✨MAKE SOME CUSTOM PATCHES WITH ME✨ My bestsel ✨MAKE SOME CUSTOM PATCHES WITH ME✨

My bestselling patches seem to vary through the seasons but these have been popular throughout

Available to purchase in my Etsy store!
DM on Etsy for small business trade + bulk buys 🔥

#etsybehindthescenes #etsyreels #etsyfind #blacksmallbusiness #blacksmallbiz #uketsyseller #makewithme #sundayfunday #patchescustom
3/100 ✨ At least I got some work done before the 3/100
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At least I got some work done before the heat kicked in! 🥵

#dailyvlog #minivlog #dailyreel #wfhlife #behindthescenes
2/100 ✨ - starting the shirt on my me made list 2/100 
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- starting the shirt on my me made list
- BBQ with the family
- mini magnum after dinner🍦

#memade #sewwithme #minivlog #dailyreel #sewingofinstagram #blacksewist #diyfashion #upcycledfabric #upcycledfabric #floralfabric #vintagefabric #flowerpower🌸
Attempting to make a start on my vintage floral sh Attempting to make a start on my vintage floral shirt before it gets too hot while ALSO remembering to make content 🙃

Pattern: New Look #N6724
Fabric: upcycled bedsheet found at a carboot (had a cigarette hole in it so it was only £1) 🥳

#memade #workinprogress #diyfashion #upcycledfabric #upcycleproject #shirtmaking #blacksewist #makersdiary #uksewing
//highlights of the day - started working on my ho //highlights of the day
- started working on my holiday makes 
- sunny walk with the dog 🐶
- kinda bueno at the end of the day
- sunny chilled Saturday 💖

#dailyreel #minivlog
I'm OBSESSED with how this bag turned out to the p I'm OBSESSED with how this bag turned out to the point that I'm digging into my fabric box to make AT LEAST another 2 (or 3!)

#theblairbag #simplysewingmag #bagsewingpatterns #sewingofinstagram #blacksewist #upcycledfabric #upcycleproject #upcyclersofinstagram 🪡
I made a bag out of a tablecloth 🥰 Pattern: The I made a bag out of a tablecloth 🥰
Pattern: The Blair Bag by @simplysewingmag 

I'm out of touch with reels 😅

#sewingreels #upcycledfabric #diybag
QUILT COAT INCOMING I've never been so scared to c QUILT COAT INCOMING
I've never been so scared to cut into something in my LIFE! 😬😬😬
#workinprogress #quiltcoat
𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 // finally w 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 // finally working on making my #novastarquilt blocks into tote bags! This is a tester one to get the dimensions right and I obvs used the first block I made which was SO off and I pieced the wrong way round 🙈

Next up I'm going to add some lining, possibly a zipped top and a back pocket - because we all need pockets 🤣
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The best project you will ever work on is yourself.

This is a place where you can indulge in creativity, art, sewing and upcycling sprinkled with a bit of self development and some tips + tricks to help you live a creative life with no limits.

I’ve always been creative and have the ambition to literally try ALL the things.

Sewing, painting, scrapbooking, writing, crocheting, journaling, quilting – basically anything that has an ~ing on the end of it and is creative, I’ve wanted to try it!

BUT I’ve not always been confident to share my passion of creating things with people.

In fact, after graduating from art school, I pretty much gave up doing anything creative and started working the 9-5 office job and earning pennies.

I started my Etsy side hustle after feeling stuck and uninspired in my life. I was desperate to create and show up but was too shy and worried about what others thought.

But after some inner work and tough love – I started showing up, believing in myself and sharing my creations to anyone who was interested.

In just one year, one of my mini quilts was displayed at The Festival Of Quilts and I have designed and created a pattern FROM SCRATCH that has appeared in Love Patchwork & Quilting Magazine.

I hope this little corner of the internet encourages you to explore your creativity, be brave in following your dreams and be open to learning something new!

Hi, I’m Nadine! I make stuff and write about it. I’m a textbook procrastinator with good intentions + have a passion for art, leopard print + buying second hand.

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✨MAKE SOME CUSTOM PATCHES WITH ME✨ My bestsel ✨MAKE SOME CUSTOM PATCHES WITH ME✨

My bestselling patches seem to vary through the seasons but these have been popular throughout

Available to purchase in my Etsy store!
DM on Etsy for small business trade + bulk buys 🔥

#etsybehindthescenes #etsyreels #etsyfind #blacksmallbusiness #blacksmallbiz #uketsyseller #makewithme #sundayfunday #patchescustom
3/100 ✨ At least I got some work done before the 3/100
✨
At least I got some work done before the heat kicked in! 🥵

#dailyvlog #minivlog #dailyreel #wfhlife #behindthescenes
2/100 ✨ - starting the shirt on my me made list 2/100 
✨
- starting the shirt on my me made list
- BBQ with the family
- mini magnum after dinner🍦

#memade #sewwithme #minivlog #dailyreel #sewingofinstagram #blacksewist #diyfashion #upcycledfabric #upcycledfabric #floralfabric #vintagefabric #flowerpower🌸
Attempting to make a start on my vintage floral sh Attempting to make a start on my vintage floral shirt before it gets too hot while ALSO remembering to make content 🙃

Pattern: New Look #N6724
Fabric: upcycled bedsheet found at a carboot (had a cigarette hole in it so it was only £1) 🥳

#memade #workinprogress #diyfashion #upcycledfabric #upcycleproject #shirtmaking #blacksewist #makersdiary #uksewing
//highlights of the day - started working on my ho //highlights of the day
- started working on my holiday makes 
- sunny walk with the dog 🐶
- kinda bueno at the end of the day
- sunny chilled Saturday 💖

#dailyreel #minivlog
I'm OBSESSED with how this bag turned out to the p I'm OBSESSED with how this bag turned out to the point that I'm digging into my fabric box to make AT LEAST another 2 (or 3!)

#theblairbag #simplysewingmag #bagsewingpatterns #sewingofinstagram #blacksewist #upcycledfabric #upcycleproject #upcyclersofinstagram 🪡
I made a bag out of a tablecloth 🥰 Pattern: The I made a bag out of a tablecloth 🥰
Pattern: The Blair Bag by @simplysewingmag 

I'm out of touch with reels 😅

#sewingreels #upcycledfabric #diybag
QUILT COAT INCOMING I've never been so scared to c QUILT COAT INCOMING
I've never been so scared to cut into something in my LIFE! 😬😬😬
#workinprogress #quiltcoat
𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 // finally w 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 // finally working on making my #novastarquilt blocks into tote bags! This is a tester one to get the dimensions right and I obvs used the first block I made which was SO off and I pieced the wrong way round 🙈

Next up I'm going to add some lining, possibly a zipped top and a back pocket - because we all need pockets 🤣
Bit late posting this but: MY FIRST PATTERN IS OU Bit late posting this but: 
MY FIRST PATTERN IS OUT IN @lovequiltingmag 🥳🥳🥳

Thank you so much for all the kind words already! I actually only started paper piecing and quilt making last year so to make a pattern and have it in a magazine in such a short time is amazing! 

Obviously, there's a bit that went a bit iffy but I'm not an expert quilter so it's fine 😂

Swipe to see some behind the scenes, my practice run and some up close snaps!

My pattern is in Issue 109 and it is OUT NOW! 

Go to @lovequiltingmag bio to buy print and digital copies, or to subscribe 🤎

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