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Here are my latest handmade Christmas decorations for this year. So far I have made  Tilda cat, crochet snowflakes and some very simple plush motifs decorated with beads. The “recipe” for this Tilda cat can be found here.

For my beautiful and adorable niece. Front of the pillow is made of linen. The elepahant is made of soft polar fleece with red felt heart application:Back is rather flower power easy access – no buttons, no zip – pocket style opening:

On the 10th of December WeekendBase took part in a Christmas coffee morning for charity. Apart from the general collection there was a craft table with many different hand crafted items on sale. Tilda bunnies, cats, crochet snowflakes, elephants, jewellery, door stoppers, aprons, scarves and many many more. 15% of the craft sales was donated [...]

Last year’s work. Summer house, very light sheer organdy curtains.  A little “nightmarish” to sew but as it turned out, even the extra trip to the shop to get the ballpoint needle was worth the hassle. Details… …and the final effect After the morning storm

Here is my fishing tilda angel. It is going to be a gift for a very passionate fisherman. Oto mój tildowy anioł-rybak. Wkrótce zostanie sprezentowany zapalonemu rybakowi. Ecco il mio angelo-pescatore. Equipment is necessary…. …and wind in the hair…

Choose a fabric you like to use and fold it in two, hiding the right side of the fabric inside. Draw a sketch of the rabbit with a vanishing pen or pin the shape pattern to the fabric. Sew, following the lines (or the pattern shape). Make sure to leave a hole to stuff it [...]

My friend’s cat has a special affection towards the hob top, especially when it is uncovered. She used to protect it with two kitchen towels, but she wanted a single cover for it instead. So I made one for her, using a fabric which I bought in IKEA– I thought the bird pattern was appropriate, [...]

Yet another marine theme pillow. All you need is two fabrics matching your theme. In my project only parts of one of the fabrics matched the idea – little anchors. You will have to prepare the pillow cover in the same way as it is explained in one of my previous posts (How to make [...]

Cut  97/43cm (38 /17 inch) of your fabric and stitch the seams to secure two shorter edges. Fold, leaving 15 cm (6 inch) margin on the bottom part. Close up the margin. Sew on both sides adding a 1,2 cm (0,5 inch) seam allowance (only one side is visible on the picture below).Trim the seam and stitch a [...]