Seaside Album – July block

A year-long quilt project Welcome to the seventh step in the 2024 quilt project. (You can find the first one here, the second one here, the third one here, the fourth one here, the fifth one here and the sixth one here As I explained in the New Year’s post here, I’ll be making a quiltContinueContinue reading “Seaside Album – July block”

How to machine-stitch a trouser hem

This month’s ‘basic sewing skills’ post is about putting up a hem on a pair of trousers, using the sewing machine. This is useful because you might need to, say, shorten a pair of trousers – or the previous hem might have just worn out, which is what has happened here. This pair of cottonContinueContinue reading “How to machine-stitch a trouser hem”