I haven't been my usual prolific self this year when it comes to handmade Christmas gifts! However I did manage to make a few presents: Notelet Folios: These A6 size notelet carriers were the brain child of my uber talented friend @sewmesarah who shrunk my Journal Cover pattern down into adorably cute notelet folios! You […]
I can't quite believe it's Christmas Eve and another Christmas celebration is upon us! I'm sure, like for us, Christmas will look and feel a little different this year. But I hope you can still find some light in the darkness and keep your spirits and creativity going through this festive season. Every Christmas I […]
English Paper Piecing (EPP) is our theme in our Kindred Spirits Quilt-Along this week! As our Unity Tile block making draws to a close at the weekend, we are showcasing other ways the EPP templates can be used in other projects. Earlier this week we showed you the beautiful Spring Wallhanging made by Di @willowbeckdesigns. […]
I'm so excited to finally be releasing my new Robin Hoop Art pattern! I originally designed and taught this Free Motion Embroidery hoop last year and had many requests for the pattern! And then last Friday night I taught my Robin Hoop as a live Zoom Crafty Monkies workshop to 16 […]
Hi Folks, it's getting to that time of year when the only thing on the sewing table is Christmas themed!! We have a lovely selection of Makower festive fabrics in the shop this year, Scandi 2020 and Yuletide Christmas! Not to mention Scandi Advent Calendars! The easy sewing of pockets […]
Well our Kindred Spirits Quilt-Along got underway this week, and what a great response we've had! Thank you to everyone for signing up and so far raising £200 for Shared Threads! The first block in the quilt-along is a 9" Applique block called Friendship Reel. In the accompanying teaching video, you […]
Happy Boxing Day! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas Day with your loved ones, enjoying great food and timely rest and relaxtion. Now that all my handmade presents have been gifted and opened, I can show you 3 more! 3 more Juniper baskets in fact! You may remember my first […]
I've recently gifted a selection of 'cork pouches'. I love working with cork! It goes with just about everything, comes in lots of different colours (including sparkly!) can be rotary cut, pieced, quilted, ironed (medium-cool heat setting) and is 3d friendly! Did you know it's vegan too (though I don't recommend eating it!). […]
Today I handed over 2 more pressies to my monthly breakfast buddies! You may remember I ran my Robin Hoop Art workshop last month. Robins are so iconic at this time of year and I thought these sketchy hoops would make the perfect handmade gifts for my craft-loving friends. While the […]
After classes finished last week I whisked off to England for a fabulous weekend with my girls! All 3 of my girls currently live in England and it's so precious when we all get to be together. That's the reason I'm only now getting around to posting about our class project finishes. […]
During our last week of classes we have adopted the tradition of 'Secret Santa'. I love this fun tradition, seeing the variety of handmade and bought gifts, all for under £5! 6 weekly classes means I have 6 Secret Santa presents to either make or buy. This year I'm trying not to buy […]
A big thank you to everyone for entering my 'Katha on Tweed' giveaway last week. I announced the winner on Monday via Instagram, and was pleased to deliver the prize to local winner Jaele @a_million_paper_stars! But don't worry if you missed out this time. I'll be doing another giveaway at the end of […]
We have one week left of our current block of classes before the half term break. Folks have been beavering away on their Soft Toys and Sock Monkeys - can't wait to show you our amazing menagerie! But looking ahead to our final block of classes of 2019, our optional class project will help to […]
My last class of 2018 finished last Thursday! What a wonderful term (& year!) it was! And I think, one of our most productive! Here's a little snapshot of some of the amazing makes my ladies have been beavering away at! There are many more amazing projects and gifts that will […]
Last week in classes I gave a little run down on all the Christmas ornaments hanging on my decorative tree! Most of them are free tutorials I've either found on Pinterest or written myself. I thought you might like to take part in our little Christmas Baubles club too! So here are […]
Today we had the most festive fun making Scandi Christmas Stockings. At one stage the classroom looked like a massacre in a fabric factory, but boy what results! (Apologies to one of my ladies whose stocking I forgot to photograph!) Aren't they fabulous! And everyone went home with a completely finished […]
It's all about the festive makes at the moment at Just Jude Designs! So I thought I'd bring you a fun and easy little Christmas tutorial to get you in the festive spirit! For 1 Tree You will need: 2 x (5" wide x 6" tall) pieces of background fabric 2 x […]
Welcome back to part 2 of my Christmas Table Display! (part 1 available here) I've had great reactions to my Christmas display in my classes this week. I hope you enjoy reading about them too! 6 Festive Stars Table Runner (pattern available here) This is one of my newest patterns […]
My new block of classes started back this week, and I have a few surprises in store for my ladies! The first surprise is the change to my table display. Not hard to guess what theme I'm going for here! This is the first of 2 posts that will take you […]
Next week starts a new block of classes, the last block of 2018!! In this final term, our attention will turn towards preparations for Christmas! Following several requests for a Christmas Tree Skirt, I've curated a selection of patterns which my ladies can choose from. I don't have time to make all […]
