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 | 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 | 03.04.2017 | Sewing Basics, Tutorials
We’re talking bobbins today, the much neglected part of most people’s sewing armoury. I know, I know, everyone wants to spend their money on the pretty fabric and the nice thread but bobbins are pretty cheap, even for vintage ones, and you actually need...
by Katy Cameron | 13.03.2017 | Quilt Making Basics, Sewing Basics, Tutorials
Stitch sketching has been gaining popularity in recent times, with several books on the subject coming out in the last year alone. I will state now that I haven’t read the books, so this is entirely how I’ve interpreted the building up of images with...
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?...
