I have been teaching myself to sew and I thought I’d challenge myself with a shirt. Who knew there were so many complexities to something that looks so simple! I […]
Fabric Design
What to Make with Fabric Scraps
I challenged myself to really learn how to sew properly about 6 months ago and I have been busy making all sorts of things, I shared a shirt I made […]
Free Fabric Giveaway
2021 saw me enter every single Spoonflower design challenge. I seem to pour my creative endeavors into designing patterns more than anything else these days and this poor old blog […]
Easy Sewing Project: DIY Apron
Easy Sewing Project! These days so much of my creative juices go into surface design – check out my portfolio site zoefeast.com so this poor old site has suffered quite […]
Zoe Feast Surface Designer
I have just realized that “Creative in Chicago” is celebrating it’s 10 year anniversary this year. I can’t quite believe I have been creating, writing and sharing my projects with […]
Modern Tie Dye Fabric Collection
One of the more popular posts on Creative in Chicago is my Shibori Tie Dying Folding Techniques, I went quite berserk with a bucket of indigo dye and created a […]
Springtime Fabric Collection
There is nothing like a trip back to the UK for me to realize how far off Spring is here. The UK, while wet, had daffodils blooming, green grass and […]
Valentine Gift Ideas
Valentine Gift Ideas When I was in Target the other day I saw a gift bag with ” Relax it’s not Homemade” printed across it. Yeah I know not everyone […]
Eco Fabric Dyeing
I have been meaning to have a go at eco fabric dyeing for ages and after a beautiful bouquet of blooms ( bought by Mr Chicago house for our wedding […]
Prairie Beauty Fabric Collection
My wonderful year and a half living in Pennsylvania massively rekindled my love for the outdoors and I have to admit I was gutted to move back to the Chicago […]
