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Patchwork - The 9-Patch
12 September 2019 08:30
If you are thinking that you'd like to make a block for our Project Linus quilt, but don't know where to start, you've come to the right place! A patchwork block (up to 56 x 50 cms in this case) can be as simple as sewing together a number of same-size squares, maybe using alternate white and blue squares, but all blue, in different patterns would be fine. You can follow the instructions below -
Design Challenge - Blue and White
05 September 2019 20:36
It's design challenge time again, and this month the challenge has a slightly different focus. Can you create a fabric design for use in a quilt? I'm planning to make at least one quilt for Project Linus. You can read more about this in yesterday's post, Project Linus Quilt. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to design a block for the quilt. This can be a traditional patchwork block, a block -
Project Linus Quilt
05 September 2019 09:25
Some of you may remember that I made a quilt during the 100 Day Project a couple of years ago, to go to Project Linus. They make quilts to give to children who are sick in hospital. I thought it might be nice for us to make a communal quilt - or even quilts! When I spoke to someone from the project, she said they always have trouble getting enough quilts suitable for older boys, so I thought -
Instagram 'Found Patterns' challenge
30 August 2019 08:29
I don't know about you, but I always feel like the world is full of new possibilities at the beginning of September. Perhaps it's all those years of education when September marked the beginning of a new academic year? Who knows? Because of that, early September seems like a good time to have an Instagram challenge, to get us back into regular posting. Starting on Monday, I have 5 prompts for you to spot 'found patterns -
Fabric Fun Craft Club in September
29 August 2019 09:00
Now that the Craft Club has been running for a few months, it's time to assess it and make a few tweaks. Up till now, we've tried a new craft each month, with a main 'make' and an additional one to expand your skills, or give you more practice. However, having a new craft each month has begun to feel a bit pressured, and that's the last thing any of us want - crafting -
Design Challenge Entries - Stately Homes
24 August 2019 18:27
We had two entries in this month's challenge - neither of them from the UK! This one, Stitched Monogram by Polly Dextrous, is based on a plaster work monogram on a house in Bayreuth, Germany. Helen used ink for the pink render then stitched the decorative outline in a similar shade of silk. The second entry is Victorian House by By Cornelia. They are both shown at the fat quarter size and then a close up to show a -
Making Bunting
13 August 2019 12:13
Continuing our Fabric Fun Craft Club live sessions for children - or anyone else who'd like to join us! - this Friday (August 16th) we will be making bunting. We'll make a stitched version and a non-sew version, so you can take your pick! The session will be on our private Facebook page on Friday, with the videos going onto Teachable afterwards. There will also be extras like a downloadable instruction sheet for those who -
Design Challenge - Stately Homes
08 August 2019 09:16
Lots of us visit stately homes whilst we're on holiday, or just as a day out. They offer so much inspiration for designers, whether it's the gardens, the house itself, its contents or its former occupants. Maybe there's a room with a beautiful colour scheme, or a geometrically laid-out garden. One of the things I always look at when I'm in beautiful old buildings is the floors and ceilings. They -
Making Fabric Jewellery
05 August 2019 16:51
Continuing our Fabric Fun Craft Club live sessions for children - or anyone else who'd like to join us! - this Friday (August 9th) we will be making fabric jewellery. Most of this doesn't require sewing, so it's great for people allergic to needle and thread! The session will be on our private Facebook page on Friday, with the videos going onto Teachable afterwards. There will also be extras like a downloadable instruction sheet -
Fabric Fun Craft Club Summer Crafts for Children
26 July 2019 10:18
We're having a break from the Fabric Fun Craft Club over the summer, but instead, I'm running some live sessions for children. Every Friday in August, there'll be a session on our private Facebook page, showing you how to do a fabric-based craft. As with the main version, there will be a video, or videos, on the FB page, then on Teachable. There will also be extras like a downloadable instruction sheet for -
Design Challenge - Picnic Time!
11 July 2019 20:33
I got completely mixed up over dates for this month's design challenge, so I'm afraid I didn't post the details last week. I'll add a week to the closing date, too. This month's design challenge theme is Picnic Time - what would summer be without a picnic! Your design can be based on picnic scenes, food, etc etc, on appropriate colour schemes or design - whatever it means to you. As usual, designs will be -
The Knitting and Stitching Show
30 June 2019 22:04
Calling all fans of fabric-based crafts! Have you been to the Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace? Would you like to go? I'm planning to go this October. (Sadly, I'll be away for the Handmade fair, my absolute favourite craft fair, so I shall go to the K&S instead.) The show is packed full of wonderful displays, workshops and, of course, a multitude of shopping opportunities! For a better -
Holiday Alert!
21 June 2019 15:16
I will be away during the first week of July. The last printing day will be June 28th. I'll be back printing on July 9th.
