Easter Projects to Sew
Easter and spring are such lovely seasons to sew for — full of soft colours, fresh starts, and small handmade touches that brighten your home. This time of year is perfect for quick, beginner‑friendly projects that use up your favourite scraps and add a little seasonal charm to your table, gift baskets, or décor. I’ve gathered ten of my most popular Easter and Spring sewing patterns below, each one simple to make, scrap‑friendly, and ideal for gifting. Whether you’re stitching for your home or … [Read More...]
Flower Headband Gift Packaging
We love the sweet headbands that little girls often wear in photo shoots. They are really quick to make using some pretty elastic and a chiffon flower with pearl embellishments. They also look cute on teddy bears and … [Read More...]
Zakka Handmades {Book Review and Giveaway}
Zakka Handmades by Amy Morinaka contains a delightful collection of 24 projects sewn from natural fabrics to help organise, adorn, and simplify your life. Zakka is a Japanese term that refers to small household goods … [Read More...]
Baked Cinnamon Sugar Doughnuts
We love the idea of Cinnamon Doughnuts, but often they can be greasy and disappoint. When Sarah discovered a recipe for doughnuts that were baked rather than fried, she was keen to make a batch to try them, and see how … [Read More...]
Chocolate Layer Cake
As you know, Sarah loves to bake and spends hours reading baking blogs, and browsing over on Pinterest and Food Gawker for inspiration. She has a part time job and wanted to treat herself to a couple of cookbooks to use … [Read More...]
{Book Reviews} Tilda’s Seaside Ideas and Fairy Tale Wonderland
We love the gorgeous sewing and papercraft projects designed by Tilda's Tone Finnanger. We were delighted when two of her newest titles arrived in our post office box recently.Tilda's Seaside Ideas by Tone Finnanger, is … [Read More...]
Sewing Accessories Pouch Pattern
We had a number of requests for the pattern for our Sewing Accessories Pouch that we shared recently. We are pleased to report that the pattern has been improved and written up in tutorial format with lots of photos … [Read More...]
How to Make Cinnamon Rolls + Giveaway
Sponsored By NuffnangLife has been pretty hectic here recently - both the teens have had exams, work has been busy, and it is sometimes a struggle to keep up with all the household cleaning in between ferrying kids … [Read More...]
Pretty Pincushion
There hasn't been nearly enough sewing time around here lately! This afternoon I really felt like working on a fun patchwork project so I turned to my craft library for some inspiration. I rarely buy any craft books … [Read More...]
