Mollie Makes - HOME magazine review

Picked up this Magazine Mollie Makes
HOME from the publishers of Mollies Makes the
monthly craft magazine. It was quite expensive
at around £7. But as a one off its as great buy
packed with retro and vintage ideas for
decorating your home.

  

There are plenty of projects, including

how to make a patch work full size quilt, 

and a delightful baby quilt, a retro inspired

headboard, potato pint placemats !  blankets and

cushion to crochet and much more ...

Plus some great book reviews and

loads of ideas to inspire you.
Loving all the seventies wallpaper !

Pillow Case Tutorial

I found this retro sheet at Emmaus and
as part of my very slow bedroom "make over"
I have made these pillow cases, heres how,

You will need:
Fabric = two rectangles one that measures
30 x 20 inches or ( 76cm x51cm)
and the second piece 36 x 20 or (91 cm x51cm)
Sewing Machine

Pins, scissors, and sewing thread

1 cm seam allowance

 Start with you two pieces of fabric each measuring
30 x 20 inches or 76 cm x51cm and 36 x 20 or 91 cm x51cm

with the wrong side of the fabric facing you

 and using the end that measure 20 inches (51 cm)

machine a line 1 cm from the edge of the fabric.

Repeat on the remaining piece of fabric.

 using this line as a guide fold over on the stitch line and press, fold again and
press, repeat on the  remaining piece of fabric.

 machine along the fold line on both pieces of fabric, the fold should be on
the wrong side of the fabric, repeat on the remaining piece of fabric.

 Place right sides of the fabric together, the unsewn ends must match, leaving
the turned hems not matching (my top hem is not sewn into place in the photo)

 Machine the pillow cases together using 1 cm seam allowance and zig zag the edges.

 fold the flap over the pillow and pin together, this bit feels wrong !
 And machine down using a 1 cm seam allowance,

 to match the seam you have already sewn.

 fold the flap back, give it an iron, you pillow case is finished.

Sew La Tea Do and SEW Cath Kidson

 I just wanted to share with you these projects made

at Sew Retro's sewing classes

from the book SEW - by Cath Kidson

Poppy made this bean bag, Fabric from

Fabric Land

Hannah made the hot water bottle

 and Georgia, made the wash bag using fabric from C and H Fabrics

and the waterproof lining was a shower curtain.

Cath Kidson's  book show's examples of these items using her

signature floral vintage inspired fabric, but I think

 they look great using different fabric, 

and if your not a flowery fabric fan, these examples

show how well they work using an alternative. 

 The large bean bag was made by Helen using fabric from fabric land

and a pattern found in the book Sew La Tea Do from Pip Lincolne

Bean bag from the book Sew La Tea do

Granny Squares

 Using this great book "Meet me at Mike's"
I taught myself to crochet, a while back.

 I had a fab time making granny squares.

This time I just kept making the granny square
bigger and bigger until, I had a small blanket.

This way I did not have to join the granny squares together to
make my blanket. I found Pip Lincolne's book good, but I
also found these videos on you tube invaluable.

Can't wait to start on something new !

Choccywoccydoodah

Approach with extreme caution, a very
very empty stomach and at least 3
friends to share one portion of cake !

choccywoccydoodah residing in the
lanes, Brighton serves the most
enormous portions of its fabulous
famous cakes.

 Yes ! This is one portion.

 With a very very full stomach you
can enjoy the larger than life decor.

Chessboard Biscuits

 For this weeks bake I tried the Ikea cook book. I had no
idea that Ikea did cookery books until my aunt kindly
gave my daughters this one for Christmas.

 The layout of the cookery book is amazing (see above) bold
photos of the ingredients are display in a very visual way.

 Some of the dry ingredients are measured in ml - but after a quick
search I found a ml measuring cup in the back of my kitchen unit.

 The results were very yummy !

Orla Keily - Wallpaper

 This Orla Kiely  wall paper has been waiting for months and months
to be taken out of the packaging and do it's "thing" on the living room wall.

So pleased I forced my self to conquer my fear of matching the pattern,
Orla Kiely wall paper is now also available at Wall Paper Direct.
I use wall paper direct lots as they will send you 2 - 3 large samples
of wall paper for free ! Enjoy todays sun.