Blog Archives for category Make Do and Mend

A Child’s Chair

I found this orange painted chair for a pound at a car boot sale and stripped the multiple layers of… Continue reading »

Another Chair Project

Here is another wonderfully cheap chair. I bought this one off ebay for 99p! The rush seating had all broken… Continue reading »

Recycling An Old Jumper

I had a pink woolen jumper that I had washed at too high a temperature and it had shrunk and… Continue reading »

Covering Furniture in Fabric

I had read a magazine article about covering items of furniture with fabric and wanted to try it myself. My… Continue reading »

My Chair Project

I saw this chair at a car boot sale for £1 and just loved its shape. I had never tried… Continue reading »

Amelia’s Quilt

The birth of my grand daughter was something that inspired me to learn a bit more about sewing and quilting… Continue reading »