Baby Quilts are my favourite type of quilt to make. Nothing beats a home made gift to welcome a new baby and their size makes them quick and easy to quilt on your home sewing machine. I love all the fun, colourful prints available. My latest quilt … [Read more...]
Book Review:Sew Serendipity Bags by Kay Whitt
Sew Serendipity Bags: Fabulous Bags to Make and Love by Kay Whitt is a gorgeous book of 12 bag designs that expand into 20 fresh and pretty projects. I have spent ages drooling over the lovely designs in this book - there are bags for all occasions … [Read more...]
Coconut Cake
This past weekend, Sarah baked some delicious coconut cake. She has made this recipe a few times now and it always gets the thumbs up! It uses coconut milk and sweetened coconut flakes in the batter which give it a lovely coconut flavour and makes … [Read more...]
Chocolate and Ginger Cookies
One of our family favourite cookie recipes, are these scrummy Chocolate Ginger Cookies that Sarah bakes for us. There is something about chocolate and ginger that works so well together. These cookies don't last long in our home and are especially … [Read more...]
Book Review: Everything Patchwork by Corinne Crasbercu
One of the loveliest books in my sewing library, is Everything Patchwork by Corinne Crasbercu, which is part of the Made in France Series. The book contains 40 projects for classic quilts, bags, and accessories. The author is a designer and stylist … [Read more...]
Cinnamon Muffins
Sarah made up some delicious Cinnamon Muffins on the weekend, with a cinnamon filling and streusel topping - they were amazing! They were especially yummy warm from the oven.Cinnamon MuffinsServings: 12 muffinsIngredientsFor the streusel topping:1/3 … [Read more...]
Lucky Charm Quilt
If you are after a quilt pattern that is well suited to using charm squares, you may wish to check out the Lucky Charm Quilt PDF Quilt Pattern in our Etsy store.I have made two quilts in this design. This one used Hunky Dory by Chez Moi for … [Read more...]
Tutorial: Eiffel Tower Smartphone Cover
My smartphone has had a makeover with a new Parisian inspired cover. I love using thick industrial felt for phone covers - they protect the phone whilst in your handbag, and they are quick to construct so you can make up a batch of them as gifts for … [Read more...]
