Category Archives: Handmade

Upcycle a sweater into a nappy cover!

Here in Australia, we call them woolly “jumpers”. 🙂 When they are too pilled and moth eaten to be of further use as clothing, you can re-purpose these useful items into wool nappy covers. If you’ve been using cloth nappies with PUL covers and want to try wool, don’t be afraid to give it aContinue reading “Upcycle a sweater into a nappy cover!”

Weaving a special gift

Last year my Mum had a special birthday, and I vowed to make something extra special to mark the occasion!  At first I was thinking of making a quilt, inspired by the lovely wonky circles done by Mari of TheQuiltingEdge. I still think that is a great idea (hi Mum!) but I knew I wantedContinue reading “Weaving a special gift”

Wild goose chase quilt

Well, I really wanted to post about this yesterday, but as is always the way with quilting, it took longer than I thought! I have been working for months on an epic project: a wedding quilt for my sister! She was married last year in September, and I knew there was no way I was goingContinue reading “Wild goose chase quilt”

Handmade Christmas 2013

This year I managed to create more handmade gifts at Christmas time, and over the year for various birthdays. The idea is for me to replace a gift I would normally have purchased (using a budgeted amount) with a personalised hand made item. I have a lot of nieces and nephews to buy for, andContinue reading “Handmade Christmas 2013”