A few weeks back a good friend had an operation on her foot as was going to be housebound for a while. I wanted to gather up some of her favourite vegan treats as a post-op gift, so of course I needed a gift bag to accommodate them! I've had a few sample packs of […]
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 […]
I recently made a load of Flying Geese from some Tilda scraps. These are going to be borders in a quilt I'm currently working on. Because I was working from scraps, I couldn't use the 'No Waste' method to make all of the geese. When making one 'goose' at a time, you trim […]
My youngest daughter finishes her 14 year school career and turns 18 this month! Where did the time go! She has had one teacher in particular who has nurtured her love of literature and encouraged and inspired her for the last 4 years. So I offered to make her a bag, as a […]
Hello everyone! I hope you've had a healthy and creative week! My first (half) term of classes are almost through (this is week 5 of 6) so it's time to announce next (half) term's class project! This is a project for those who not only enjoy a spot of 're-purposing' but […]
