My long time blogging buddy Anne got married on Saturday and as a little surprise I made her a zipper pouch to stash her lip stick and other bride must-haves for her special day. Anne lives in Brisbane so I made this last weekend and popped it in the post on Monday to make sure… Read More
Some feedback I’ve been getting lately is that many people who read here are beginners or intermediate beginners. {Welcome! *waves hello*} Knowing that I’ve decided that every now and then I’ll write a blog post based on simple skills that can really take your quilting and sewing projects to the next level. Confession. When I… Read More
I joined the Festive Mug Rug Swap hosted by Gnome Angel last month and was inspired to try something different for this project. I love swaps for that reason – an excuse to make something and send some happy mail, and a chance to flex some creative muscle and try new techniques. I love the… Read More
Some friends of ours have just welcomed a beautiful baby girl, but I started working on this for her before I even knew she would be a girl. They chose not to find out the gender of their baby until she arrived but I took a gamble because I could just feel in my heart… Read More
These pot holders are great if you’ve got lots of scrap fabric lying around. And lately my oven mitts seem to have disappeared. Although I vaguely recollect one of the girls walking around the house with them on her feet pretending to be a duck, so maybe I need to take a closer look in… Read More
For our holiday I decided that I didn’t want to take my wallet, but I needed something to carry cash, as well as our passports and plane tickets when travelling. I finally pulled out my selvedges that I’ve been saving for ages, and made a selvedge pouch. I’ve made a couple of these before, but… Read More
In a couple of weeks we will be going away on holiday. Hurrah! Super exciting, but my mind has already switched into vacation mode. I’m loathe to start any big projects, I’m not even thinking about Christmas (only 71 days away – whatever.) I just want quick projects that I can complete in an hour… Read More
My Nan doesn’t have any pot holders or oven mitts to use when she is cooking, she usually just uses dish towels. So I decided to make her some as a gift! I’ve been making an effort to use my scraps lately, so this was a perfect opportunity to raid the scrap bin again. I… Read More
Spring is here in Melbourne and to celebrate I like to go through and give things a good clean out and declutter. The stash is not immune from this – it’s a fabric jungle in there. First thing to tackle: the scrap bin. Does yours overflow like mine? Excellent – let’s make a bunch… Read More
Here is an easy project for you and you can make these brooches to go with any outfit, to pin to your tote bag or to give as a cute gift! I used Kokka Trefle Folklore Owls fabric for my brooch, but you can use anything! The possibilities are endless and these brooches are… Read More