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 […]
How To Embroider Details Onto Felt
Accurately adding special details and beautiful embroidery to wool felt can make all the difference in the look of your finished project. The best part is, it’s not even difficult to do. And you can use materials you have at home. There are a few different ways of transferring embroidery details and designs to wool […]
How to Transfer Templates to Felt
Sewing with wool felt with is such a joy! But how do you precisely cut out felt shapes, especially when the templates are really small? Today I’m sharing my favourite tips. Cutting Felt The best way to ensure you have a beautiful felt creation, is to start with 100% merino wool felt. If you’d like […]
How to Finish an Embroidery Hoop for Wall Hanging
Have you ever wondered how to display your embroidery or stitch art in a timber embroidery hoop so that the back looks as great as the front? There are a few different methods that I’ll describe below. YOU WILL NEED timber embroidery hoop with top tension screw pressed fabric project, ready for framing pinking shears […]
Simple Hexie Keyring Tutorial
How sweet is this simple hexie keyring project? It would make a lovely gift for ‘quilty’ friends and is a great way to use up small felt and fabric scraps. With very little sewing and easy assembly, this project comes together very quickly. Here’s how to make it! Finished Size – 4 ¾ inches (12 […]
Halloween Felt Pencil Toppers Tutorial
Hello and welcome to everyone who has found their way here for the Sew a Softie for Halloween blog hop! Back in July I joined Sew A Softie month with my tutorial for Cinnamon Kitty! So what’s Sew A Softie? Trixi from Coloured Buttons founded the initiative to ignite a love of hand sewing in a new […]
Felt Cat Tutorial – Sew A Softie 2018
Let’s Make Cinnamon, the cutest little felt kitty cat! Today is my turn on the blog hop for Sew A Softie month! Wishing a very warm welcome to those who have found their way here for the first time today. We’ll be making a sweet little felt kitty cat called Cinnamon! She’s super simple and […]
The Flora Mini Quilt Tutorial
Sew Can She hosts a series of Monthly Mini Quilt tutorials and I was so honoured to kick off 2018 with my latest design. The ‘Flora Mini Quilt’ was created especially for Caroline’s readers. It’s a simple and straightforward sew, but it’s also a great way to learn more about the addictive art of English […]
Sew a Felt Flower Coaster
These felt flower coasters are so easy to stitch. They’re a great way to showcase your favourite fabric prints and treasured scraps. And they make a lovely gift. They’re also an ideal quick sewing project to add to a parcel for a crafty friend. Let’s get started! You Will Need Two x 5 1/2″ (14cm) squares […]
Make a Heat Pack with Pretty Hexie Flower
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, […]
Make a Hair Bow Holder and Matching Clips
My seven year old daughter is obsessed with gold and peach right now! So her bedroom has had a recent makeover, with all things sparkly and bright. One of the items due for an update in her bedroom was the hair bow holder I made her a few years back using this tutorial. I purchased a new […]
Make a Love Heart Mini Quilt
Valentine’s Day isn’t far away, so I wanted to share this cute little mini quilt I created with some sweet appliqué love hearts. It was quick and easy to sew, but looks so sweet. I have always had a thing for Lecien fabrics, especially the Flower Sugar ranges from recent years. So I pulled some […]
Christmas Craft Ideas – Patterns and Tutorials
Is Christmas really so close? Here’s a quick round up of some new and past Christmas craft ideas that are sure to get you in the Christmas sewing spirit! As a creative blogger for Sizzix UK, I’ve been focusing on Christmas goodies. I just made these simple no-sew gift tags using my Sizzix Big Shot Plus machine […]
Make 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 need When gathering your […]
Make a Christmas Placemat with Sizzix
I’ve really been enjoying some early Christmas sewing, which is just as well. Last year I had the best of intentions, but this year I made sure to get an early start on my holiday sewing. My latest tutorial for the Sizzix UK Blog was to create a lovely and simple Christmas placemat using their […]
Make Nautical Felt Anchor Coasters, Ornaments and More
I’m so excited to share this nautical felt anchor project with you. I’ve always had a thing for anything related to the sea. It must be the ‘pisces’ in me. And I love this little anchor project, because it’s so simple but it looks so effective made in such striking nautical colours. To create this […]
Make Felt Flower Hair Clips with Sizzix
In case you missed it, I’m now a ‘Creative Blogger’ for Sizzix! Each month I’m creating tutorials showing you how to make pretty pieces in fabric and felt using the Sizzix Big Shot Plus cutting machine and the Sizzix templates. This month I’m creating beautiful (but also quick and easy) felt flower hair clips! If […]
The Tilda Trunk Show and my Tilda makes
I have been busy sewing with the newest range of Tilda fabrics and I am totally smitten! Cabbage Rose and Memory Lane are just the loveliest floral prints that work together so beautifully. When they arrived at my place I couldn’t believe how wonderful they all looked together. Fiona from 2 Green Zebras is the […]
Sew a Hexagon Mug Rug
Have you joined the Hexagon craze? These six sided, cute, little shapes can be found all over Instagram and Pinterest. And if you’ve been following the blog this year, you’ll have noticed that I’ve been sewing with them for a little while now too. They’re addictive I tell you! Last week I brought you a […]
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 […]