Two years ago, I received a couple of T-towels from my dear Sister-in-Law for Christmas (they have pretty cats on them, she knows me so well!) – They’re too cute to use as T-Towels, that no-one will see, so I decided I’d repurpose them into aprons! However! I put them away for safe-keeping and can’t…
Hey guys! So… I’m part of many sewing groups and one question I’ve seen come up a few times this past week is “How do I prepare a quilt for quilting”. With that in mind, and limited time for blog writing at the moment, I thought I’d put together this simple tutorial. I’m not preparing…
Good afternoon from what is currently a lovely bright day here in Derbyshire, although the clouds rolling in mean it won’t be that way for long! We’ve been a little quite on the blog for the last few weeks, but rest assured we’re still around and working away on new product launches. We have several…
We all have that bag in the attic right? The one that’s full of gift wrap that gets dragged down once a year at Christmas and then barely gets touched because the new ranges are much prettier. Sigh. These wonderful little gift bags are really quick to make once you get the hang of it….
Foundation paper piecing can be somewhat daunting… until you get it! And once you do, you’ll fall in love with it’s simplicity and how it can easily allow you to create stunning quilt blocks that are identical. This tutorial will use a simple block to demonstrate just how easy it can be. You’ll need to…
Appliqué is the act of stitching layers of fabric on top of one another to create a textured finished product. There are several ways to appliqué, but the most common is with the use of iron-on webbing and a satin stitch. The satin stitch can be achieved on any machine that has an adjustable zig…
Just before Christmas I’d finished all the gifts I planned to make and was looking for something to do. I have limited time for sewing so was really frustrated that I just couldn’t seem to come up with anything. The cats appeared and wouldn’t leave me alone… Ah! Cat beds! We have four cat beds…
We’ve been selling the Kyoto range by designer Stuart Hillard for a couple of weeks now and it’s been driving me crazy not having time to try out this design. Then we sold out, so I had to wait again before I could liberate a roll! Super simple, the cushion cover uses barely any fabric…
A lot of quilters don’t like the process of binding their quilts. I love this part, as it finishes off the quilt and you can finally sit back and admire your work (or if you’re like me, look for imperfections!!) Before you move on, have you taken a look at our previous post on creating…
Ever finished a quilt and realised you don’t have binding that goes well? Ever wondered how to make your own? It’s so simple, and means you can use any fabric you think will look good. One thing to note as you go through this, is that if your project has curves, you’ll need bias binding….
