I’ve really been enjoying my slow sewing in the evenings. English paper piecing is the perfect project for it! And as a result I now have a little collection of English paper pieced hexie flowers and more. Not content to let them go to waste, I have used them on a number of pretty projects, […]
Lovely Little Patchwork Tour: Cherry Mini Quilt
I’m so excited to be a part of Kerri Horsley’s Book Tour for her first book Lovely Little Patchwork: 18 Projects to Sew Through the Seasons*. This beautiful book has such a varied range of detailed and pretty sewing projects. It was difficult to choose a project to start on! But if you’ve been following me for a while, […]
How To Sew Hexies – An English Paper Piecing Tutorial
Hands up if you have noticed that English paper piecing is everywhere right now? The ‘hexie’ craze is taking over, and I love it! I can’t stop making them! What is English paper piecing? Hexagons (which are affectionately referred to as hexies) are made using a process called English paper piecing (or EPP). Each hexagon is […]
Pretty Projects for April and May
Earlier this year I brought you a round up of pretty projects I had sewn in February and March. And I also shared a wrap up of January’s making too. I love the idea of being able to share what’s been happening in my sewing space. So here’s a little preview into a few of […]
January Wrap Up (and a discount code)!
January flew by so quickly! Am I right? Our kids enjoyed a long and lazy summer break. Lots of days making mud pies, playing in the cubby house, designing tree forts, digging holes and generally having a ball. And so, while they were happily playing, I was able to spend some time sewing, making and creating. […]
Cactus Hexie Wall Art Pattern Review from Hugs Are Fun
The current issue of the One Thimble Sewing E-Zine* has a gorgeous ‘desert in bloom’ kind of theme. And I love the way all of the PDF patterns in the current issue really showcase it. I designed the Coco Flower Crown pattern for this issue, and I really had a lot of fun stitching up little […]