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Easter Sewing Ideas

April 1, 2023 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 1 Comment

There is something very special about including handmade items in your Easter decorating. One of a kind handmade projects add a lovely touch to your Easter table. I have assembled a roundup of Easter sewing projects that can be easily made in an hour … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Easter, Sewing Tagged With: coaster, Easter, easter table, holiday, mugrug, sewing, sewing pattern, sewing tutorial, tutorial

Splendid Star Table Topper

March 28, 2023 By A Spoonful of Sugar - Leave a Comment

Have you made a project using equilateral triangles? The Splendid Star Table Topper is a great place to start if you are new to sewing triangles together. This table topper can be easily constructed in an afternoon. For this project I used sweet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sewing, Sewing & Quilting Patterns Tagged With: Easter, equilateral triangle, hexagon, pdf sewing pattern, sewing, table runner, table topper, triangle

Twisted Square Quilt Block

March 26, 2023 By A Spoonful of Sugar - Leave a Comment

Introducing our latest Foundation Paper Piecing Quilt Block - the Twisted Square. This clever block can be quickly and accurately constructed using the foundation paper piecing technique. I made this blocks in a monochromatic style, alternating low … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Foundation Paper Piecing, Sewing Tagged With: foundation paper piecing, fpp, patchwork, pdf pattern, quilt block, quilting, sewing

Bunny Placemat

March 8, 2023 By A Spoonful of Sugar - Leave a Comment

Looking for some spring time sewing inspiration? Nothing says spring quite like bunnies, gingham and flowers. My latest design, Bunny Placemat is a fun addition to your Easter table. Quickly constructed from pretty gingham, the placemat features a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Easter, Sewing, Sewing & Quilting Patterns Tagged With: Bunny, Easter, easter table, English paper piecing, EPP, placemat, rabbit, sewing

Foundation Paper Piecing for Beginners

March 5, 2023 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 3 Comments

Foundation paper piecing involves taking small scraps of fabric and machine stitching them to a paper template to create clever patchwork effects. It is a very accurate method of patchwork, which is especially useful for piecing unusual or awkward … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Foundation Paper Piecing, Sewing Tagged With: beginner sewing, foundation paper piecing, fpp, quilt block, sewing, sewing pattern, sewing room, sewing tools

Classic Star Block

February 24, 2023 By A Spoonful of Sugar - Leave a Comment

Our latest foundation paper piecing quilt block is the Classic Star. This one is suited to confident beginners and intermediate foundation paper piecers. It is construction in three sections and then pieced together to form a five pointed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Foundation Paper Piecing, Sewing Tagged With: foundation paper piecing, fpp, pdf pattern, quilt block, quilting, sewing

Irish Coaster

February 21, 2023 By A Spoonful of Sugar - Leave a Comment

My latest coaster pattern - the Irish Coaster - celebrates my Irish ancestry and has been released in plenty of time for you to make a batch for St Patrick's Day on 17 March. My great-great-grandmother immigrated to Western Australia from Dublin. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sewing, Sewing & Quilting Patterns, St Patrick's Day Tagged With: coaster, green, hat, home dĂŠcor, mug rug, pdf pattern, sewing, shamrock, St Patrick's Day

Cross Block

February 4, 2023 By A Spoonful of Sugar - Leave a Comment

If you are looking for a fun mini quilt block, the Cross Block is easy and quick to construct. This foundation paper pieced block looks effective made from your colour coded scraps. With Valentines day around the corner, I made Cross Block in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Foundation Paper Piecing, Sewing, Sewing & Quilting Patterns Tagged With: foundation paper piecing, fpp, mini quilt block, pdf sewing pattern, quilt block, sewing

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