Steamer Sewing Kit
Bamboo steamer baskets make ideal sewing kits - they are the perfect size to hold all the materials and supplies for a small project, are lightweight, and can be stacked. You can find them at Asian supermarkets, chain stores, kitchen stores, or on Amazon. I found this 6 inch steamer at Daiso, the Japanese 100 Yen store - perfect for my steamer sewing kit. Bamboo steamer baskets have gaps in the bottom for the steam to pass through when cooking. If you are using them to hold small … [Read More...]
{Book Review & Giveaway} Weekend Quilting
Weekend Quilting: Quilt and Unwind with Simple Designs to Sew in No Time is the wonderful new quilting book by talented West Australian quilter, Jemima Flendt from Tied with a Ribbon. I have been following Jemima's … [Read More...]
How to Sew a Card Holder
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 … [Read More...]
Fabric Giveaway with Country Clothesline
This week we are hosting a wonderful giveaway with our newest sponsor, Country Clothesline. As you can see, it is a pretty and inspiring shop with loads of lovely quilting fabric. Country Clothesline is an online … [Read More...]
Make Your Own Baby Bath Mitt
Make bath time fun with this cute aeroplane baby bath mitt. Easily constructed from a white face washer, it features an appliqued aeroplane in bright colours and has a striped hanging tag. A vapour trail has been sewn … [Read More...]
Made for Baby Book Review and Tour
Made for Baby, Cute Sewn Gifts is the newly released and much anticipated book by the talented Ayda Algin from Cafenohut. It is packed full of sweet and practical items to make for babies and little ones. What I love … [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 … [Read More...]
Elephant Pillow
I always find it amazing that simply changing the colour scheme and choice of fabrics, can make a pattern look completely different. Our Ella The Elephant Pillow is our newest pattern, and I wanted to show how it looks … [Read More...]
Flower Sugar Pouches
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter holiday! 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 … [Read More...]
Hexagon Trays
If you are looking for a fun, quick project, check out our Hexagon Tray Tutorial. These little trays are perfect for storing lots of bits and bobs on your sewing table - pins, threads, hexagon papers, binding clips - … [Read More...]
Ella the Elephant Pillow
As soon as I saw the pretty colours and floral prints in the new Tilda Circus fabric range, I knew it would be perfect for my latest design, Ella the Elephant Pillow. Tilda Circus is the newest fabric collection by the … [Read More...]
Easter Sewing and Crafts
If you are looking for some Easter inspiration, check out our most popular Easter sewing and craft tutorials. All of these projects can be made quickly and easily, and are a great way to inject some handmade into the … [Read More...]
Spring Tea Towel
With Easter fast approaching, I wanted to make a Spring inspired tea towel that featured pretty flowers rather than using traditional Easter motifs (like bunnies and eggs). The Spring Tea Towel features assorted flowers … [Read More...]
