Summer Sewing

Welcome to Lizzyshomemade and to the glorious month of June. I love the month of June, sunny days but not too hot or humid of those in July and August. I’ve been busy in the garden, tending to growing veggies and planting out tomatoes and cucumbers. The chickens are laying lots of lovely eggs nowContinue reading “Summer Sewing”

February Valentine’s

Welcome to this Valentine’s theme inspired post! I love making bunting and my house and garden especially are decorated with lots of my own handmade bunting.  I spent a morning last week making some heart inspired bunting.  I have all sorts of bunting available in my Etsy shop, ranging from Cath Kidston to Snoopy!  IContinue reading “February Valentine’s”

January Sewing

Happy New Year! I know it is belated but I hope everyone had a peaceful New Year. It has been nice to get back into a routine after the school holidays. I had a very busy Christmas period with lots of orders and was working just after Boxing Day too. January is normally a quietContinue reading “January Sewing”

Bags of Star Wars!

Gosh, did I have fun this week with my Star Wars fabric quarters.  I had been keeping them for a while as I was undecided what to make with them.  Any fabric like this normally gets turned into a PE/kit bag! Then last week I decided upon turning them into carrier bag holders (so usefulContinue reading “Bags of Star Wars!”

Happy Retro Christmas!

As my followers will know I specialise in making crafty products from retro fabrics or anything just that little bit different! I started on my Christmas shop early October after having sourced some lovely retro Father Christmas fabric from Doughtys in Hereford. Last year I used a similar fabric and could have sold many ofContinue reading “Happy Retro Christmas!”

Sewing needlecases

After the Christmas rush I started my sewing again when my son went back to school. Having had weeks of making Christmas decorations and Santa bags I felt like making something different! I had a look through all my Cath Kidston books for inspiration however couldn’t really find anything I fancied making.  Out of theContinue reading “Sewing needlecases”