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Scrappy Pouches Video Tutorial

By Judith on April 6, 2020
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Hello everyone!

I hope you are all keeping safe and well during these strange days. With much more time available to us, I guess you are all making lots of headway with all your WIPs and UFOs!!!!! (wink, wink!)

With no classes to teach, I thought I’d have a go at teaching online!! With essential tech support from my daughter, we spent 6 days filming, editing, cringing, re-filming and editing some more to finally produce our first video tutorial!

It’s far from perfect and we still have lots to learn (not sure I’ll ever get used to seeing & hearing myself on video!), but we are really pleased overall and the initial feedback is positive.

So if you have lots of scraps you would like to turn into something practical and pretty, then our free tutorial might just be what you’re looking for!

scrappy pouches video tutorial — Click on the pic and you’ll be taken to the tutorial on my Youtube Channel

These scrappy pouches can be made to any size, so you can cater for the scraps you have.

The strips are sewn down onto a foundation layer (either sew-in interlining, baking paper or wadding) and no matter the size of the pouch (or textile you use) the technique is the same.

I’ve made a cutesy pencil case size pouch ….

…. as well as medium sized project or toiletry pouches.

And then I went large with my denim scraps, making this extra-large pouch, perfect for a laptop, files or even a knitting project!!

The tutorial takes you step by step through making the strippy panels, creating zipper tabs, inserting the zipper and assembling and finishing the pouch.

And you also get the measurements for all the sizes shown here.

So with all this time on our hands, there’s really no excuse for not diminishing those scraps!

Have fun and keep sewing!

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Patchwork Denim Pouch

By Judith on May 17, 2019
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My youngest daughter requested a handmade gift for her friend’s 18th birthday.

So last bank holiday Monday, I had a happy afternoon ‘playing’ in my sewing room with my first love, denim!

Using only my smallest denim pieces, I used the ‘quilt as you go’ method to quilt the pieces directly onto some Pellon flex foam, leaving sections here and there for a little Boro style stitching!

I’m not a great hand stitcher, but I’m loving the current boro/kantha/sashiko stitching trend that is influencing the quilting community at the moment.

Originating from the Japanese ethos of ‘visible mending’ these stitches are meant to be seen, functional, and not necessarily perfect! Yes! My kind of hand stitching.

I always love working with denim, and completely fell in love with this little pouch as I discovered interesting seams, shades and textures among my scraps.

It was a sad and sweet moment handing over this pouch! Needless to say I didn’t even make a dent in my pile of scraps!

My appetite for making more ‘quilt as you go’ boro style denim projects is unabated, so I’ve decided to design a bag in the same style! #lovemyjob

Watch this space!

Happy upcycling!

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New Patterns (& Discount!)

By Judith on November 7, 2018
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Well the 1 year celebrations are over, so it’s back to class prep, pattern writing and sample making!

Some of you have availed of my online pattern shop discount code BIRTHDAY1. I hope you enjoy making the projects.

However, there were a few glitches with the discount code which I’m pleased to say are now fixed! Apologies, and thank you for your patience.

So if you didn’t manage to use the code first time around, I’m extending my discount offer, so please feel free! The code will expire this Saturday, 10th November.

And if you need a little tempting, let me show you some of my recently listed patterns!

‘Dotti’ Denim Pouch

(pattern available here)

Festive Stars Table Runner

(pattern available here)

Gingerbread Men Garland

(pattern available here)

Hot Water Bottle Cover

(pattern available here)

And there are many more patterns and Christmas gift ideas for you to choose from!

Happy sewing!

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Patchwork in the Peaks 14: Part 2

By Judith on September 26, 2018
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I promised to check in again and tell you about my makes at Patchwork in the Peaks (though they pale into insignificance compared to the fabulous makes of my fellow sewers).

Not fully understanding the brief of the weekend, I arrived with no personal projects to work on! Doh!

However, Elita has a very healthy ‘scraps stack’ which she generously makes available to all at Peaks.

So with that in mind, I rustled up a sizeable ‘Quilt As You Go’ pouch.

I always find that other people’s scraps are much more interesting than my own, so it was fun rustling through the scrap boxes for this project.

QAYG Pouch (Peaks14) — *Thank you to Margie for donating the yellow tassel!*

One of the ‘games’ we played at the weekend was a ‘Roll the Dice Fat Quarter swap’.

