A trip to the grocery store can be expensive for a lot of households but it doesn’t have to be. With a little planning and a conscious effort to buy smarter, you can start to save money on groceries quickly. Many of us turn to convenience over … [Read more...] about 11 Ways to Save Money on Groceries
5 Things to Do in Christchurch This Summer
With international travel sadly off the cards for a while why not get to know your backyard a bit better. Here are 5 fun things to do in Christchurch this Summer. Are you somebody who prefers to get onto a plane and travel to another country … [Read more...] about 5 Things to Do in Christchurch This Summer
How to Make a Quilted Jacket
How to make a quilted jacket with no quilting background, a secondhand book and lots of research... You may follow me on Instagram and see I recently embarked on a labour intensive quilt project with the ambition of creating myself a dreamy … [Read more...] about How to Make a Quilted Jacket
How to Sew a Button – 3 Button Types
If you are a sewer, you may be thinking, why should I read a blog post about how to sew a button? That’s fair enough but truth behold so many people don’t know the right way to attach a button to pants, shirts, or garments in general. If you don’t … [Read more...] about How to Sew a Button – 3 Button Types
Seams – How to Sew a Plain and Open Seam
Seams are an important part of sewing. You can learn how to sew a plain and open seam on your sewing machine with this quick and easy sewing tutorial. If you are a beginner, learning how to sew, these simple seams are a great place to start. … [Read more...] about Seams – How to Sew a Plain and Open Seam
How to Add Seam Allowance to a Pattern
If you have just started to sew you may be wondering what a seam allowance is and how to add it to your patterns. The seam allowance is the extra space added around a sewing pattern to sew it together. What is a Seam Allowance? The seam … [Read more...] about How to Add Seam Allowance to a Pattern
