How to Make Fabric Vegetables

In my home, if you rank foods that kids dislike to eat from 1 to 10, vegetables would come up as all the 10. But the kind that I am making here, are favourites – Vegetables made from fabric scraps. I guess, the fact that they do not have to gulp them down under the … Read more

Household Linen – Ideal numbers and dimensions : A factsheet

The term ‘Household Linen’ encompasses all the things we use at home that are made of fabric. This includes your Bed linen (bed sheets, mattress covers, pillowcases, blankets) Table linen (tea towels, table cloth, table napkin) Curtains and draperies, Bathroom linen (Bath towels, face towels, hand towels, washcloth, shower curtain) Kitchen linen (oven mitt, apron, … Read more

Sew a Tissue Box cover : Embroidered and Pretty

The tissue box you buy from shops is functional alright, holding the tissues inside safely, to be placed anywhere for you to grab it whenever you want it. But can you imagine the same tissue box winning a design award. Far from it. It is plain and sometimes even ugly in not so pleasing color … Read more

Sew Fabric Boxes: 4 Easy Methods for Homemade Storage

A fabric box can be sturdy and hold its shape and make you look good when you say you have made it yourself. This is one DIY with fabric that I like to practice every now and then. Just makes a small dent in my fabric stash but a large impact on my cluttered space.  … Read more

DIY Fabric Baskets – A very easy way to make them

I have bookmarked an article that appeared in webmd.com; it is titled – “Clutter vs. Hoarding: When to Get Help”. My infamous hoarding has reached a stage when I know I need some help. Especially since the beautiful concept of minimalism has caught on and I have also had a whiff. But that is not … Read more

How to make a Strawberry Pincushion – Tutorial

My sewing pins are all over the house and cannot imagine sewing without pinning. So, I decided to make a strawberry pincushion for keeping the pins in one place. The queen of excess that I am, I then decided to make one for all the rooms that I sew in – and that is more than … Read more