanting to attend t Just a wee reminder for anyone wanting to attend the next Basic Maintenance Class on 02/10, the last day to book in will be 27/09 as there are things I need to send out ahead of the class. Just click on the link in the picture to take you to the booking options ☺️ . . . . . . . #thelittlestthistleshop #sewingmachineshop #sewingmachineparts #machinecare #sewingmachine #onlineshop #singer221 #singer222 #singerfeatherweight #sewing #sewcialist #lovesewing #lovequilting #sewist #sewingblogger
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New Post!!! Work In Progress Wednesday Whew, it’s been a wee while, eh? Over the summer I just ran out of things to share, partly due to some missing sewjo, and partly because the few things I was doing either couldn’t be shared because they were for a swap, or because they were just too big to get a photo. Oh, […] ... See MoreSee Less
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