Showing posts with label Sewing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sewing. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Latest Creation

Good morning (just). So 3 months ago a friend of mine asked if I could make personalised bunting for her son's bedroom. Now I have only been sewing for about 4 or so months so I felt quite excited that she would ask me to try this knowing I had little experience. After a little fabric searching we came to pick the Riley Blake All Stars set (1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th in pic below). Isn't it just fantastic!!!!



After I received the fabric this little project stalled due to moving house, my daughter having various infections & also really just a very big lack of creative motivation which has been affecting all areas of my creative self. But slowly but surely I'm gaining my motivation back so soon there will be no stopping me & I'll be sewing like a pro lol.

Alright so my next step was to decided on which plain colour I would use for the personalised lettering on the bunting, for this I went with Fire Engine RED! I also decided to use red for the ribbon (well actually it's Hem Binding).



I have never before attempted appliqueing anything so I found it extremely fiddly but got it in the end & although there is no way that my work could be sold in a store I reckon I did a pretty decent job.

Most probably wouldn't be as wrapped in the finished piece as I am but I'm over the moon with it & am now going to work on a girly themed one for my own daughter's bedroom.









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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Sewing & Craft Room to Inspire

Alright so I've slacked of badly where this blog is concerned but I've been really busy getting out lots of orders so I hope I can be forgive.

Tonight I thought I would share with you some photos of sewing & craft rooms that I'm using as my inspiration. We move in just under a month & the new house has a much bigger room for me to be crafty in. I can see it now French Shabby Chic all the way!

I love the cotton reel holder in this one!

My favourite by far!

Look at all that ribbon, I've been saving up my large coffee jars just for this purpose

OH MY GOSH FABRIC HEAVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This rooms a little plain for my liking but I do really dig all the organisation though

I love how cheeky this wall decal is. I will definitely be getting some decals for my new room

I'm a scrapbooker so this room I am utterly in love with, the follow photos are all of this room!

I love the bird cage!

I hope these photos inspire all of you as much as they inspire me.

WORK IN BEAUTY, CREATE BEAUTY!!!!
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Thursday, June 17, 2010

SEW FOR BACKPACK 4 AUSSIE KIDS

Hello, firstly thank you for taking the time to read this very important message.


I have recently become aware of a fantastic organisation called Backpack for Aussie Kids http://backpacks4aussiekids.com.au/ who have set themselves a goal of providing 1000 backpacks to foster care children around Australia. I won't go into the finer details of the organisation as it's all on their website.

What I am proposing is donating crayon/pencil rolls to this great cause. I as one person can only accomplish so much but as a group I am hoping we can band together to sew as many rolls as possible. So if you can sew & would like to help that would be great.

The rolls take very little fabric to make & Spotlight has some wonderfully bright cotton fabrics that are very inexpensive. I would only ask that you offer to make as many as you think you are able, I will not be setting a min. amount per person.

On Monday, 21st I will email everyone with the pattern & instructions on how to make the crayon rolls. I hope also have adapted the pattern to make it larger for pencils or felt pens.
If you would like to be apart of this please email me at sweetcheekcrafts@gmail.com before Monday, 21st June

Warmly
Renee Webb


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