It’s much too long winded for me to try and explain how it works, but the essence of the game is that you bring 3 fat quarters to the table and after much hilarity, competitive threats (of the lighthearted kind of course!!) and fast hand action, you end up with 3 different fat quarters!

One such fat quarter is the glorious yellow that I used for the lining of my pouch!

Aaaahhhhh! Sunshine in a pouch!

Following my Denim Applique Bag workshop, there was a nice little pile of offcuts and discarded denim bits.

So in keeping with the denim/upcycling theme, I made another zippy pouch (a girl can never have too many pouches, right?!).

A little ‘Aurifil’ decorative stitching and feature tabs, loops and labels add the perfect finishing touches.

Another of my ‘fat quarter swaps’ made it as the perfect pouch lining!

On Saturday evening we shared our ‘Secret Sister’ gifts (surprise, anonymous gifts left for each person throughout the weekend) and then Gina presented the ‘Mystery Make’.

This is a fun, quick make in keeping with the theme of the weekend. Several little jeans legs were made available with a finished sample of the cutest wee fabric bucket! So we set to it and in no time at all, a family of re-purposed fabric buckets appeared! (see pics in previous post)

Despite the flowers being upside down (!!) I’m going to use mine as a purposeful little thread catcher.

And last but not least, another rummage in the scraps box and my heart started to flutter as I discovered some adorable vintage vibe browns!

Now I appreciate brown is not a universally loved fabric colour, and there are some browns I just can’t do.

But on my bucket list of makes is a vintage brown quilt (I have a secret hoard of brown vintage fabrics in my loft!). So I grasped the nettle and started making log cabin blocks, with no other plan in mind than to enjoy the browns and worry about a design much later!

So considering I arrived at Peaks with no fabric or sewing equipment, I did pretty well don’t you think?

Thanks for tuning in!

Happy sewing!

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Autumn Table Projects Part 2

By Judith on September 12, 2018
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Hello there!

As promised, I’m back to tell you about the rest of the projects on my Autumn Table!

(you can read all about projects 1-5 here)

6. Denim Washbag:

My love of repurposing denim gets everywhere!

Unfortunately I don’t have a pattern written up yet for this project, but I’m currently working on a new Denim Pouch Bag, so stay tuned for new ways to upcycle your denim.

7. Stacked Coins Cushion

(pattern available here)

I had so much fun making this cushion for my Scrap Busting Saturday last month.

I have soooooooo many scraps I was able to ‘stack my coins’ into 10 colourways, 5 in the front and 5 in the back!

The pattern includes a nifty step by step guide on how to put a zipper into your cushion.

And don’t worry if you don’t have as many ‘organised’ scraps as me, you can go completely random and throw everything (and the kitchen sink!) in!

8. Zippy pouches

(Easy Peasy Pouch pattern available here)

(Gracie Pouch pattern available here)

Another successful workshop last month was my Zippy Pouches day!

This was all about conquering the ‘fear of the zipper’, and adding more fabulous gift making ideas to the repertoire!

The Easy Peasy Pouch is a great beginner friendly pattern on which to cut your zippy teeth on (2 sizes available)!

And if you’re feeling a little more adventurous, try the roomy Gracie Pouch (also available in 2 sizes).

9. Tissue Box Covers

(free tutorial available here)

Aren’t these much better looking than cardboard tissue boxes!

And the great thing about this tutorial is you can cover any size box, with my handy ‘made to measure’ table!

10. Hot Water Bottle Cover

(pattern available here)

As temperatures are cooling, how cosy would it be to snuggle up in the evening with a soothing hot water bottle and a great read.

This cover fits a standard size hot water bottle, and if you line it with Insul Bright heat resistant wadding, your bottle stays warmer for longer!

And a great gift idea, don’t you think!

So there we have it! My Autumn Table Roundup full of ideas and inspiration this new season.

Thank you for tuning in!

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Another Denim Pouch!

By Judith on January 11, 2017
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I hope you aren’t tired of seeing my denim pouches!

I was woefully late getting a birthday present to my friend, but now that she has it I can show it to you!

This one is a little different from my other denim pouches. I thought I would keep hexies as the dominant theme this time.

My Sizzix cutting machine makes light work cutting through the denim. And because I enjoying EPP-ing hexies so much, there are more hexies on the back, with just a hint of Aurifil Wool thread featuring in the base (couldn’t resist)!