My Mum just gave me her 25 year old sewing machine because it wasn't working and she was moving house, so it was on its way to the inorganic collection pile.
I took it home and had it serviced at Brian Deakin Sewing Machine repairs (husband and wife business, truly lovely) and hey presto, it hums like a limosine and my creative juices gain a new flavour...sewing!
I'm no fashion designer, and I certainly can't do anything even remotely complicated, but I love finding pretty fabrics and finishings then freestyling until I create something.
My first project was this cloud pillow, loosely based on one I saw on the internet months ago, and unfortunately cannot locate again. It's made entirely from felt, the most forgiving of fabrics (thick enough to hide a wonky stitch), and literally took me 10 minutes from start to finish. I have identified that it needs a little more stuffing (another trip to Spotlight then - the home craftie's Mecca) and am going to add a few drops of lavender too.
You could easily freestyle it yourself, but if anyone would like the instructions, let me know.
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