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 Fathers Day Gift
Hope all the Aussie Dad's have a great Fathers Day tomorrow! It can be difficult to think of quick gift ideas for men. This afternoon I have made my Dad a bin bag for his car using some Newsprint fabric.It has the … [Read More...]
Marie Claire Idees + More
Today the autumn issue of Marie Claire Idees arrived in my letterbox, and in it was a wonderful journal project - similar to the Word Art Journal. Instead of cutting out words from junk mail, they had used a variety of … [Read More...]
Word Art Journal
Here is a great project that teens will love! They can customise a plain spiral bound notebook to suit their style.Raid your paper recycling pile for old junk mail catalogues and magazines. Clip out any words that take … [Read More...]
Keeping Crafty…
I wanted to do a quick project on the weekend and I was inspired by this travel journal I saw in a papercraft book. I didn't have any old Atlas's or maps to use, so in my version I used some encyclopedia pages. I was … [Read More...]
When Life Gives you Lemons….
.... make lemon butter!When I visited my parents a couple of days ago, I left with a huge pile of lemons from their tree. This morning I turned some of them into Lemon Butter using a recipe I found in an old cookbook … [Read More...]
Patchwork Doorstop
It is a cold and wet weekend here and yesterday I wanted a quick project to fill my afternoon. I flicked through some books and magazines for inspiration and decided to make a patchwork doorstop that was designed by … [Read More...]
This and That
Thanks for all the wonderful comments on my String Quilt - you made my day with all the lovely feedback. Sorry I am a bit behind in my comment answering lately - life sometimes gets too busy - but we wanted you to know … [Read More...]
Midwest Modern String Quilt
I need to think of a better name for it - don't I?This is the fastest quilt I have ever made - it came together really quickly and I absolutely LOVE it! For those that are interested in the details, I was inspired after … [Read More...]
