A few days agoI came across a blog by Jess at the Sometimes Sewist, which has inspired me to have a little think about the other things I could be making!
So:
I, Natalie, of Threads & Bobbins, pledge this Sew Selfless September to make at least 3 items for people other than myself!
There we go! I’ve made my pledge and my first post will be on tomorrow once I’ve finished it 🙂 I like everything handmade, and handmade gifts made by me are even better!
I feel that Mobile isn’t really a big city for tourism. There are many things to do here; museums, parks, shops…but it always seems to be quiet and peaceful. We often end up wondering where everyone is and wonder if we are missing something! Yesterday we headed downtown for some lunch and I then wanted to go and visit the library. I was intrigued more than anything, not only was this grand building huge (bigger than most libraries I have seen), it was also quite mysterious. From the outside, you could not see into the building. Every time we had driven past, I had always wondered what it was like inside.
I had been on the website and looked into getting a library card. I wasn’t entirely convinced that I would be eligible but I had proof of our stay and address. The online catalogue also showed that there were some Mollie Makes books available; the ones that I had been looking at buying!
The car park was busy. It appeared that this was the place where everyone was! I filled out the form, presented my ID and was given a brand new library card. Now, I hate to admit this but I haven’t used a library since my time in University, where all of the books I read were about various educational issues and they would help me to write assignments. Over the last couple of years I have taken my class to visit their local library but never actually used it myself!
Continue reading ➞ A Hidden Treasure
So, I have been a little quiet on the blogging side this week! I have been very busy sewing BUT I can’t really do proper blog posts about my creations for a couple of weeks! They will be going across the Atlantic as presents for a few people back home!
However, I thought I could give you all a sneaky peek of what I have made!!
AND in addition to this sneaky peek at my new creations… I am also going to announce that once I get to 100 followers, I’m going to run a little giveaway from my fabric stash 🙂 Just as a little celebration!!
Recently I have had plenty of time to re-connect with some of my hobbies; mainly sewing and photography.
Back in the UK, I was a Primary School Teacher and absolutely loved my job! Ensuring that children enjoyed learning and had experienced different things was my passion. I liked to do alternative activities and worked in a school where everyone worked hard to provide all children with opportunities that would set them up for the future. As a teacher, I always found it hard to get the work/life balance right! When I did have spare time, I would be decorating our house, walking the dog or just relaxing! I know these are hobbies but there are other things that I love doing too; like sewing, photographing, blogging, crafting…..the list goes on!
For the last couple of weeks, I have fallen back into these hobbies and I LOVE it 🙂 There are so many ‘perks’ or ‘positives’ about sewing, so I thought I would list mine!
Continue reading ➞ For The Love of Sewing and The Hate of Bias Tape
Recently I have been spending many hours reading different sewing blogs. I came across a very interesting post; The Vintage Sewing Pattern Pledge, courtesy of A stitiching Odyssey. I can’t lie, I loved the post but was a bit disheartened when I saw that it was posted back in February. I thought I was too late!! However, further reading made me find that Marie had pledged about using at least 5 of her Vintage patterns in 2014…and we are still in 2014…woohoo!! I can get involved.
So I pinched the button and realised that my first dress could be part of my very own pledge! I think it is a great idea to get involved in projects that other bloggers are doing. This little button on my blog also spurred me on to make the other dress from the 2 patterns that I bought from the antiques store a couple of weeks ago!
So here it is! The Butterick 3379 – 1970’s pattern!!
Continue reading ➞ The Vintage Sewing Pledge
The time had come to make something that was a little more complicated. I had picked up 2 old patterns a couple of weeks ago but was a bit hesitant to use them as I have never used a ‘proper’ pattern before. I have cut around items, used simple printed patterns from the internet and freestyled a bit. I decided to go for the Butterick 3664. I wasn’t really sure how to find the year the pattern was made, but it was bought in an antique store so that makes it old right?
Continue reading ➞ The First Dress
threads + bobbins 