I have bursts of brain energy that render me unable to focus on anything but a novel idea. I will lose sleep over it, visualising the steps in the process.

Bibs for everything

This weekend, on a stormy Sunday, my novel idea was a design for a button-on dungaree bib that could attach to any of my jeans. I LOVE dungarees, so this is an extremely appealing prospect.

It’s just a rectangle (or heart, cloud, anything) of fabric with two long rectangles for straps. I could even swap buttons for poppers to remove the buttonhole nightmare – and I probably will.

I have MANY beautiful rectangles of fabric because I endlessly buy old crochet tray covers.

Utterly beguiled by this concept.

A curtain for people who hate curtains

A more long-term idea brought to fruition by Dunelm’s £6 screw-tight curtain rods: 70s crochet blanket as cafe curtain.

So easy: fold over the tassels and sew the channel for the rod. I am dead of how cute.

Tableclothes

I’ve had this embroidered parasol ladies tablecloth (popular from about the 30s on) for ages and last night went on a three-hour rampage of made-up making.

I hate using patterns so I copied the bodice of a dress (ish) and just kept trying it on and adjusting. This ain’t a sewing bee, who cares.

I did twisted seams because I cut the pieces badly but it worked out. The eyelet is to hide the shitty hemming. But this is how we learn!