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Best of 2019

January 3, 2020 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 1 Comment

As we start a new decade, I wanted to reflect on the past year. Although I work full time, I have tried to spend more time being creative and getting a work/life balance. I will need to work on this some more in 2020. These were my top nine … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Year's, Sewing & Quilting Patterns, Sewing Tutorials, Vintage Haberdashery Tagged With: pdf sewing pattern, tutorial, year in review

Pyramid Weights

September 27, 2019 By A Spoonful of Sugar - Leave a Comment

Welcome to the start of the Tilda Old Rose Showcase. Over the next couple of weeks, designers will be sharing projects made with this sweet range. Soft vintage roses and romantic florals in beautiful shades of violet, periwinkle, jade green, deep … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sewing Tutorials Tagged With: Clover, gifts to sew, sewing tutorials, tassels, tutorial

Halloween Drawstring Bag

October 13, 2018 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 2 Comments

The Halloween Drawstring Bag is the perfect size to hold an assortment of Halloween treats such as chocolates, lollies, or candy. They are easily constructed using our free Retro Drawstring Bag sewing tutorial. It is fun to customise the bag so they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Halloween, Sewing, Sewing Tutorials Tagged With: EPP, Halloween, hexies, sewing, tutorial

Money Bags

June 4, 2018 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Sewing Tutorials, Uncategorized Tagged With: drawstring, lawn, Liberty, sewing, tutorial

Top Tutorials of 2017

January 3, 2018 By A Spoonful of Sugar - Leave a Comment

As a new year begins, it is a great opportunity to reflect on the year that has ended and what we have accomplished during 2017. One of the things I love most about blogging, is looking back over all of our creative projects over the past 10 years. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sewing Tutorials Tagged With: no sew, quick craft, scrap buster, scraps, sewing, sewing tutorials, tutorial, tutorials

Fabric Covered Bobbins

October 6, 2017 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 2 Comments

A lovely bundle of fabric was just what I needed to inspire me to head back into the sewing room after a lengthy break. I am putting the finishing touches to a new pattern using this sweet bundle of Cottage fabric by Tilda.ย  As usual, I like to use … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous, Sewing Tutorials Tagged With: fabric, scrap buster, scraps, Tilda, tutorial

How to Sew a Card Holder

May 22, 2017 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 3 Comments

Do you find your loyalty cards or business cards are multiplying and are hard to keep organised? To better organise my cards, I have made a couple of Card Holders. I recently bought a few card wallet inserts that have 10 pages and hold up to 20 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: EPP, gift, patchwork, scrap buster, sewing, sewing tutorial, tutorial

Flower Sugar Pouches

April 17, 2017 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 5 Comments

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter holiday! ย I am slowly getting back into sewing again after a couple of weeks on holiday, including a fabulous vacation to Seoul and Singapore. I wanted to share with you the Flower Sugar Pouches I made for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mother's Day, Sewing Tutorials Tagged With: Easter, Flower Sugar, gift packaging, sewing, tutorial

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Sunday's are perfect for scrappy sewing! I have st Sunday's are perfect for scrappy sewing! I have started a new #rainbowconnectionpillow - this one using sweet retro prints in shades of pink, yellow, aqua and green. Each 5 inch foundation paper pieced block uses 45 different fabrics. It will take a while but should use up some of my growing scrap collection. What are you up to this weekend?
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A pair of Zippered House Pouches. ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ  I h A pair of Zippered House Pouches. ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ  I have had a number of readers ask about the lace zippers I used in this project. They are 8 inch lace zippers and are readily available on Etsy and eBay - search for Lace Zipper. If you don't have a lace zipper you can use your preferred type of zipper. The beauty of this pouch is you can use your favourite zakka trims and supplies to make a one of a kind pouch. ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿ„๐Ÿ„
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Pattern: Zippered House Pouch PDF Sewing Pattern available in our Etsy store ( link in profile โ˜๏ธ).
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One of my favourite pillows is this foundation pap One of my favourite pillows is this foundation paper pieced Rainbow Connection Pillow. It features 9 monochromatic blocks and is the perfect project for all your brightly coloured scraps.๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŒˆ #throwbackthursday
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