There’s a time for doing things ‘properly’ and a time for affordable quick fixes, says Emily Henson

PACK INCLUDES ■ Pattern sheet x 1 (Tracing required) ■ Instruction sheet YOU WILL NEED ■ 2.3m of 140cm wide fabric or 2.8m of 115cm wide fabric ■ 0.75m of iron on interfacing ■ 9 x 11mm buttons ■ Matc

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My kitchen is filled with seemingly nondescript objects that mean a great deal to me: my mum’s wooden-handled fish slice and masher; her pans; the knives and forks I used while I was growing up; a tea