Confined Crafting

 I've decided to try a new thing on the blog! I'm finding that I'm not posting much as I feel like I need to do a summary post when I finish something - and that can take a while! So these will be little diaries showing what I have got up to and discussing any thoughts I've had along the way, without anything needing to be finished! Embroidery The week started with a bit of disappointment as I failed to meet one of my New Year's Resolutions (as made in this post ). As you can see from the image above, I've not managed to finish the birth sampler for my friend's son in time for his birthday. But it's much closer than it was and I might be able to get it done by the end of May! New deadline! Also in embroidery, I made one of my Jacobin Day Quilt Blocks  as an applique. I really enjoyed this method, which is completely new to me. The way I did it was like making a little collage of scraps of fabric and felt with embroidery highlights. Though I did cheat a l...

Earlier today I made this little bag from a rectangle of scrap fabric. It's a very basic method - there are all sorts of ways this could be improved such as adding lining, a base or French seams. However, for a quick, easy make it works just fine! I wanted to make a little bag for a nerdy friend - what better than this awesome dice/RPG/DnD themed fabric (from Spoonflower ). I only had this rectangle left over from other projects. Step 1: give it a good iron! Step 2: fold in the ends, iron them down and pin. I folded them by 1/2 an inch. This fold will form the channel where the drawstring of the bag will go. Step 3: sew down the folds making sure to sew close to the raw edge of the fold so you have enough space to feed the ribbon through later. Now fold the fabric in half with right sides together. The edges you've already sewn should meet together at the top. Pin then sew up the open sides - make sure to stop at the fold or you'll sew up the channel for the ribbon! Step 4:...