I love to incorporate handmade into my gift giving. My Mum recently celebrated her 80th birthday and I made her a personalised monogrammed sachet filled with lavender. The cross stitched "M' was stitched onto white linen and then framed with pretty … [Read more...]
Money Bags
Hello friends! It is hard to believe that it has been over 3 months since my last post. In the 10 years that I have been blogging, that is the longest break I have had. Not only did I stop blogging, but I also stepped away from social media and … [Read more...]
Liberty Gifts to Sew
With Mother's Day fast approaching, now is the perfect time to make your Mum a special handmade gift. Liberty tana lawn is a high quality fabric produced in iconic floral designs. With its high thread count and beautiful floral designs, it is ideal … [Read more...]
Monogrammed Sachets
One of my craft goals for 2017 is to spend more time enjoying the process of creating. I plan to enjoy more slow hand stitching - cross stitch, embroidery, hand quilting. When I spotted the #2017sewingbookchallenge over on instagram - I knew it was … [Read more...]
Dress Form Gift Tags
I always like to complete a gift with a handmade tag - it just adds a nice personalised touch. The Dress Form Lavender Sachets (a project from my book), were the inspiration behind these dress form gift tags. They were quickly made in under 30 … [Read more...]
Liberty Pencil Case
My patchwork pencil case tutorial is such a fun, quick project when you need a small pencil case in a hurry! In this Liberty pencil case, I have combined some new season Liberty prints with Essex linen. The colours in the Liberty fabric are so … [Read more...]
Liberty Criss Cross Coasters
Liberty and linen is always a winning combination in my opinion. One of my favourite Liberty prints is Betsy - a classic floral design that is available in a range of colourways. In these Criss Cross coasters, I have matched some sweet Liberty Betsy … [Read more...]
Pretty Liberty Drawstring Pouch
My first completed project for 2016 are two sweet Liberty Drawstring Pouches. They are constructed with a white linen outer, that has been embellished with a Grandmothers Flower garden block made from little Liberty hexies. The lining is also used … [Read more...]
Liberty Fabric Scrap Buster Projects
Do you love Liberty fabric? I have only started collecting (and using) Liberty fabric over the past year or so. Liberty lawn is beautiful fine quality cotton fabric and I love the sweet classic floral prints that it is famous for. It is more … [Read more...]
Liberty Parisian Pouch
Linen, lace and Liberty fabric is such a classic combination. I made this sweet zippered pouch in an afternoon. It includes one of my favourite Liberty prints - Suzy Elizabeth with its pretty tea cup design. I used the Parisian Pouch pattern … [Read more...]
