I have been admiring vintage children's coats for a while.  With the onset of winter it was time for me to set aside hesitation and give it a try. This little coat is from a vintage Simplicity pattern 5122 - size 4.  A closer examination of the pattern shows this is from 1972.  I've stitched it up with some woollen tweed given to...

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I love kid's Jig-Saw puzzles, but sometimes I just don't want to find another piece behind the couch, underfoot or up the vacuum cleaner. We have started to keep our jigsaw puzzles in line with some custom made bags. In the interests of world peace, here's a tutorial for making your own.MaterialsClear Plastic PVC (usually sold by the metre as table protector)Bias tapeMatching...

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There is a certain romance to the names of colours. I was recently given some old cottons. My Aunt quite correctly thought they would be my colours. She was right. They matched the capes I had been making, perfectly. I put them in a bowl to admire and left them there.After a week or so, I started to notice that some of the...

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