Pattern Hacks
If you ever read sewing blogs or follow sewers on social media, you may have heard them talking about pattern hacking, and maybe you wondered what that is or how you do it? Basically a pattern hack is making a change to a printed pattern. It may be as simple as mixing and matching pattern […]
How to Make an Underskirt
As a result of leaving Print me Pretty, I have a large stash of fabric at home. I needed a new slip, so I decided to make one, using fabric from my stash. In some ways, it’s not as good as one made from man-made fibres, but in other ways it’s better. It was […]
Make a Mini Coat Hanger
If you’re making a felt Christmas jumper (see previous post) or any similar small item of clothing, then small coat hangers are required! You can sometimes buy these, although they can be quite expensive. You can also make them. You will need: a length about 12″ of suitable wire* a round object, eg wooden spoon, […]
Make a Felt Christmas Jumper
If, like me, you missed Christmas Jumper Day last week, don’t worry. You can make a felt Christmas jumper to go on your tree, and have Christmas Jumper Day all through the festive season! This is a great make for expressing your creativity. You can make it in a number of ways and decorate it […]
12 Weeks of Christmas Crafts
Are you feeling Christmassy yet? Me neither. But if you plan to make anything for Christmas, whether it’s a new dress for yourself, gifts for friends and family or decorations for your home, then you need to start soon – if not already! To encourage your craftiness, I’m having a Fabric Fun ‘Advent’ calendar […]
Designing your own fabric
Do you sew? If so, you have almost certainly had the frustration of wanting fabric in a colour or type of design that you just can’t buy anywhere. Even plain colours can be hard to get it if they’re not ‘on trend’. So what do you do? Stamp your foot and go off for a […]
Make a Yoyo Necklace
I was thinking about a little craft project you might like to do with your kids if the holidays are testing your creativity, when I came across a Mollie Makes magazine which came with free buttons. Then I found this yoyo bracelet on Zakka Life: It even has buttons the same colour as the Mollie […]
Make a girl’s skirt with pockets
If you follow Fabric Fun Craft Club on Instagram, you may remember that I made a little skirt for my granddaughter last summer, using Marnie Makes’ Rainbow design. I wanted a skirt with an elasticated waist at the back, a waistband at the front and pockets – because we all like pockets in our […]
Make mini bunting
If you want a simple sewing project, one you can get your kids involved with, how about making mini bunting? Cut out pennants from co-ordinating fabric. (I used Sarah Price’s Night-time Rhino collection). Either use pinking shears to cut the pennants, using this template at the size you want (the bases of mine are about […]