Description
This month’s magazine is filled with projects and articles inspired by the beauty of the season. The
embroidered strawberry plant motif captures one of the loveliest sights of June — tiny white flowers
giving way to ripening fruit tucked beneath green leaves, while the floral summer bunting is designed to
bring a little colour and cheer indoors or out for garden gatherings, summer sewing rooms or simply
brightening an ordinary corner of home.
We also take a wander through the world of Shakespeare’s flowers, exploring some of the blooms and
herbs woven through his plays and poetry. Shakespeare understood the language and symbolism of
flowers so well, and many of the plants he mentioned are still familiar in English gardens today, from
carnations and roses to violets and lady-smocks. Alongside this we take a look at traditional ticking
fabric, with its practical beginnings and enduring appeal. Once used for sturdy mattress covers and
household textiles, ticking stripes have become a timeless country fabric that still feels perfectly at home in cottages and sewing rooms today.
The Bustle & Sew Magazine is the work of just one woman, me(!) Helen Grimes, the founder of and creative force behind the Bustle & Sew bunny. So if you’re expecting a glossy high-street, high-budget publication, stuffed with adverts and promotions, then this probably isn’t the magazine for you. But if you’re looking for quirky, unusual and fun sewing projects, all with my unique style, and enjoy filling your home with beautiful ideas, then you’re sure to love the Bustle & Sew Magazine.
Although stitching is very much at the heart of each edition, I also include lots of other articles and features. Seasonal recipes, craft ideas, poetry corner and much more besides, all celebrating life here in the English countryside that combine to make this a totally unique publication!
Don’t forget, you are free to sell items you personally have made from Bustle & Sew patterns. All the templates are included at full size, so there’s no awkward re-sizing – no fiddling around with photocopiers or hanging around at printing shops. You can start creating straight away! I don’t mind if you personally want to make items to sell from my patterns, but you are not licensed to go into mass production.
Just click on the image below for a peep between the covers:
