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...]
Vote For Craft!
Quilting Arts Gifts is a special issue of Quilting Arts Magazine devoted to the art of gift-giving and will be on sale soon. I was most excited to discover that my Advent Houses have made the cover. I had a lot of fun … [Read More...]
Fete Favourites
The latest Handmade Magazine hit the news stands today, and it has a fun feature of things to make for fetes, including two of my projects. Now that my two kids are no longer in primary school, I haven't been as involved … [Read More...]
Vive La France
Sewing time has been in short supply again this week but I did get a chance to make up a Passport Protector for a friend's daughter who loves all things French. I used one of my older tutorials for the Passport … [Read More...]
Craft Hope: Handmade Crafts for a Cause + Giveaway
I was most excited to receive a copy of the Craft Hope book in the mail yesterday. I was thrilled last year when Jade Sims asked me to contribute to her book. For me, crafting is all about making things for others to … [Read More...]
Let There Be Light…
I finally got around to constructing a light box - I am not sure why I didn't do it sooner as it was a super quick project. It was very easily made using the tutorial I found at Strobist a couple of years ago. I just … [Read More...]
Bits and Bobs
To prove that we don't just make lots of cakes over here at "Chez Sugar", Sarah made up a Stromboli that she has portioned up and frozen ready for the school lunches this week. It tastes delicious!You can find the recipe … [Read More...]
A Week in August
Life seems to be flying my by at the moment - my new job is keeping me busy and is turning out to be more hours than I initially realised. I hope to get into a better routine soon as I am missing my time spent creating … [Read More...]
More Baking:)
A family get together is always a good excuse to do some baking - best of all you don't end up with a tempting array of cakes/cookies on hand for the rest of the week. Today I decided that the decadent Lemon Meringue … [Read More...]
