Welcome to the the final stop on the English Country Garden Quilt sew along, where I’m going to be sharing one of my favourite techniques – needle turn appliqué – with you. I am a huge fan of hand-sewing (you can read about my love of mindful stitching here) and one of the things that ..read more

Woo hoo! We’ve nearly finished our Christmas cushion! So far, we’ve covered a range of different techniques, and now we need to make a couple of filler blocks so that we can piece all the blocks together and then turn it all into a cushion! To make the Joyful QAL blocks, make sure that you ..read more

Welcome to Week 2 of the Joyful Quilt Along! For this weeks blocks we are making a Christmas Baubles and Log-Cabin Wreath block. You can have fun with these blocks by embellishing them with stitching or beads/sequins if you want to add bit of extra bling….beads would make some excellent berries on a holly wreath ..read more

For my turn on the British Sew a Row quilt along, I will be sharing with you my tips for how to appliqué with bondaweb. These are great techniques to know for those times when you don’t want to do needle-turn appliqué, apply intricate shapes or add text to projects. What is the British Sew ..read more

If you are looking for gift ideas for a quilter or stitcher in your life, I hope that you will get lots of inspiration from this post. Don’t forget to bookmark this page as I will add more gift ideas as I find them!!! Sewing Themed Clothes I’m not a huge fan of novelty clothing ..read more

Last year, you may have seen me working on a scrap quilt project, the Mindful Quilt Along. It was a block of the month pattern, where the goal was to practise daily sewing/ creativity by making just one block at a time, with a finished quilt by the end of the year (you can read... The post Tips for How to Make a Scrap Quilt appeared first on fabric & flowers ..read more

When I’m making quilts, sometimes I’m all about the mis-matching of fabrics…..it’s all part of the quilt story! When it comes to backing quilts, my favourite techniques is piecing a quilt back diagonally. Sometimes though, the quilt is too big for this technique, the fabric doesn’t lend itself as much, or I want to keep... The post {Tutorial} Pattern Matching Fabric appeared first on fabric & flowers ..read more

Last year, you may have seen me working on a scrap project the Mindful Quilt Along – a block of the month pattern, where the goal was to practise daily sewing/ creativity by making just one block at a time, with a finished quilt by the end of the year (you can read the inspiration […] The post Mindful Quilt Project: Thoughts on Making a Scrap Quilt appeared first on fabric & flowers ..read more

For the last in my Christmas mini-makes series, I’m going to share how to make a shaped plant-pot cover (or planter? I’m never quite sure?!) as I’ve gained a few extra plants this year that need a pretty home. The pots could equally be used as a trinket basket and being reversible give a few […] The post Christmas Mini-Tutorial: Fabric plant-pot cover appeared first on fabric & flowers ..read more

When it comes to wrapping Christmas presents in recent years, I’ve been trying to find more eco-friendly ways of gifting presents. I absolutely love drawstring bags but sometimes, it doesn’t quite have the panache that I’m after – or is it just me that loves a big bow on a present?! I’ve designed these quick-to-make […] The post Christmas Mini-Tutorial: Reusable Bow Gift Bag appeared first on fabric & flowers ..read more