Kids drawing zipper bag

For ages now, I wanted to digitise one of my kids drawings. They are adults now, and I use to love their drawings when they were little. So I’ve been clearing out some old papers and found this lovely drawing in between all the papers. I just had to digitise it and use it on…

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T-shirt cushion

My son’s favourite t-shirt has been too small for some time. As he can no longer wear it, I asked if he would like it as a cushion. Here it is.

Leather Laptop Sleeve

The first time working with leather. I’ve quickly made this leather laptop sleeve. Hand stitched, it took a few hours to make.

Bag idea…

I’ve got an idea for a bag… here is a test design to get my head around what I want to do.

Little bags

These little bags are so much fun! Perfect little gifts. Tea bag wallets and a nice small zipper bag. I think I am going to make many more of these. The denim are from old jeans and quilted.

Baby gifts

I had so much fun making some baby gifts for a very special couple.

Upcycled shirt

When your son outgrows his shirts and you turn it into a lovely little summers top.

From Jeans to cat: Repurposing with a Creative Twist

I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for giving old things a new lease of life. There’s something deeply satisfying about transforming something worn-out into something wonderful. So, when I recently came across my son’s old jeans – the ones that had seen better days from years of use – I knew I…

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New placemats

I’ve made a new table cloth for my dining room and decided some placemats in the same fabric would look lovely. I had a lot of fun digitising the knife, fork and cake fork, then embroider it on the fabric.

No way! A kitty!

I’ve always admired people making soft toys.  However I thought that it would just be too hard to do. When I saw I could make an ITH kitty, I thought I’d give it a try. What fun! ITH is making something In The Hoop of an embroidery machine, so there is normally very little sewing…

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