Something different!

One of my suppiers kindly sent me some fabric, lace and trim offcuts which have inspired some new designs.  I love the fabrics and if this range goes well I may expand it to cushions, hearts etc.

Two specially commissioned cushions - Paris & Ickworth House

These two oblong cushions were designed and made for a special customer.  They were a pleasure to make and a really pushed me out of my comfort zone!  Ickworth House is a beautiful building near Bury St Edmunds.  It has a destinctive rotunda which is represented on the cushion.  Both cushions are made from Laura Ashley Oatmeal linen and the appliques are made using vintage tweed fabrics.

Back in action - vintage fabric purses

After a well earned break I have been back to my sewing machine this week and have made a selection of purses from my gorgeous stash of vintage and liberty fabrics.  The fabrics are so lovely to work with and make a welcome change from my usual Cath Kidston!

Tweed, tweed, tweed!

This is part of my new winter collection of tweed products with appliqued flowers and vintage buttons.  The purses also have beautiful vintage floral lining.  I have really enjoyed making these and must thank Paula for kindly donating the fabric to me.  A few purses are left in my ebay shop, but I have sold out of cushions until I get stitching again in the New Year.  At the mo I have commissions galore which are keeping me out of trouble, but looking ahead, plans are afoot for a website launch in February.  Wishing all my friends and customers a Merry Christmas and a very prosperous New Year.

My reupholstery project!

I found this lovely dark wood chair in a secondhand shop.  It was covered in a horrible old pub type fabric (and it smelt like one!), but it was only £30.  I am not very confident with things like this but thought I would give recovering it a go.  I am so pleased with the result that I just had to share!!!  It has zips and buttons and weird shapes and everything!!!

More Christmas Products

Here we have more from my Christmas collection.  I have made some stockings with vintage fabric and others with Riley Blake Christmas fabric.  I have trimmed them using ribbons, ric rac braid and mini pom pom trim.  The button brooches are tiny - 4cm accross and match my mulled wine scented keyrings.  More and more to follow!

The first bits from my Xmas collection

More bits to follow soon.  Just a little taster - these keyrings are mulled wine scented!  They are in my ebay shop now.  I have also made brooches and stockings.