Frame Revamp Part One

I have busied myself sewing and crafting today as light relief from all my other chores. I decided to tackle the handbag project that came with my Cath Kidston "Sew" book. The first time I read the instructions I was annoyed that I couldn't figure them out. With a clear head I managed to follow them just fine:

I taught myself how to sew button holes and buttons using the special feet for my sewing machine whilst doing this project thus proving that reading instructions leads to good things!

I also started revamping the following car boot frame:

It is pretty small as far as frames go and you can hardly make out the print from a distance, so I decided to get the mint green paint out:

It has now had two coats and is drying in the garage ready to be filled with something fun. I'm thinking maybe buttons:

Or these funny little plastic dogs I found in my sewing box:

Part two to follow shortly...

My first attempt at Applique!

This post is one of firsts. It is my first sewing post and my first attempt at applique. The venture into this type of craft began when I won a £10 Amazon voucher for entering a survey at university. I spent it (and more!) on various Cath Kidston books, one of which shows you how to applique.


Using felt and thread I followed the instructions and made a rose design and the initials of my friend's name to decorate her birthday present: A home made pamper hamper full of lovely pampering things!

The basic technique was the to draw all the different pieces on tracing paper then bondaweb, stick to the corresponding colour felt, cut out and then iron on top of each other. Sounds simple really. It took some patience but was enjoyable and even more so to see how pleased the recipient was!