Crafty News — vintage

Hello lovelies, stuck at home as we all are once again, today I thought I'd chat to you from a more personal perspective and give you a little insight into where I get some of my creative inspiration from... it goes back a long, long way!When I was a small girl just starting school, I was entered into a strange and experimental reading program called the Initial Teaching Alphabet or ITA. To simplify, it was a modified alphabet formed of slightly different letter symbols used to spell words phonetically in order to make reading for infants easier to learn -...

Lynette's beautiful keepsake elephant, made using the Ella Elephant Sewing Pattern. I love the satin which gives it such a luxurious feel! Thanks for sharing the images Lynette! Ella Elephant Sewing Pattern #myfabricheaven #elephant #sewing #keepsake

I'm still drooling over these snuggly tartan #teddies made beautifully by Christine using the Jingle Bear sewing pattern. Traditional and festive made from old kilts they're just perfect for the #Christmas season! Thank you for sharing these Christine! #myfabricheaven #tartan #bears #festive #christmas2020

This pretty Ella Elephant 🐘 was made beautifully by Lynnette as a keepsake elephant, made from premi babygros... so beautiful! 🥰https://www.myfabricheaven.com#keepsake #sewing #elephant #myfabricheaven #handmade

How sweet is this little lavender bear made and shared by Maureen who told me..."Hi, this was made from the Huggable Teddy Pattern which has been enlarged. I have put some lavender in it as my granddaughter wanted something to help her sleep"What a good idea to add some fragrant herbs to the toy stuffing, great tip Maureen! Have a lovely weekend everyone and I hope you get some sewing time!Huggable Bear Pattern#myfabricheaven #sewing #teddybear #handmade