Sewing and baking are two of my favourite pastimes. I would love a sweet floral Kitchenaid like the one I made using fabric from the Flower Sugar Paisley Wind collection. I combined two of the patterns from my book, A Spoonful of Sugar, to make this … [Read more...]
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Sewing Tool Roundup #6
Welcome to our sixth Sewing Tool Round-up where we review new (or new to us) quilting and sewing tools, notions, haberdashery and craft supplies. You can find our previous reviews here.Valdani Pearl CottonValdani hand dyed pearl cotton … [Read more...]
Book Review and Giveaway: Sew Illustrated
Sew Illustrated , 35 Fabric and Thread Designs is the newly released and much anticipated book by the talented duo Minki Kim and Kristin Esser. It is bursting with gorgeous and colourful designs using the Sewing Illustration techniques that Minki has … [Read more...]
Sew Along Fun
The Instagram Sew Along for A Spoonful of Sugar is in full swing. It has been wonderful to see all the fantastic projects that are being made from my book showing up in my instagram feed. I love seeing how everyone has put their own slant on the … [Read more...]
Quilted Bags and Gifts {Book Review and Giveaway)
Quilted Bags and Gifts, 36 Classic Quilting Projects to Make and Give by Akemi Shibata is a lovely collection of bags and other charming patchwork projects. Originally published in Japan, this lovely book has now been released in English. I love … [Read more...]
A Spoonful of Sugar Blog Tour {Part 3}
The Blog Tour for my book, A Spoonful of Sugar, is well under way and I have been overwhelmed by all the amazing projects that everyone is creating. As you will see, I have a very talented bunch of bloggers sharing their makes from A Spoonful of … [Read more...]
A Spoonful of Sugar Book Tour
I am so excited to announce that my book, A Spoonful of Sugar: Sew 20 Simple Projects to Sweeten Your Surroundings Zakka Style is being released on April 26, 2016 (it is already shipping from Amazon). It has always been a dream of mine to write a … [Read more...]
Dress Form Lavender Sachets
One of my favourite projects from my book (A spoonful of Sugar), is the Dress Form Lavender Sachets. They are little sachets that can be hung from a coat hanger or in your wardrobe to make your clothing smell lovely. These sachets feature a dress … [Read more...]
