Patch work

■ Denim jeans or shorts ■ Cotton fabric for the frills: 4 times the width of the shorts opening x 13cm ■ Optional: Embroidery machine: Brother Skitch ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit Step one. Mea

■ Canvas sneakers ■ Yellow wool felt ■ Black and white stranded cotton ■ Scissors ■ Fabric glue ■ Chenille needle ■ Size 5 embroidery needle ■ Vanishing ink pen ■ Basic sewing kit ■ Download the templ

Have some embroidery fun with this easy project and create a gorgeous decoration for your home

Sew this simple kitchen set in stylish striped fabrics

■ Pattern sheet x1 (tracing required) ■ Instruction sheet ■ Fabric: 1m of 150cm wide fabric ■ Marking tool ■ Loop turner ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit ■ Use a 1cm seam allowance, unless otherwi

■ Yellow gingham fabric: 0.5m ■ Wadding: 30x30cm ■ 35cm zip yellow ■ Erasable pen /pencil ■ Red stranded cotton ■ Chenille needle ■ Bias binding tool ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit ■ All seam al