General sewing class starting in October!

On Wednesday the 7th of October our "General Sewing class" starts. Between 6 pm - 8 pm you can bring along that sewing pattern you are having trouble getting on with at home or those alterations you mean to do but need a hand pinning. A great opportunity for those with some sewing experience. It is £120 for 6 weeks and each session will be a mixture of teacher lead and student lead learning. So that you can also pick up some new skills, learning different details and techniques.

If you haven't got a pattern we stock a large range of sewing patterns as well as fabric and when you book on to a course with us you get 10% off your purchase in the shop.

Here is a photo of some sewers in our workshop in action.

We've still got places left so go on! Book online, give us a ring 0117 9041498 or pop in to the shop to secure a space. We can't wait to see what you will make!

Cloud 9 fabric and a new lining

The other day I relined a bag with this wonderful Cloud 9 fabric called "across the pond". We have a whole shelf full of Cloud 9 and Echino fabrics which are great for making bags as some of them are a slightly heavier weight. Or you could use any of our wonderful cotton fabrics to make pretty much anything!

This bag has still got some wear left in it so it would be a shame to stop using it just because lining looks like below...

 To make the new lining fit the bag, unpick the side seams and the bottom piece to use it as a pattern.

Trace off your pieces and cut them out in your new fabric.

 I copied the mobile phone pocket and ironed on some interfacing to make it a bit steadier in between two pieces of fabric.

 Fold the seams in and stitch into place.

 On the other piece of the bags side I measured and marked out a space for a pocket with a zip.

 It was a really tricky to pattern match this print but I'm quite happy with how it turned out.

The last three seams to put the lining together is to sew the sides seams and then pin them to the bottom piece of the lining.

All that is left to do is to attach the lining to the bag and it looks almost better than it did as new. I love how well the blue and green in the print fits so nicely with the brown leather. Now all you need to do is find a bag to reline!