Recently I made up a tailor’s ham and sausage using the free pattern by Kristiann Boos available from Tilly and the Buttons. I used some of a vintage fabric that I picked up (for £1) while in Brighton. Given that it is a vintage fabric and a little more delicate I stabilised it with interfacing before sewing it together.
In order to personalise it and make it more unique I printed an image on the front of each. I especially like the little pig.
I also put some of the fabric to use making peg bags. These are based roughly on a Cath Kidston pattern from the book Sew. I modified the pattern – using French seams around the edges of the bags for extra strength in place of bias binding.
english girl at home 
August 11, 2013 at 6:09 am
This is lovely! I love the fabric!!
August 12, 2013 at 7:31 pm
Thanks, I love it too and it was such a bargain. I was going to make a skirt out of it but didn’t dare as parts of the fabric are a bit delicate due to age. It’s perfect for small items though.
August 11, 2013 at 9:58 am
Oo very cute – I never thought of making my own tailors sausage, I might have to do that soon! x
August 12, 2013 at 7:29 pm
Yeah it’s a nice quick project & I’ve already put them to good use. There are quite a few free patterns around.
August 11, 2013 at 8:06 pm
It may be childish of me, but putting a picture of a sausage on the sausage, and having the words Taylor’s Sausage written on it makes me laugh in a slightly Carry On kind of way. Love the added detail on both!
August 12, 2013 at 7:29 pm
Thank you. I couldn’t resist the silliness either!
August 13, 2013 at 4:56 pm
The ham and sausage look great! What did you use for stuffing?
August 14, 2013 at 7:28 pm
I used polyester toy stuffing – as long as you fill it really full it is firm enough.