Last Saturday afternoon I had my Denim Pouch Workshop, hosted via Zoom by Crafty Monkies. 16 ladies (some in different time zones!) got chopping and repurposing as they used their denim finds to create Denim Zippy Pouches. The class was following my 9.5" x 5.5" samples, using the Quilt-As-You-Go technique to piece and quilt the […]
Firstly, apologies for forgetting to announce here the winner of my last giveaway (my bad)! The lucky winner was Michelle Green @elsie_and_alice and was announced on Instagram & Facebook. Thank you to everyone here who entered. Fingers crossed you will be luckier with my next giveaway. ************************************************************** Today is the end of week […]
Hello everyone! I hope you are all keeping safe and well during these strange days. With much more time available to us, I guess you are all making lots of headway with all your WIPs and UFOs!!!!! (wink, wink!) With no classes to teach, I thought I'd have a go at teaching online!! […]
My youngest daughter requested a handmade gift for her friend's 18th birthday. So last bank holiday Monday, I had a happy afternoon 'playing' in my sewing room with my first love, denim! Using only my smallest denim pieces, I used the 'quilt as you go' method to quilt the pieces directly […]
Well the 1 year celebrations are over, so it's back to class prep, pattern writing and sample making! Some of you have availed of my online pattern shop discount code BIRTHDAY1. I hope you enjoy making the projects. However, there were a few glitches with the discount code which I'm pleased to say […]
I promised to check in again and tell you about my makes at Patchwork in the Peaks (though they pale into insignificance compared to the fabulous makes of my fellow sewers). Not fully understanding the brief of the weekend, I arrived with no personal projects to work on! Doh! However, Elita has a […]
Hello there! As promised, I'm back to tell you about the rest of the projects on my Autumn Table! (you can read all about projects 1-5 here) 6. Denim Washbag: My love of repurposing denim gets everywhere! Unfortunately I don't have a pattern written up yet for this […]
I hope you aren't tired of seeing my denim pouches! I was woefully late getting a birthday present to my friend, but now that she has it I can show it to you! This one is a little different from my other denim pouches. I thought I would keep hexies as […]
