Tying Off Quilt Threads
This is really important. The last thing you want is for a loose thread to be pulled and pulled until your gorgeous quilt is pulled apart.
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Preparing to Quilt
The information contained in this post is taken from my book “Learn to Quilt”. I’m adding this here in order to provide a little information for quilting a new product, the Geo-Applique Horse Quilt. If you’ve already purchased the pattern, thank you, and I hope you enjoy the finished project as much as I did….
Bet’s Barn is Officially Here!
We’re over the moon to announce that the wonderful Bet’s Barn is now selling on our website! For starters, we’re going to be selling some stunning handspun art yarns and hand blended batts which are perfect for creating amazing weaves. The batts can even be used for felting! Bet’s Barn is a Derbyshire run small…
Christmas Tree Skirt
I’ve been meaning to sew up a Christmas tree skirt for the last few years, but never get around to it! By the time I’ve enough spare time to do anything new the presents are all exchanged and we’re left with a full tree base! We’re so spoilt by our lovely friends and family. But…
Fish Shaped Pet Christmas Stocking
I made paw shaped stockings last year for two gorgeous cat furiends, Clawde and Pawsha. Unfortunately Pawsha, like our Smudge, passed over the rainbow bridge this year. Both taken too soon and both missed so very much. There are now two additions to Clawde’s family, and one to ours, and it wouldn’t be right for…
Easy Fat Quarter Pet Food Mat
With a new kitten in the house, I needed to whip up a new cat foot mat (they’re quickly thrown in the wash to referesh them). They’re extremely simple to make and will only take 10 minutes.
Fabric Christmas Bunting
Last year, our lovely neighbor made us a little bunting to put in our front window. It looked adorable, and while she hand sewed the entire thing, I’m much happier using my machine! As any regular readers will know, I’m quite lazy when it comes to hand sewing, only ever doing it when I absolutely…
Quilted Christmas Cushion
Our first small batch of Christmas fabrics arrive a little while ago now, however I’ve been puttin gall my efforts into our new book. While we have oodles of work at the moment, I couldn’t resist starting the Christmas blog posts. Here’s a tutorial for this wonderful cushion cover, for which I used the glorious…
Poinsettia Prairie Point Star Christmas Ornament
What You’ll Need 16 Squares measuring 5″ from the metalic poinsettia fat quarters (4 each from 4 fabrics) 2 Squares of scrap fabric measuring 5″ Stuffing Needle & Thread 13″ Ribbon 2 Buttons
Fabric Chain Decoration
This tutorial was inspired by those paper chains you’d make as a child with glue and paper, and if you were lucky, a bit of glitter. I used to love making them as a child and so thought I’d try to create them out of a medium I now love working with; fabric. This is…