UK Quilters
Something simple and quick to make for baby to play with. Cut 6 4”squares for each cube…18 shown for 3 cubes. ¼” seams. Toy stuffing Bondaweb for letters Stabilizer Draw out letters on Bondaweb remembering to reverse. Cut out rough and iron onto wrong side of scraps. Cut out on the lines and iron onto…
Yep, that was football and hexagons in the same sentence! If you have been really bored, you may have found out that a typical football consists of 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons. I say ‘typical’ football, as the older ones were made up of rectangular-ish shapes and the latest one used for the World Cup…
“Something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue.” There’s no better way to describe the new collection Something Blue by Edyta Sitar for Andover Fabrics, which features soft blues, delicate creams, and gentle gold tones, perfect for quilts and handmade projects for the home. Download Ring Bearer instructions
English Country Floral design in a seasonal palette. Small, detailed, multi directional designs work beautifully in miniature hexagons, paper pieced work or any style quilt block. This adorable floral, medium sized Messenger Bag is beautifully designed with plenty of room for an i-pad, notebook and all those other day to day essentials. Create and download…
Bella-rina is the latest collection by Swizzle Stick Studio featuring sweet little ballerinas and their accessories coloured up in pink, black and white, with accents of turquoise, purple and yellow. Download Bella-rina
In our increasingly busy lives, full of noise and occupied thoughts, it’s good to give your mind some ‘time out’. To have quiet. Some find this in meditation or mindfulness. To sit and sew, to focus on the needle and thread, the cutting and piecing. Time for reflection and to find a little peace …‘Sew…
New Studio e designer, Sarah Prosser, has created an adorable nautical collection for that young sailor in your life. The 36 inch panel features a cute whale with his friends. Waves, sailboats, seagulls, ships in bottles, crabs, fish and a trendy striped t-shirt pattern are just some of the images in this collection. The colours…
This soft, colourful quilt by Lynne Goldsworthy is perfect for any child. Brighten up nap times or make playtimes more fun and educational with this adorable design. Download Baby Jungle by Lynne Goldsworthy
And Z is a bright whimsical collection sure to delight the special young ones in your life. Help youngsters learn their alphabet and recognise first words with this juvenile collection. Download And Z By Kim Schaefer
The lovely people at UKQU HQ very kindly asked if I’d like to review some fabric and I jumped in the air! I’m more than happy to admit to being a fabric addict. The fabrics were from Makower UK and I joyfully received 4 pieces from the Essentials range and a few layer cake squares…
There’s nothing nicer on these cold, dark evenings than snuggling up on the sofa, under a quilt, in front of an open fire with a good book. Or in my case, Kindle. I struggle to hand sew in poor light, so this time of year I tend to either read or do other handicrafts in…
This is the third post in my series about EPP. This is looking at the type of stitch you might want to use to join your pieces. Traditionally EPP uses a whip stitch, but there are now many alternatives and it’s really about personal choice and what works best for you. What you want is…
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