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...]
Quick Crochet Gift Tags
I crocheted up a batch of small granny squares using DMC Perle 5 in red and white, et voilà the Quick Crocheted Gift Tag was born.These would also work well in other colours - I can just visualise them in some pastel … [Read More...]
Handmade Living Blog Tour
A Spoonful of Sugar is delighted to be a stop on Handmade living - a designer collective blog tour which starts tomorrow. Handmade Living, written by Tania McCartney, is a beautiful, hard cover lifestyle and handicraft … [Read More...]
What I am Working on Today..
I usually work on a Monday but had to change my work days this week so I can attend a conference later in the week. It has been wonderful having today off - I met my Mum for coffee; did some more Christmas shopping; and … [Read More...]
My Bags are Packed, I’m Ready to Go…..
..... well not quite (and now I can't get that John Denver song out of my head!). I am heading off this afternoon for my first ever sewing retreat with Janelle and some other crafty ladies. The hard part is deciding how … [Read More...]
Tutorial: "Be Merry" Festive Garland
Here is a project that I designed for QFD Creative Christmas in July Online Stitching Event. I wanted to share it here as a free tutorial. This sweet bunting with its scallops, yo yo's and ricrac edging has a vintage … [Read More...]
Lounge Pants
Two pairs of Lounge Pants were sewn up last night using the "Take It Easy Lounge Pants" pattern from Sewing Green.I omitted the cuffs on the pant legs and added a drawstring to the waist band. They are super … [Read More...]
Book Review: Make it Perfect
Sarah and I were contacted recently by the lovely folks at Penguin Australia, asking us if we would like to review sewing/craft books. Of course we jumped at the chance - we are big book lovers here!Yesterday we arrived … [Read More...]
Houses and More
It has been a fun week, as another magazine arrived today that has a couple of my projects in it.After making all those Advent Houses, I still had Houses on my brain, when I made up this Terrace Houses Utility Apron. It … [Read More...]
