A crafty Mother's Day

To make:
1. Trim off the borders off the of the face cloths. Cut cord into four 15cm lengths. Thread the cord through the eye of each suction cup. Fold the cord in half and pin on the wrong side of the cloth at each corner. Machine stitch the cord in place securely.

2. Place the right sides of clothes together and machine stitch a 1cm seam around the edge, leaving a 10cm opening for turning. Turn through the right side and insert filling through the opening. Hand stitch the opening closed.

Note:

You'll find suction cups at your local hardware store. Make sure you purchase you purchase one with an eye going through the top stem, because the cord must pass through the eye.

GROOVY MOM

You will need:

To make:
1. Type 'mother' on the computer in a font of your choice and print it. Enlarge it to the correct size on a photocopier. Place this inside the T-shirt and, using the dressmaker's pencil, trace the outline.

2. Place the sequin ribbon on top of the outline and, using matching coloured thread, stitch the sequin ribbon in place. Work a few stitches at the start and end to secure the lettering.

WITH LOVE

You will need:

To make:
1. Cut two rectangles each 35x 55cm. The short sides are the top and bottom edges. Fold a 3mm double hem on the top edge of each rectangle and top- stitch in position. Place the wrong sides of fabric together and work a 3mm seam around the other three edges. Turn through to right side and work a 5mm seam over the previous seam to produce a French seam.

2. Cut two strips each 35x 1,5cm for the ties. Fold the rectangle to form and envelope and stitch at side seams. Attach one tie to the centre bottom of envelope and the other to the centre top between the open edges. Now work edge stitching along the top edge, sandwiching the tie.

3. Draw a heart motif on a separate piece of voile and decorate with sequins and beads. Cut out heart, leaving a 5mm seam allowance. Fold under allowance and hand stitch to the top of the envelope.

HAND WASH

You will need:

To make:
1. Grate the bar of Dove soap, place in a glass jar and pour one cup of boiling water over the soap. Leave to dissolve.

2. Pour the fluid soap into the soap dispenser and decorate the container by gluing a length of ribbon around it. Glue daisies here and there on the ribbon for a decorative touch.