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…
Welcome to Week One of the Forest Family Quilt Along! Getting started on a new project is so exciting. And I’m so thrilled to have you along for the journey! A quilt along is a great way to continue that motivation to get a project completed in a specific time frame. And the eight week time allowance for this project…
I’ve recently joined the blogging team for Riley Blake Designs and get the absolute privilege of having early access to upcoming fabrics so that I can showcase them for you! For my first project I chose to work with ‘A Festive Collection’ by Liberty Fabrics. It’s never too early to work on Christmas projects, is it? Especially when the fabric…
Jemima from Tied with a Ribbon has designed her very first fabric range and she kindly asked me if I’d like to create a project using some of the prints. “Baby on Trend” comes in three colour ways; blush, dove and woodland. Here are some of the woodland prints she sent to me. They’re lovely and neutral and will make…
I’ve been wanting to host a quilt along for the Forest Family Quilt for the longest time! And I’m so thrilled to announce that it is finally happening! This blog post will tell you everything you need to know. But the most important detail is that you need to sign up for the weekly emails! And then follow along on…
As an Aurifil Artisan, we’re encouraged to participate in different monthly challenges. In August, it’s all about embroidery. How appropriate! I’ve been wanting to design a floral wreath for ages and this challenge seemed like the perfect opportunity to create something pretty and share it with everyone who loves embroidery, or would like to learn! Aurifil sent me some gorgeous…
Welcome to part three of my Beginner’s Tutorials for Embroidery. In the last posts we looked at all the supplies you will need to get stitching and how to transfer your design to fabric. But how do you actually start stitching? Let’s go through the basics, step by step. If you’re looking for a beginner friendly project to stitch, sign…