When I saw Tracy’s Blog Post about the Swap, I quite like the idea of getting my thinking cap on make up a parcel of Goodies for Someone!

When Tracy posted the List my Swap Partner was Pat of Pat’s Patch.

We had emailed each other quite a bit! Pat is such a lovely Lady and it was nice to get to know her!

So part of the Rules was these;

Some sewing or yarny notions that have a love theme

Something heart shaped or themed

Something deliciously edible

Something handmade

Something red

No pressure eh?

So here is my little Parcel i sent to her;

I made her a Patchwork Scarf in the Colours that she likes, Lindt Choc, who can’t say no to them?!, Heart shaped embellishments, some yummy threads, 2.5m of Jersey and a Pattern to use it for if she liked!

Here’s a pic of Pat wearing the Scarf i made! She said “Beautiful patchwork sewing – you have a really good eye for colour”. Aww Thanks Pat!

Now onto my parcel I’d received!! Wow let you tell you its a fab one at that!! Look at the Ickle parcels!!

Now here are the contents unwrapped!! Fab Polka Dot Cotton Fabric by Rose & Humble and Cat and Piggies Print Cotton Fabric!!  Simplicity 1181 Cat/Dog/Fox/Owl Bag Making Pattern!! Ill def be making a Foxy Bag!! Lisette K1666 H5 Dress, Top, Skirt and Bag Pattern, Sewing machine needles, Threads, Beads, Yankee Candle in Sweet Cinamon oh yes!! Lovely Wool Heart, Elastic and not forgetting the Chocolates and Rock!

I just love my Ms Scarlet “Red” Sweetheart she is utterly adorable!! Love how she has come equipped with her Lancashire passport and Sewing Equipment, ready to give me a hand!! Pat wrote a lovely little note of how Ms Scarlet came about and hoping one day to meet the ‘Yorkshire Chef’ James Martin! I hope so tooo!! Hahahaha!

Big Thanks to Tracy for organising such a great Swap and of course to Pat for her generosity, she even put in the Rock for my Boys!

Sal xx

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Hope your ready for a nice quick easy sew for this drab weather we are having in the UK! It’s windy, rainy and dark and its depressing!

So to cheer myself up I made myself a new Jersey Infinity Scarf with added Pom Poms to make it Cheery!

Its great stash buster as it only requires just 20″ of 60″ wide Fabric! Win Win in my eyes!

Here is what needed:

20″ of 60″ Wide Jersey or Cotton Fabric

1.5m of Pom Pom Trim

Thread & Bobbin

Zipper Foot – This is needed instead of Normal Foot as this allow to sew the Trim in

Plenty of Pins!

Take your piece of Fabric and fold it in Half Length ways with Right Sides Together.

Insert the Pom Pom Trim in between the folds with the Straight edge of the Trim matching the raw edge of the Fabric, so that the Actual Pom Pom’s are on the inside.

Pin all the way along the Long edge leaving the Short Sides open.

Now remember to use your Zipper foot as this will get as close as you can to stitch in the trim as if you try to sew with the normal foot it wouldn’t get anywhere near to secure the pom poms. I also set my Machine to a small Zig Zag Stitch.

I used the otherside of the Foot as my guide to keep it nice and straight whilst sewing.

Now to turn the scarf to the right side by sliding your arm into the ‘tube’ and pull the end through so that it turns itself to the Right Side out.

Take both of the open ends of the Fabric and start pinning where the Seams meet and try and pin about 3 quarters of the way round. Sew in place using 1cm Seam Allowance.

Now to sew the Gap! Lightly press the remaining Seam Allowance and then hand stitch the closing using a Slip stitch.

And Voila! One quick and easy Infinity Scarf with a Twist! See it’s that Easy!!

You can easily swap the Jersey for Cotton if you wanted a ‘Summer’ version

As you can see it’s a fab selfish sew or if you are feeling generous why don’t you knock some these for Family or Friends?

Have a fab weekend!

Sal xx

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