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...
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...
by Katy Cameron | 11.06.2018 | Bag Making Basics, Sewing Basics, Tutorials
Last week we looked at terms used in the actual stitching of a project. This week we’re looking at instructions that follow after stitching. Post Stitching Terms Seam Pressed Open, Closed Or To The Side The pressing of seams is something that I find tends to...
by Katy Cameron | 04.06.2018 | Bag Making Basics, Sewing Basics, Tutorials
So you’ve chopped up all your fabric and you’re ready to sew everything together. Over the next couple of weeks we’re looking at the terms you find in the sewing section of a pattern: Fabric Placement Terms For an activity that seems to be, in the...
by Katy Cameron | 21.05.2018 | Bag Making Basics, Sewing Basics, Tutorials
Last week we looked at the types of pattern and some of the text you would find inside them, this week we’re looking at cutting terms: Cutting Terms The following are terms used when cutting out a pattern, and refer to common terminology used in patterns, and...
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...
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