When a friend asked whether I could make cushion covers for his campervan I thought sure no problem. Little did I realise there were many large and small foam pads to cover with metres of fabric and new skills to be learnt. Never one to shy away from a challenge, I started with YouTube, watchingContinue reading “Campervan Cushion Cover Capers”
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Easter Bunnies in Abundance
I’m making Easter Bunnies and Cheeky Chicks. Shhh, don’t tell the grandchildren. It’s a surprise to be posted along with their Easter eggs. I am using a pattern from Simply Sewing magazine featuring a free rabbit sewing pattern by Jo Carter (https://www.gathered.how/sewing-and-quilting/sewing/how-to-sew-a-bunny-toy-softie/). I have plenty of fabric scraps left over from previous sewing projects andContinue reading “Easter Bunnies in Abundance”
Rags to Riches
Perhaps I’m making a huge assumption here but old people tend to horde stuff. Perhaps its because times were hard and they never liked to throw things away in case it was needed again one day. My parents had a loft full of age old paperwork, card board boxes, old toaster and kettles, jars inContinue reading “Rags to Riches”
Lockdown Lardiness
At the beginning of the first lockdown my husband and I had been on a juicing diet and exercising regularly at the gym; we felt good about ourselves. In lockdown we engaged with a personal trainer and when the restricted allowed, my husband, son and I took on his regime of kettle bells, ropes andContinue reading “Lockdown Lardiness”
Jay Dog – not by design
I wish I could draw and capture the character of our Jay dog. Being half springer spaniel and half whippet/greyhound means he is funny, naughty, cunning, bonkers, crazy fast and many more traits besides. As a friend said watching Jay disappear over the horizon chasing a scent, “What did you expect putting a spaniel’s noseContinue reading “Jay Dog – not by design”
Be Brave
Fortune favours the brave. I have dreamt of starting a crafting and sewing business on and off for years but was just not that brave. I have a steady job in the travel trade and very much enjoy the industry and the colleagues I work with. The thought of giving it up is just scary.Continue reading “Be Brave”
Why “Jay Dog” Designs
What’s in a name? Shakespeare Essentially it means what something is called can never fully capture the full meaning of what that something is. In 2016 we bought a new member in to our family home. He was small, the runt of the litter but oh so cute and stole our hearts. This was ourContinue reading “Why “Jay Dog” Designs”
Jay Dog Designs 