Archive for the 'Sewing' Category
• Crochet cushion covers
I’m so proud that I actually finished a crochet cushion cover. The cushion cover top left, I made with the help of the instructions by Yvonne of Yvestown. The cushion cover is a present for my mom, but I have to make one for myself too, because I miss him already…
The cover for the floor [...]
• Workshop last sunday
Last sunday was fun!! We had a great time and I learned a lot. Everybody gave useful feedback, and I now know that the room suits for this purpose, yeah!
At the moment I’m very busy preparing for the coming christmas themed workshops, and working hard to get the webshop up and running.
Below you see the [...]
• The summer mini quilt swap #3
I have finished and send my summertime quilt, I hope so my swap partner will love it. I’m so pleased with the final result with the crocheted border and the name tag at the back. I’m still not sure about the crocheted flower I added. but hey it was the first time I made my [...]
10 Comments August 26th, 2009• The summer mini quilt swap
I thought I needed a challenge to try something new, so I submitted to the In the Good Ol’ Summertime Mini Quilt Swap. My partner’s favourite colour is blue so that was something to start from with my design. I want to try a scrappy quilt with a panel where I can add a summer [...]
3 Comments July 12th, 2009• Long time no see
It’s been a long time since I’ve been here. Revalidation is taking a lot more time then I thought. I have to cycle on the hometrainer multiple times per day, I have to walk a lot and besides that I have my stretching exercises. But…. every week it’s going a little better, so that’s a [...]
4 Comments July 5th, 2009• A little girl is born
A friend of mine got a daughter recently. Inspired by the birth announcement I made this paper/fabric creation. The size is A5 and I first clued all the pieces to the card and then sewed the tree branches.
I was inspired by all the comments on my feedback request, one of the things I did different [...]
• Pimp a little jeans skirt
I used an old jeans skirt for this, but you can also use an old pair of jeans trousers. Cut a piece from the skirt (or trousers) so that you can still use the front pockets. In my case I used two pieces of cotton fabric, but off course you can also use just one and add a [...]
5 Comments June 6th, 2009• I could use some feedback
Sometimes I think that everyone is crafting around the world, because of that endless amount of inspiring blogs. But in my daily reality, that’s not the case…. No one in my neighborhood I know is crafting in any way, so when I am in desperate need of any feedback, I have no one to show my project and discuss…
But [...]
• A RevoluzZa monster
I love the work of RevoluzZa and I appreciate the fact she makes some of her patterns available for everyone to use. For this version I used the fabric I cut from an old blouse and pieces of left over felt for the eyes and other embellishments. I’m sure RevoluzZa will love the recycle idea, she [...]
3 Comments April 29th, 2009• Fancy pants
I did this wrapping last week, I loved it so much I had to take a picture of it.
Yesterday I made these fancy pants for the daughter of a friend. I like to create such girlie stuff, and I was looking for someone I could create it for. As the model wasn’t around during the [...]
About me
I'm Petra, I live in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Besides my day job I’m busy setting up my own business: organising creative workshops and a web shop selling cute and colourful fabrics, ribbon and buttons.
In my spare time I love to crochet and sew. I’m always on the look for new inspiration on the web, in books and in magazines.
I’m sharing my projects because I like to get in contact with other crafty souls for inspiration and maybe a swap.
I'm a student
