Hi sewing friends! Riley Blake Designs recently sent me a bundle of the latest range of Liberty quilting cotton called ‘Carnaby‘ to play with. It’s been sitting on my cutting table for a little while and it always catches my eye. What a vibrant mix of colours, prints and patterns! Here’s how Liberty describe it; The Carnaby Collection is inspired…
Sherri from Rebecca Mae Designs has just released her first book Text It!: Quilts and Pillows with Something to Say and I am thrilled to be joining her Blog Hop! If you’ve found your way here as part of the tour, welcome! It’s lovely to have you. ‘Text It’ contains 10 different quilty projects that all feature appliquéd text. Each…
Earlier this year I brought you a round up of pretty projects I had sewn in February and March. And I also shared a wrap up of January’s making too. I love the idea of being able to share what’s been happening in my sewing space. So here’s a little preview into a few of the pretty pieces that were…
The current issue of the One Thimble Sewing E-Zine* has a gorgeous ‘desert in bloom’ kind of theme. And I love the way all of the PDF patterns in the current issue really showcase it. I designed the Coco Flower Crown pattern for this issue, and I really had a lot of fun stitching up little mini cactuses, succulents and flowers…
This week, I was lucky enough to test a brand new pattern by Rachael of Sew Today, Clean Tomorrow fame! She created the most adorable Hexie bowl PDF pattern that is available now over at Patterns Only. It’s a super quick sew and the pattern is very easy to follow. (I love the Hexie Bowl pictured here with my Sleepy Cloud…