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 […]
My eldest daughter LOVES Autumn! Over a year ago I had started on a free quilt pattern by Sharon Holland for Art Gallery Fabrics called Wild Honey. This quilt had a wonderfully Autumnal aesthetic, originally made in Sharon's collection called Autumn Vibes. I made a few blocks, then swiftly fell out of love with it! […]
Another handmade birthday gift handed over this week was my take on Art Gallery Fabrics free Dahlia Bag pattern. I made a few changes to the original pattern, firstly by English Paper Piecing the hexagons together by hand, rather than machine piecing them using the Y seam method. These turquoise prints are my friend's favourite […]
A good friend of mine had a birthday recently, and now that she has received her gift I can show you it here! My friend is a spiritual person who journals, so I made her a colourful A5 journal cover, using mostly Anna Maria Horner and Art Gallery scraps! I had seen this pretty cover […]
To enter my 10 year blogiversary giveaway click here. Happy New Year everyone!! I love new year, so much more than Christmas. It's a turning of the page, a new start, fresh hope, renewed motivations and goal setting! Bringing in this new year definitely feels a lot different from previous years, but positivity and hopefulness […]
I'm 10 years old!! Yay! I started blogging on 20th December 2010, encouraged by of one of my best friends @sewmesarah who had just started her blog a few days previous! What a lot has happened since then, and oh my, how the time has flown by! To celebrate, I'm hosting a giveaway! I recently […]
Our Just Jude designer collaboration is well underway! (You can read all about this new initiative here.) For our first week we have been making Svetlana's Lola Pouch (there are 2 sizes to choose from). I had the privilege of pattern testing the Lola Pouch for Svetlana so I'm familiar with […]
A huge thank you to everyone who entered my Art Gallery Fabrics giveaway to celebrate my 9 year blogiversary. It was so lovely reading about all the favourite projects you have made this year! What a creative bunch you are! Over 760 of you entered across Facebook, Instagram and here! But there […]
My 5 minute demo in class this month was how to make these super easy infinity scarfs. You can use anything between 1 and 4 pieces of fabric for your scarf. The sumptuous softness of Art Gallery fabrics or Liberty Lawns work particularly well, but you can also use quilting cotton, […]
Hello there, well most of the nation is in white-out this week, with our worst snow fall in many years. My little green patch of home however, is still .......... green, but it might not stay that way for long, with more snow in the forecast! Definitely the weather for snuggling under cosy […]
