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Sewing Basics

Reusable Fruit And Vegetable Bags – Free Tutorial

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

Bag Maker’s Glossary – Sewing Terms Part 2 – Bag Making Basics

Bag Maker’s Glossary – Sewing Terms Part 1 – Bag Making Basics

Bag Maker’s Glossary – Pattern Terms Part 2 – Bag Making Basics

Bag Maker’s Glossary – Pattern Terms Part 1 – Bag Making Basics

Glossary Of Bag Making – Interfacing – Bag Making Basics

How To Get Gluey Gunk From Interfacing Overhangs Off Your Ironing Board

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

Be Kind, Unwind! – Sewing Basics

Turning Images Into Stitch Sketches – Part 1 Finding Or Creating An Image

Countdown To Christmas Tutorials

Tips For Cutting Out Patterns – Sewing Basics

Measuring And Marking Placements, Turnovers And Turning Points – Sewing Basics

Measuring Seam Allowances – Sewing Basics

Cleaning Your Sewing Machine – Sewing Basics

How To Use A Seam Ripper – Sewing Basics Tutorial

Hi, I'm Katy Cameron, head of the Thistle Patch here in Glasgow, UK where I design bag and sewing patterns and sell parts for vintage sewing machines, specialising in Singer Featherweights. Welcome to the site.

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This was taken while on a foot safari during the d This was taken while on a foot safari during the day between the normal sunrise/sunset drives out to see the sights of Sabi Sands. This was the point at which I was wondering just how strong that elephant fence we were near was... ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ #elephant #idube #sabisands #southafrica #migrationmonday #migrationmondaylt #travelphotography #canon20d #mycanon #canonuk
After a day of chores and making a mahoosive batch After a day of chores and making a mahoosive batch of bolognese sauce, I'm going to be working on more of my puff quilt tonight as part of the #saturdaynightcraftalong with @charmaboutyou I've got all the empty rows sewed together, so now I'm stuffing and joining them, starting from the bottom and working up. #shareyourquiltprogress #everydayimpuffling
Looking up the canal towards the Poortersloge art Looking up the canal towards the Poortersloge art centre in Brugge, which, at the time, happened to have a giant whale in front of it made out of plastic waste found in the ocean. Because where else would it be...​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ #brugge #belgium #migrationmonday #migrationmondaylt #travelphotography #canon7d #mycanon #canonuk
15/20 rows for the puff quilt I've been working on 15/20 rows for the puff quilt I've been working on for the past 3 weeks. It will end at 20x20 puffs, so around 70" square, and I climbed up to my bale of bouncifil stuffing today to grab enough for the next stage in construction. Checking in early for the #saturdaynightcraftalong with @charmaboutyou hope I can get all the rows sewn together tonight so I can start stuffing tomorrow...
An alternative view of the ceiling of the main hal An alternative view of the ceiling of the main hall at Trerice, a historic manor near Newquay in Cornwall.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ #trerice #cornwall #uk #migrationmonday #migrationmondaylt #travelphotography #canon7d #mycanon #canonuk
The stragglers from a bus load of Asian tourists t The stragglers from a bus load of Asian tourists take photos in front of the 'traditional' buildings on the Römerberg in the middle of Frankfurt. I say 'traditional' because Frankfurt, once the largest medieval city in Germany, suffered from terrible carpet bombing in World War II, with the USAF and the RAF dropping just over 27,000 metric tons of explosive on the city between 1942 and 1945, pretty much destroying its original medieval architecture as well as killing around 5,500 people. Initially post war reconstruction went for modern architecture (and apparently a good deal of concrete), but by the 1970's the residents of Frankfurt were looking to get back some of what they'd lost. In fact these buildings here weren't constructed until the 1980s after a local vote on how to replace a concrete monstrosity. Across the square from this is the Römer, which has been in use as the city hall since the 15th century, and which was restored somewhat more lovingly post war.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ #frankfurt #germany #migrationmonday #migrationmondaylt #travelphotography #canon7d #mycanon #canonuk
Got all my big solid scraps in colour order for @s Got all my big solid scraps in colour order for @sherrilynnwood #improvcurvesscrapplay workshop today. Looking forward to diving in! 🌈
Fabulously coloured stained glass windows inside t Fabulously coloured stained glass windows inside the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre Genève.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ #geneva #switzerland #migrationmonday #migrationmondaylt #travelphotography #canon7d #mycanon #canonuk
Happy New Year everyone! I'm not one for making r Happy New Year everyone! I'm not one for making resolutions, with the exception of setting a book goal for the past few years. In 2022 I thought I'd get through 45 books based on an average of the previous few years, however a few changes of habitat over the year saw a fairly dramatic overachievement of that. This year I'll aim for 90 I think... Hope you all get to reach your goals this year, whatever they may be 😊
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