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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

Fabric Giveaway with Country Clothesline

May 19, 2017 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 178 Comments

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 (and bricks & mortar) … [Read more...]

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Make Your Own Baby Bath Mitt

May 14, 2017 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 3 Comments

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 across both sides of the bath … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sewing Tutorials, Uncategorized Tagged With: applique, baby, baby shower, face washer, face washer challenge

Made for Baby Book Review and Tour

May 8, 2017 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 4 Comments

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 most about the book is that all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: baby, book review, children, EPP

Liberty Gifts to Sew

May 3, 2017 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Mother's Day Tagged With: gifts, Liberty, Mothers Day, quick craft, scrap buster, sewing, sewing tutorials

Elephant Pillow

April 29, 2017 By A Spoonful of Sugar - Leave a Comment

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 when constructed from a bright … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sewing, Sewing & Quilting Patterns Tagged With: a spoonful of sugar designs, applique, Craftsy, Etsy, Flower Sugar, home décor, pdf pattern

Flower Sugar Pouches

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

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 Sugar Pouches I made for … [Read more...]

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

Hexagon Trays

March 22, 2017 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 2 Comments

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 - and more!  They are also perfect … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sewing Tutorials Tagged With: hexagon, sewing tutorials, Tilda

Ella the Elephant Pillow

March 18, 2017 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 1 Comment

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 talented Norwegian designer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sewing & Quilting Patterns Tagged With: pillow, Tilda

Easter Sewing and Crafts

March 15, 2017 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 1 Comment

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 Easter holiday.Embellish … [Read more...]

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Spring Tea Towel

March 11, 2017 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 5 Comments

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 in pink and yellow that are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crochet, Easter, Sewing Tutorials Tagged With: applique, crochet, Easter, embroidery, spring

Fabric Covered Berry Box

March 5, 2017 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 1 Comment

For me, it is all in the details - pretty fabrics and sweet packaging put a smile on my face.  In these fabric covered berry boxes, I have combined pretty fabric scraps with wooden berry boxes. This is a quick, no sew, crafty project that can be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Easter, Gift Wrapping Tagged With: Easter, fabric, gift packaging, gifts from the kitchen

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✨ Introducing my newest sewing pattern – the Maker ✨ Introducing my newest sewing pattern – the Makers Caddy! ✨ Perfect for keeping your creative supplies organised, whether you’re a knitter, quilter, or crafter. I’ve filled mine with knitting essentials so everything is right at hand.This project is fun to sew and makes a beautiful, practical addition to your sewing room or craft space.💬 Comment CADDY below and I’ll send you the link to the pattern!Pattern Details: Makers Caddy Sewing Pattern - available in our Pattern Store and Etsy Shop#makerscaddy #sewingcommunity #sewingpattern #makersgonnamake #gifttosew
One little pouch, endless possibilities! ✨ Tonight One little pouch, endless possibilities! ✨ Tonight I’m filling mine with beauty minis, sewing notions, and even Easter eggs 🐣. What would you tuck inside yours? Save this idea for your next handmade gift!”Comment MINI for a link to the pattern.Mini Drawstring Gift Bag Pattern is available in our pattern store and etsy shop.#minidrawstringbag #beginnersewingpattern #scrapfriendlysewing #sewingcommunity #giftstosew
A tiny project that makes a big difference in your A tiny project that makes a big difference in your sewing room. Perfect for chargers, earbuds, sewing cords and all those little tangly bits. Comment CORD for the free pattern.Free Pattern: Cord Cosy Sewing Pattern#sewingtutorial #scrapbustingsewing #sewingorganisation #freepatternfriday #aspoonfulofsugardesigns--
A tiny hack that makes the cutest Bunny Coaster ta A tiny hack that makes the cutest Bunny Coaster tail — pompom trim! It’s quick, sweet, and adds the perfect little pop of texture to your spring makes.Comment BUNNY and I’ll send you the link to our Bunny Coaster pattern. It’s a favourite for Easter crafting and is available in both our Pattern Store and Etsy shop.Happy spring stitching! 🌸🐰✨#bunnycoaster #eastersewing #springsewing  #sewinghack  #sewistsofinstagram
This little Dice Bag does so much more than hold d This little Dice Bag does so much more than hold dice. Flat base, four mesh pockets, reversible design… it’s one of those clever makes you’ll use again and again.Comment DICE for the pattern link — it’s our Pattern of the Week, so it’s 25% off for the next few days.  Pattern Details: Dice and Drawstring Bag Sewing Pattern#dicebag #beginnersewing #drawstringpouch #sewingcommunity #dungeonsanddragonsdice
Small sewing projects are my favourite — quick to Small sewing projects are my favourite — quick to make, scrap‑friendly, and so handy around the sewing room. This little project is perfect for organising your tools, gifting, or keeping your supplies tidy on the go. Originally designed as a dice bag, this little pouch has so many other uses!If you love practical makes that sew up fast and get used again and again, this one’s for you.Comment DICE and I’ll send you the pattern link. This is our Pattern of the Week, so save 25% off this week only.Save this for your next weekend sewing session. ✨Pattern Details: Dice and Drawstring Bag Sewing Pattern (Available in our Pattern Store and Etsy Shop)Fabric: Tilda Jubilee range, with thanks to @tilda_australia#dicebag #sewingpattern #drawstringpouch #quicksew #beginnersewing
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