Gorrrrrrrgeous Tiger Velour

This beautiful, soft fabric arrived this morning - well not actually arrived - it had to be collected from the post office as the ebay seller either hadn't put any stamps on it, or they'd fallen off. Needless to say there was a hefty £3.70 to pay before I could have it.

It is a whim of my son to have a tiger skin bedspread and he has 'commissioned' the project. Faux fur animal prints do nothing at all for me and to be honest, I was dreading having to work with it. However, this is a fine, soft, substantial fabric which is going to be ideal for the job and a pleasure to put through the overlocker. I'm going to back it with black polar fleece and it should be a quick and easy project. The fabric came from Craziladies on Ebay and was very good value.

Gecko Quilt progress

Here's one panel of the "Gecko on the Wall" quilt hanging. It's not going well I feel, but will press on and see how it ends up.

Beginning Sewing for your Home

Here's a new site sponsored by Janome Sew4Home It's aimed at non sewers and points out how easy and economical (compared to high street prices) it is to make your own home decor, soft furnishings, curtains, bedding and the like. The site is in its infancy, but the pillows and cushions part is up and running - if they continue to add to it, it should make a good, simple place for beginners sewers where they won't get overwhelmed with too much technical stuff, or prior knowledge needed.

My favourite site for anything home furnishing is Alternative Windows where there are lots of free instructions for soft furnishing your home. They also sell their books, very reasonably priced, for the more serious home furnisher.

I've made loads of stuff for our house over the years, it's really straightforward and satisfying sewing up a pair of curtains, or new cushions for the sofa, and you can't beat the quality, it's as good as you make it.