When the Tilda Circus range of fabric arrived at my place a while back, I fell in love with the gorgeous bold circus inspired prints but also the more delicate florals with dainty rosebuds and beautiful greenery. I couldn’t choose which prints to sew with so I designed the Hettie Hexie Mini quilt pattern to showcase them […]
Introducing One Thimble Issue 12 and two Molly and Mama patterns
On Friday, my favourite digital sewing magazine was released – Issue 12 of One Thimble*! If you’ve been around for a while, you’ll know that I’m a big fan! I love contributing patterns to this wonderful publication. I was lucky enough to be asked to design two separate projects for the current issue. And so […]
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 […]
The Pretty Penny Coin Purse Pattern
Introducing the Pretty Penny Coin Purse Pattern! It’s the first ‘Hexie’ pattern from Molly and Mama, and I’m so thrilled to bring it to you. It’s the start of some new and exciting collaborations here in Molly and Mama land. Have you ever wanted to sew a bobble clasp or kiss lock clasp purse, but weren’t […]
Introducing the Bitty Bunnies PDF Pattern
Time to share my love for the Bitty Bunnies! In our rush to go on our annual Easter holiday, I forgot to share my latest pattern release with you all. So here’s a quick introduction to these adorable miniature bunnies in their sweet carrot sleeping bags. BUY THE BITTY BUNNIES PATTERN HERE The Bitty Bunnies […]
Stitch a Fifi Fox Needle Book
With the Fifi Fox pin cushion pattern just being released, I wanted to share a FREE TUTORIAL for adapting the PDF pattern to create a fox needle book too! Why have only one fox adorning your sewing space, when you can have two? PICK UP THE PATTERN IN THE STORE SEW A FOX NEEDLE BOOK […]
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 […]
Introducing the Beaded Baubles Christmas Pattern
With Christmas nearly upon us, it’s the perfect time to introduce you to the latest felt PDF pattern in the Molly and Mama range. The ‘Beaded Baubles‘ are completely hand stitched in felt and adorned with simple embroidery and seed beads. They’re the perfect addition to the traditional Christmas tree! BUY the Beaded Baubles PDF […]
Who’s been making the Festive Felties?
The Festive Felties PDF is my latest pattern release, just in time for Christmas. It was designed exclusively for One Thimble readers and appears in Issue 9 of their sewing magazine. To learn more about One Thimble and the Festive Felties pattern release, you can READ MORE HERE. The Festive Felties pattern is available NOW. Click […]
Introducing the ‘Festive Felties’ Pattern for One Thimble
Working on new pattern designs is one of my favourite things to do. So when Jen from One Thimble asked if I’d be interested in creating a felt pattern for her second birthday Christmas edition, I jumped at the chance. After lots of brainstorming, preliminary sketching, prototypes, and playing around, the ‘Festive Felties’ were born. The […]
Introducing the ‘Craftiness is Happiness’ Hoop Art Pattern
I’m so excited to introduce you to a new pattern in the Molly and Mama range. It was designed specifically for the monthly subscribers of Sew Boxes. The theme for August was ‘Sewing Space Essentials’. So when Leesa asked me if I’d like to create a special hoop art appliqué, I knew exactly what I wanted to […]
Who else has made the Coco Flower Crown?
I have to confess that the ‘Coco Flower Crown‘ is my favourite Molly and Mama pattern to date! And it has been such a thrill seeing all of the Coco Crowns popping up in the online world! I wanted to share a few of these gorgeous flower crowns with you. But just in case you […]
The ‘Coco Flower Crown’
So by now you would have heard all about my new pattern, the ‘Coco Flower Crown’. This felt flower and succulent headband, wristlet and hair clip set was designed exclusively for One Thimble sewing magazine*. The magazine release is finally here and I’m thrilled to share this pattern with you. You can read more about […]
Introducing the ‘Coco Flower Crown’ Pattern in One Thimble
Well, the big day is finally here. My favourite online sewing magazine, One Thimble, has finally released it’s 8th issue today! And I’ve been impatiently waiting for this day, because I’m just so excited to share the ‘Coco Flower Crown’ pattern with you. And even more excited that this adorable project made it to the FRONT COVER! *This […]
Make a Sleepy Cloud Pin Topper
I had so much fun creating this adorable little pin topper to go with the latest pattern in the Molly and Mama range – the Sleepy Cloud Pin Cushion! If you’d like to make the pin cushion, you can purchase your pattern HERE. And keep reading for details on how to create the FREE matching little ‘cloud pin topper’. It’s only 1.5″ wide!