Being a Fabric Education Designer for the Thermoweb brand means that I’m regularly sharing tutorials for sewing projects I’ve designed. The brief for this month was Christmas Cushion. Sometimes having a brief helps to narrow down what you want to do. But sometimes it’s still difficult to decide! I’m a self-confessed Christmas-aholic and I love […]
Week 1 – Stocking Sew Along
Welcome to the first week of our ‘Night Before Christmas Stocking’ Sew Along. I’m so excited to be hosting my first ever event of this kind. For an overview of the four week sew along and extra details, please see the orginal blog post HERE. But read on for this week’s focus and about our […]
‘Night Before Christmas Stocking’ Sew Along
Welcome to the Night Before Christmas Stocking Sew Along! This blog post will tell you everything you need to know about joining my very first event of this kind. I’m really excited because I love this Christmas stocking pattern and the little mouse in the pocket too. If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to […]
Christmas Stocking for the Tilda Old Rose Showcase
Welcome to the Tilda Old Rose Showcase hosted by Tilda Australia on Instagram! Starting on the 27th of September, designers and makers from all over the world will be sharing the beautiful projects they have made with this lovely fabric. Two Green Zebras very kindly sent me this bundle to play with and it has […]
Sew a Hexie Christmas Ornament
This sweet and simple ornament is a great way to use up small felt and fabric scraps. With very little sewing and easy assembly, this project will be finished in no time! And if you like this tutorial, you’ll probably like the Hexie key ring tutorial too! But back to the Christmas ornament sewing! Here’s […]
Christmas in July Sewing with Makower Modern Metallics
Is it really July already? Crazy, right? July is always a lovely time for sewing here in Australia. Winter is in full swing. The days are short, the weather is cold and stitching indoors is ideal. It’s probably how all of you ‘Northern Hemispherers’ feel at Christmas time. At this time of year, we celebrate ‘Christmas in […]
Make Felt Donuts
Let’s Sew Felt Donuts! How delicious do these cute felt donuts look? And they’re so quick to make. I’m so happy to bring you this simple tutorial to sew these donuts for fun food play or unique Christmas decorations. All you need is some felt, floss, filling and a hot glue gun. Easy! You will […]
Christmas in July Sewing Patterns
There’s something special about celebrating Christmas in July in Australia. We finally get to really enjoy a roast dinner with all the trimmings, some mulled wine and a warm plum pudding, without sweltering in the summer sun! And if I’m going to go to all the trouble of celebrating Christmas dinner twice a year, then […]
Merry Christmas lovelies!
Today’s post is short and sweet. Because it’s a busy time for so many of us! But I wanted you to know that you are in my thoughts. From my place, to yours, Merry Christmas! Happy holidays, and very best wishes for the start of 2016. Thanks for being here. It really does mean the world […]
Inspiring Christmas Patterns from Australian Designers
Christmas is almost upon us! It’s such an inspiring time of year. And I’ve been searching online for some beautiful PDF patterns to stitch up for the holiday season. So just like last year, I’ve put together a collection of inspiring Christmas patterns from some of my favourite Australian designers. Because I really love to […]