Has anyone got any opinion on this book which comes with patterns...
Its on offer at Amazon and I like the dress patterns.  Is it a good buy?

Here's a picture of the SA Linda top which I've made with the £2 pm olive-coloured corduroy bought from Immanuels.
What I do not like about this pattern is the wide sleeves as I like an elbow length sleeve and always think the sleeve doesn't drape well. 
Option might be to add a button/buttonhole above the elbow and button it closed when wearing?
Lovely bit of fabric but the beginners error I made is that I did not pre-wash it -so I bet this shrinks 
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  [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]  My latest disaster  is that I tried to clean the inside of the QE4.2 bobbin area and the little knife. 
A part became loose during this process (see attached picture) and I've now lost the screw
Does anyone know what size of screw this might need?  I've googled the part number 413 0071 but without success.
As usual, any help much appreciated.
TIA  Annie

Here's a bag made following the Sailrite YT tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEnaFutDodg
I used oilcloth from Immanuels @ £2 per metre so it wasn't an expensive experiment.
The instructions were easy to follow but the oilcloth was a **** to work with - the roller foot definitely helped but stitching through many layers to create the pleated base was a little difficult and I will have to reinforce the sides. 
Also the top stitching on the handles and bottom panel didn't come out very neatly. 
When you have the shiny side of the oilcloth both on the underneath and top of a piece (e.g., folding and stitching the handles) the underneath does stick, but I don't know if there's a solution to that.
I'd make this bag again in a thicker fabric, but not oilcloth - although its the oilcloth that gives it the body and helps it stand up on its own.
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A couple of pictures of a simple bag made as an extra christmas pressie for my sister who is a cat lover.  It was only a small piece.  The fabric is made in Japan. 
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I was making a child's tote bag with some fur fabric but noticed that I was itching after working with it so I've decided to abandon that fabric and use a needlecord or similar.
Has anyone else noticed that fur fabric makes them itch?

Does anyone know of a mid-size iron (half-way between travel and full size) to use for sewing?  I've got a travel iron but its too light and small, and my full size iron is bulky and takes  up a lot of space on my small worktable. 
The idea is to have an iron which is to hand when making bags etc and pressing seams.  It doesn't need to do major pressing.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Annie

I made this from a very easy to follow YT Tutorial.  There are problems with the bag (interfacing not smooth, wobbly top stitching), but the shape is great IMO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP1XmLjeK68&t=14s
The handle was made from vinyl folded to the inside (like bias binding) and zigzagged.  Its a bit clumsy but I would use this method again but with a shorter stitch length.
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