Ali from Arabesque Scissors and I were chatting recently about all of our beautiful fabric scraps that are too precious to throw away. Rather than leave them hiding in buckets and bins, we’ve decided to host an Instagram challenge in October 2021, to look at new and fun ways to make the most of all of those special treasures. Our…
When fabric bundles are delivered to my doorstep, it’s a pretty amazing day! Riley Blake Designs recently sent me the latest fabric collection by Minki Kim called Hidden Cottage. I have always loved Minki’s style and her fabric collections are always an eclectic mix of florals, tiny prints and geometric mixers. She’s also really adventurous when choosing her colour palettes…
A little while back, Danni from Eppiflex sent me some of her laser cut, plastic, English paper piecing (EPP) templates to play with. What a fantastic product! I only ever recommend things I really love using myself, so I’m thrilled to let you know how terrific they were to work with. Eppliflex templates are available in a huge range of…
Melanie from Hello Melly Designs has created the loveliest new fabric collection with Riley Blake Designs. Called ‘Primrose Hill‘, it’s named for the birthplace of Agnes Arber, the first female botanist in the Royal Society in England. Melanie explains that the collection “plays homage to all the lovely ladies helping us to understand and fully appreciate the beauty all around…
It’s so exciting when a parcel of fabric shows up at your door. I knew that Riley Blake Designs was sending me the new ‘Carnaby Collection‘ of Liberty quilting cotton to play with, but it’s difficult to know how a collection will truly look until you get to see it with your own eyes. Let me just say that Carnaby…
Hi sewing friends! Riley Blake Designs recently sent me a bundle of the latest range of Liberty quilting cotton called ‘Carnaby‘ to play with. It’s been sitting on my cutting table for a little while and it always catches my eye. What a vibrant mix of colours, prints and patterns! Here’s how Liberty describe it; The Carnaby Collection is inspired…
It’s Sew A Softie month and today is my turn to share a free tutorial designed especially for you by my 11 year old daughter. We’re making the cutest little felt frogs! It’s her first project and she’s so excited to share it with you. This is the sweet froggy that she made! And here’s the little frog I put together using…
I was so honoured when the lovely Bev from Flamingo Toes invited me to be part of the book tour celebrating and showcasing her latest publication, Retro Stitchery*. *If you make a book purchase using this affiliate link, I will earn a small commission that doesn’t change your purchase price, but helps me to continue to bring you free content.…
EDITED 2nd August, 2021 – THIS LIVE SEW ALONG EVENT HAS NOW ENDED. However you are still able to receive the welcome email and links to all the previous email content that was sent out to participants, when you subscribe to the sew along email list. Read on for more details. Welcome to the third ‘Night Before Christmas Stocking’ Sew…
My friend Jemima from Tied With a Ribbon, recently released her second fabric collection called Baby On Trend Storybook Volume 2 with 2 Green Zebras and Robert Kaufman. She sent me some of the pink prints from the Boho colourway to play with. There’s three colourways and they all come with seven prints and a ‘cheater’ cot panel too. The…