Make Retro Dress GarlandMay 5, 2025Many places are celebrating Mother’s Day in May! Make Retro Dress Garland fit for a Queen. I originally made these garlands to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee, but they make a lovely Mother’s Day decoration too. And shouldn’t our mum’s be Queen for a Day?! Here are the Mother’s Day garlands. It’s the same idea just tailored for families. I googled retro paper dolls and chose outfits that fit the children’s ages in particular families. It’s […]
Easter Bunny BuntingMarch 31, 2025Celebrate Easter with homemade Easter Bunny Bunting made from your favourite fabrics. I’ve got a soft spot for bunting. It’s an easy way to mark any occasion. And best of all you get to re-use it over again every year. What you’ll need Bunny-PDF-1Download the bunny pattern – click the link above to download mine or make your own. favourite fabrics – I went for classic retro pastels. a stiff iron-on interfacing – I’m using Vilene H250 (Vlieseline) pretty […]
Bunnies for little people: UPDATEMarch 29, 2025Using fleece Fleece is the perfect material for this project because fleece doesn’t unravel. It comes is so many gorgeous colours and it’s washable. Always a great feature. To make these cute bunnies, first find a simple bunny pattern, I just Googled it. Cut out the bunny shape and trace it onto fleece scraps. I’ve been doing this for years and the bunnies have evolved! I’ve played with the sizes, used special stitches for the eyes and nose, added a pocket and […]
Making Easter Egg GarlandMarch 26, 2025Here’s a fast and fun Easter Egg Garland project that let’s you showcase your favourite fabrics. The great thing about fabric garland or bunting is that you get to use it year after year. Even better, you can rearrange this kind of garland or add more to it later. The challenge was figuring out how to sew these with what I had available at home. Of course, fabric wasn’t going to be a problem! Gathering the materials favourite fabrics – the egg template is roughly 3 X 4 […]
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