Quilt binding is something that I do for so many of my projects and something that I get asked about a lot. So I thought it was about time that I created a simple tutorial illustrating how I bind my quilty projects with double fold binding that is machine stitched to the front of the quilt and hand stitched on…
Welcome! It’s Week 7 of the Forest Family Quilt Along! If you’re new here, head to the Quilt Along Welcome post to find all of the content for the previous weeks. You can purchase the PDF pattern and find links to paper pattern stockists too. This week we’re assembling the quilt sandwich and quilting our project. I’m so excited to see everyone’s versions. Here’s…
Hello! It’s lovely that you could join us for Week 6 of the Forest Family Quilt Along. Have you been sewing along? Head to the Quilt Along Welcome post to find content for the previous weeks. You can purchase the PDF pattern and find links to paper pattern stockists too. This week we’re assembling the quilt top. There are nine face blocks to sew…
Welcome to the book tour for Helen Philipps’ new book ‘Home Sweet Home Sewing’*. Helen has produced a beautiful array of crafty books throughout her career, but this is the first with Tuva Publishing (who also published my own book*). I was so honoured when Helen invited me to join the book tour and also grateful to the publishers for…
Welcome Welcome to Week 5 of the Forest Family Quilt Along! If you have missed any of the previous content, head to the Quilt Along Welcome post. You can purchase the PDF pattern and find links to paper pattern stockists too. In the last two weeks we have sewn the first six blocks of the quilt, which form row one and two. Here’s…
I’m so thrilled that you’re joining us for Week 4 of the Forest Family Quilt Along! If you have missed any of the previous content, head to the Quilt Along Welcome post. You can sign up for the emails there, purchase the PDF pattern, and find links to paper pattern stockists too. Last week we started assembling our blocks. The main focus was to appliqué…
It’s Week 3 of the Forest Family Quilt Along, and we’re starting to appliqué our cute animal face blocks this week. This post will outline all the steps for our third week and provide some helpful tips too. In case you have missed the previous week’s content, head to the Quilt Along Welcome post. You can sign up for the…
The ‘Idyllic’ Collection recently showed up on my door step and I can’t tell you how excited I was to rip off the packaging and take a peek! Designed by Minki Kim for Riley Blake Designs, this fabric range is so different to anything else out at the moment. It has something for everyone, with a great mix of prints…
It’s the second week of the Forest Family Quilt Along and I’m excited to get stuck into fabric fusing and cutting! In case you missed it, visit this link for the overview of the Quilt Along. Last week was all about gathering supplies and getting ready to begin. We discussed fabric selection and inspiration. We traced our shapes onto fusible…
I’m so thrilled to introduce you to Valentina Ballerina! This sweet mouse softie was stitched up in August 2019 and sent on a journey across the ocean for a super exciting photo shoot! She put on her best smile and was lucky enough to make the cover of the new book, Sewing Simple Softies with 17 Amazing Designers*. What a…