Skip to content
milkbottle

milkbottle

Why buy stuff when you can spend much more time and money making it yourself?

  • knits
  • crochets
  • cooks
  • stitches
  • sews
  • draws
  • visits

Category: sew

Posted on December 15, 2014January 15, 2015

Inescapable Christmas crafting

I’m fully in the swing of it now! It’s definitely Christmas time and I am off work for what will be my longest festive vacation in 6 years. So of course I mostly want to do crafts – while everyone else is still slogging their guts out in the office I want to be making chocolates … Continue reading Inescapable Christmas crafting

Posted on May 1, 2014September 24, 2014

Upcycled cushions

My Etsy shop is growing! Very slowly. It takes me hours to put items up there! Is that normal or am I fannying about? Dallying with photos and rephrasing tiny pieces of text probably. But it is fun :) And I have sold a cushion! Plus two out of the three pairs of baby shoes … Continue reading Upcycled cushions

Posted on December 30, 2013January 15, 2015

Tiny shed scissor keeper

Amy’s christmas present is done and given. I’ve been dying to put progress photos of this on Instagram, but then the festive surprise would’ve been somewhat spoilt. But here you have it, retrospectively step by step. This was a Sue Hawkins kit that I bought at the Ally Pally knitting and stitching show this year. At … Continue reading Tiny shed scissor keeper

Posted on December 2, 2013September 24, 2014

Christmas present progress

My lovely friend Lauren has been a big fan of the embroideries I’ve been doing lately, and she’s requested one of her own for Christmas. So this weekend I got the fear and figured I should get a shift on with that. So here’s the work so far. I’m quite pleased, although I wish I’d … Continue reading Christmas present progress

Posted on November 3, 2013September 24, 2014

Pink Hair, Red Knickers embroidery

I’m pleased with how this turned out :) I traced out the basics of a photo onto graph paper and added the block colour. I started out following it literally as a chart in a normal scale cross stitch, but it just looked terrible, far too tiny. So I started over, with bigger crosses and … Continue reading Pink Hair, Red Knickers embroidery

Posted on September 25, 2013September 25, 2013

Margaret Howell

All things Margaret Howell are always supremely beautiful, but this series of photographs is extra lovely. Really gorgeous shots of their exquisite tailoring and Italian production: http://www.margarethowell.co.uk/collections/women/autumn-winter-2013-campaign/ Continue reading Margaret Howell

Liberty print cushion cover
Posted on March 25, 2012

Liberty print cushion cover

For months I’ve been groping this half metre of Liberty cotton. I love it, and true love waits… For an idea that is, and with my cushion obsession in full flow there was no fighting it. I came across some matt white grossgrain at which which there was plenty of and no-one would miss :) … Continue reading Liberty print cushion cover

Posts navigation

Previous page Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page

Menu

  • knits
  • crochets
  • cooks
  • stitches
  • sews
  • draws
  • visits

tags

baby gift baby socks bridal bridalwear cable cushion cover certificate course christmas crochet embroidery embroidery nude etsy shop fashion free pattern gift granny squares blanket homemade wedding home sampler jacobean knit knitting pattern cutting pattern making photography rainbow thermos Royal school of Needlework RSN Scarf snowflakes wedding dress wool

blog post archive

Blog at WordPress.com.
milkbottle
Blog at WordPress.com.
Cancel
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy