Picnic Blanket Skirt

So the very first thing that I made with my new sewing machine was the Picnic Blanket Skirt, a skirt with no pattern, but excellent instructions to follow to make your own pattern that fits your measurements.  I have become somewhat of a Tilly Walnes fangirl over the last month or so and I really recommend checking out her blog and patterns.

I bought some cute navy and white plane print fabric, quite a thin and slippery material but it was very wide and good value for money (about £6 a metre I think).

The measurement instructions were very easy to understand and I decided to draw it onto pattern paper rather than straight onto the fabric.  The fabric did move around a lot when I was cutting it out, although I was using massively blunt scissors which didn't help!

The finishing isn't brilliant but as a first attempt for a long long time, I'm quite pleased!

It was first time I'd made buttonholes which scared me a bit, but after a few attempts on some scrap material I didn't feel too bad. 

Fabric arrival!

Got a big bundle of fabric today from Plush Addict.  As you can see I got a selection of children's prints (although I have my eye on the fox one for myself!) as I'm planning on making a reversible dress for my friend's newborn. 

Also got some bright green cotton which I plan on making into curtains for my living room and also a metre of a multicoloured print which I may use to add a band of colour to the bottom of the curtains.

Busy times ahead! 

Hello!

Welcome, just a quick post to introduce myself!

My name is Hannah, and I decided to start this blog because I like to make things and I thought it would be a good way of recording them.  I've been looking around at some blogs recently and been inspired to share my makes with the blog world! 

I've been knitting for about 5 years now, learning when I was a child then picking up it when I discovered the Ravelry website. I taught myself lots of new techniques using the magic of YouTube and have made some things I'm pretty proud of! 

Recently I've gotten back into sewing, having left it at A Level Textiles.  I'm very excited that sewing is back in my life and now that I have a machine, my bank balance is rapidly dwindling due to fabric purchases!!

I like to dabble in other creative avenues, perhaps I will blog as they happen.

My blog title came from the fact that as well as enjoying creative activities, I share this with my boyfriend James who is an artist (more about that another time!) He made my blog graphic because I really haven't got the patience for such things!

We are a team and hopefully I will be sharing some of our makes when I get to grips with blogging. It would be lovely to meet more crafty people along the way too : )