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Makower 100% Cotton Fabric Clearance Sale!

Makower 100% Cotton Fabric Clearance Sale!


We have a sale on Makower 100% cotton fabrics and here is a selection of the designs which are in the sale. These would be great to add to your stash!  

Browse the full collection on this link –> https://goo.gl/UaYrGa

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Polka Dot Printed Patchwork Fabric - £2.35 per half metre

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Auto Road Signs Printed Patchwork Fabric - £2.65 per half metre

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Flo Ditzy Flower Printed Patchwork Fabric - £2.65 per half metre

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Auto Tyre Tracks Printed Patchwork Fabric :: Grey - £2.65 per half metre

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Summer Garden Strawberries Patchwork Fabric - £2.80 per half metre

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Can you spare some time to knit or sew for children in Malawi and Uganda?

Can you spare some time to knit or sew for children in Malawi and Uganda?


If you have some time to do some knitting or sewing for a good cause please could you get in touch with Sandra Webb (Contact details at the end of this post). We met her on twitter and heard about the good work she is doing fundraising and collecting handmade donations for Bwaila Hospital in Lilongwe Malawi.  Sandra says that ‘helping one desperate mum makes it so worth it’

She has been sending knitting and baby clothing to this hospital in Malawi since 2013. Sandra does this because the mums there have nothing when their babies are born and she wanted this to change - so she and her daughter Kate set about changing it!  

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If you are able to knit, crochet or sew some items for Sandra to send to Bwaila Hospital she would be ever so grateful. She is in need of knitted or sewn clothing (0-3 years), toys,teddies (this may be the first teddy for a lot of them ), blankets, hats, headbands (these are great to make with fabric remnants and are such a novelty out there. They love wearing them!) and more besides. Sandra says ‘these mums aren’t fussy as they have nothing to start with’ so whatever you are able to make will be gratefully received. 

Sandra also sends parcels out to rural Ugandan children so would really appreciate it if any of you can sew some pillowcase dresses, skirts or shorts for her to send out to the children there. Plus - if you have any outgrown croc style shoes or sandals that you are able to send to her that would be great! She says that the children like them because they are light and cool to wear plus they can be washed. The bright colours also makes them a big hit!

In Sandra’s YouTube videos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ndu4qtykXc - you can see photos of the children and babies wearing the knitted and sewn items that people have kindly made for them. As soon as they receive a parcel of items they try to send some photos over to her so that she can see what a huge impact her donations make to everyone.

It does cost a lot of money for these items all to to be posted out to Malawi and Uganda (approx (£12 per kilo) so Sandra does various events to fund parcels plus she has a couple of gofundme pages set up so that she can raise funds to cover the cost of postage.  You can view them here >>  www.gofundme.com/2cpmd8s  and https://www.gofundme.com/HelpRuralUgandaChildren

This article explains how Sandra and her daughter Kate got started on their mission to send items out to those in need –> http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/handmade-norfolk-knitwear-will-keep-babies-warm-in-africa-1-3238406 (please note the contact number in that article may no longer be correct however the email address is still current) and on the Malawi Maternal and Neonatal Health Facebook page they have made lots of references to the lovely donations that Sandra sends them regularly.  There’s a screenshot below -

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If you are able to offer your support by knitting and sewing then that would be fantastic. It is wonderful that Sandra and her daughter have started such an amazing project and it is something well worth getting involved in. Next week I am definitely going to start sewing some headbands and once I have made them I will post them to Sandra so she can send them to the little girls in Uganda and Malawi.

You can contact Sandra by emailing her on gazey123@btinternet.com or you can contact her on social media. Her Twitter profile is  https://twitter.com/sjwebb47 and her Facebook profile is https://www.facebook.com/sandra.webb.564.

Thanks so much for taking the time to read this post and please can you share it with anyone you know that loves to knit or sew. :)



All Vogue Sewing Patterns Are Half Price!

All Vogue Sewing Patterns Are Half Price!


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We have a NEW offer on over at www.sewing-online.com…… All Vogue Sewing patterns are currently half price! 

You can browse the full range of dressmaking patterns on this link https://goo.gl/Jr4zXp

In total, we stock 422 Vogue Sewing Patterns so there is plenty to choose from! 

We know that lots of you love the Marcy Tilton Vogue patterns and you can order them here at 50% off >> https://goo.gl/bJ2xt8.

If the Vogue Today’s Fit By Sandra Betzina patterns are more your cup of tea then stop by this link https://goo.gl/Pb6hQ2  to see that particular collection of Vogue patterns. 

This collage shows a small selection of the patterns that are in the sale. 

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Here’s the progress so far on my daughter’s EPP quilt made from her outgrown clothing. This isn’t sewn together yet as I am waiting to finish all the hexie flowers before I decide where to place them all. I think it will be a few years until I am...

Here’s the progress so far on my daughter’s EPP quilt made from her outgrown clothing. This isn’t sewn together yet as I am waiting to finish all the hexie flowers before I decide where to place them all. I think it will be a few years until I am ready to start completing it …. I’ve been working on it for about 4 years already! 😃  ^ Kim

We would love to know - what is the longest amount of time you have worked on a quilt? Let us know in the comments or over on Facebook or Twitter

Also, if you have some photos of quilting projects that you are currently working on please share a photo with us. We would love to see your work. 



NEW Mailer - Back To School Bargains!

NEW Mailer - Back To School Bargains!


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We have sent out our new ‘Back To School’ mailer this week https://goo.gl/x1GSKa and there are lots of bargains to be had!  You can view all of the offers here >> https://goo.gl/SaeoDW

If you haven’t yet signed up to receive our e-mailers you can do so by typing in your email address in the box at the bottom right hand corner of the www.sewing-online.com home page. 

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View the Light Box offer here https://goo.gl/V8vFoy

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View the Junior Dressmaker’s Dummy offer here >> https://goo.gl/rt4XAE

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View the Triumph Scissors offer here https://goo.gl/ofDQrv 

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View the Storage Tins offer here https://goo.gl/t42YQ5

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View the Knitting Bundles offer here https://goo.gl/1CfLKB

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View the Paper Edger offer here https://goo.gl/NDDG32

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View the Prym Ergonomic Gift Set offer here https://goo.gl/iumKuU

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View the Sewing Kit offer here >> https://goo.gl/DhxZ5d

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View the Haberdashery Bundle offer here >> https://sewing-online.com/haberdashery-assortment.html

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View the Cordless Glue Gun offer here >> https://goo.gl/ani3q7


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