Hello my lovely Friends! It’s been a bit of a while between posts, huh? This is the part where I typically write up my excuses… Busy life. No time. Unbelievably tired. So on and so on. Well, although I haven’t been sharing very much both here and on my YouTube channel, I’ve been busily planning, designing and organising behind […]
Tag: foundation paper piecing
TUTORIAL: RJR Fabrics ‘In The Kitchen’ FPP Coffee Cups Wallhanging
Hello and Happy Friday!! (Yay!!) In today’s post I’m combining both part one and part two in my most recent project uploaded onto my YouTube channel featuring the new RJR Fabrics collection, ‘In the Kitchen’ by Patrick Lose. And that of course is my Foundation Paper Pieced (FPP) Coffee Cups Wallhanging! So I thought, instead of […]
‘Tis The Season! | December Diary
As I sit here, thinking of something fun and witty to write to begin this post, all I can think of is the scary thought of just how quick this year has flown by! Sure, we say it every year, but this time it feels slightly different for me… