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...]
Sunday Happenings
One of the many treats we enjoyed when we lived in France were Madeleine's, a small sponge like cake baked in a shell shaped pan. You could buy them by the bag in the supermarket. I have made them a number of times, … [Read More...]
I Heart Vintage Patterns
I love vintage sewing patterns and inherited a stack from my Nan, who was an avid sewer. She made some of my most favourite childhood outfits, and made my kids a lot of track suits to play in when they were toddlers. I … [Read More...]
Sashiko Table Runner
I love how many bloggers are starting to share the process of how their designs developed as it gives a great insight into the design process. I was looking through my photos and realised that I had never shared how my … [Read More...]
Baked Treats
Winter weather is perfect for baking. Sarah made us a few treats on the weekend. First up were these delicious Cinnamon Scroll Cupcakes - which were beautiful warm from the oven. They were filled with a generous swirl of … [Read More...]
Stamped Tags and Labels
I have a sweet set of Japanese Sewing Stamps that I bought from Cute Tape. I love the sewing motifs, and used them to make some fabric labels.Using ink pads that are suited to fabric, I stamped some images on cotton … [Read More...]
Weekend Sewing
Sarah has been enjoying her sewing class at school this term and learnt to install a zip last week. She was keen to put her newly learnt skills to use and made up a little zippered pouch yesterday - of course it was … [Read More...]
Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
One of my most used cookbooks is Nigella Lawson's "How to be a Domestic Goddess". It was so lovely to see Nigella as a guest judge this week on Masterchef. I was in the baking mood today and baked up a batch of her … [Read More...]
La Laverie
I have spent more time than I would have liked in the laundry this weekend. Sarah's winter school uniform includes tights and the wash bag for delicates had a hole in it so a replacement was urgently required. (It is no … [Read More...]
