Tips for Sewing Oilcloth / Laminated Cotton

Here are some easy to follow Tips on How to sew Oilcloth Fabric  and Laminated Cotton Fabric ~

Oilcloth/Laminated cotton  is relatively easy to sew, a teflon foot can be used in your sewing maching, making the friction less so as the fabric will glide easily.

I personally use a Silcon spray,  lightly spraying  the footer plate of the sewing machine and the shiney side of the oilcloth.  This will then allow the oilcloth to glide effortlessly between the two eliminating any friction.  You must hold the fabric steady, so as not to get too many wavy lines, but once you have practised a couple of times, its really easy.  Oilcloth can also be overlocked, using the same method. 

Thats all there is to it. It slides beautifully.
Have a practise first, you'll be amazed how easy it is.

Tablecloths dont need hemming as Oilcloth / Laminated cottons do not fray, but a nice finish is either to cut along the edges with pinking scissors (zig zags) or make a scollaped edge using half of a cup or plate.  This is very effective and will set off your tablecloth or apron bottom beautifully.  The edges can also be bound with bias binding in a contrasting colour, this is very simple and effective too.

Have fun experimenting with sewing oilcloth, you will be amazed at how easy it is, and wondered why you didnt try it out before.

We have just listed some gorgeous new oilcloth bundles, in simply stunning summer colours, with limes and pinks, poppies, blues and stripes.  

Happy sewing!!

A Festive Retro Tablecloth for all year round

Well here it is my first item in my Christmas Collection.  

Yes you've guessed, it is Oilcloth and it is Red and WOW they are big Polka Dots.  Very Christmas, very Retro and Very girly.

This is my latest edition to my store, lightweight laminated cotton, and of course wipeclean for the messy ones among us.  Also a whooping 150cms wide.

Santa will not miss this one.!!!

Ideal for indoors and undercover areas, for all occasions. I love it. 

Pop instore and take a look, priced at $35.00 per metre.  Available from 1/4 metres upwards ($8.75).  Its your christmas tablecloth taken care of. 

We can cut to the length you require too.

Just over 10 weeks and counting, yippee!!

Have a great week.

Gorgeous bundles Fun Flowers & Bird Tree

New in store are these 2 gorgeous bundles of fabric, each piece mearsuring 56cm x 50cms

Fun Flowers Bundle, beautifully co ordinating colours and designs.  This must be my favourite.

 These subtle magentas and puples are just sew inspiring from Saffron Craigs Bird Tree Collection.

Loving these totally!!

Bird Tree by Saffron Craig

Take a look at these gorgeous lifestyle fabrics from Saffron Craig Australia.  Designed to inspire the inner quilter and decorator.

Now available in our store and also available by the 4 piece bundle.

There are 4 gorgeous designs available, and a bundle.  Also the Forest Elementals Range is available too.

I love these fabrics and the colour combinations and hope you do too.

Susie x

Get into summer......

Wow! bold and beautiful outdoor stripes.

Stain and mould resistant, great for outdoor entertaining areas, and poolside, or

indoor for a great splash of colour. 

This years colours are fantastic,  we have turquoise and white stripe, hibiscus red and white stripe, lime and white stripe, pebble and white stripe, stone and white stripe and ash and white stripe.  Each wide stripe having a very narrow stripe either side of the bold colour, which just sets them apart from the rest.

Each stripe is 16cms wide and each colour also comes in a matching plain colourway to compliment.

 

Come and take a look at our gorgeous collection, and get inspired for summer living.

Now which one to choose!!!!!

Susie

 

Giveaway winner

Thank you to all who entered the fabric giveaway, and there were quite a few.  But we only have one winner . We have randomly drawn  a winner for our gorgeous fabric giveaway which ended on Saturday, 

Danielle is the lucky winner from Feeling The Fabric Blog.  

Danielle wins 1/2 metre of her favourite baby elephant or giraffe fabric.

Thanks again, and we will be having another giveaway next month.

Susie

Im in Love - Fun Flowers I

Im well and truely in love with Holly Holdermans Fun Flowers I - the colours, the pure white background is so fresh and girly.

Im going to have to learn how to quilt as these prints would be amazing, even some summer cushions would be fab.

I have 6 designs listed, and will be making up 2 gorgeous bundles, a fat quarter bundle and a metre bundle for my store,...... or maybe I may just keep them all for myself!!

All on a pure white background and some of the designs have small white spots on white, which is very effective. 

Susie