sewing projects

Criss cross coasters from Cards_by_Paula ^Pro 339 days old

I finished these this morning and I want to show them to you before I send them off to the US. These coasters are for a swap on the Kool Crafts and ...

I wish... from Cards_by_Paula ^Pro 496 days old

I could make time stand still so I'd be able to finish all my WIPs (Works In Progress). My last post was 2 weeks ago and that's because I've been busy ...

Sewing project 2: cellphone case from Cards_by_Paula ^Pro 685 days old

With the bit of felt I had leftover from my other sewing project - the tissue case - I made this cellphone case. Obviously, if you don't have a cellphone ...

Template for tissue case from Cards_by_Paula ^Pro 689 days old

As promised here's the template for the tissue case. You can see what the exterior looks like here and the photo of the interior is here. This template ...

A present, a surprise and my new pot holder from Cards_by_Paula ^Pro 572 days old

I received a present last week, this lovely book with lots of ideas for gifts and keepsakes all in cross stitch. The deal is I get to keep the book and ...

Headband - one size fits all from Cards_by_Paula ^Pro 431 days old

A few months ago I posted a tutorial on how to make headbands. To me the problem with the type of headbands that have an elastic at the back is that ...

Sewing project number 1: Tissue case from Cards_by_Paula ^Pro 689 days old

I came up with the template for this tissue case many years ago when I made some cross-stitched ones to give as gifts to friends of mine. I'm quite happy ...

Projects using circles of fabric - tutorial 2 of 4 from Cards_by_Paula ^Pro 557 days old

This is my secong tutorial in the series of projects using circles of fabric. This time I'm going to show you how to make a flower. 1 - After you have ...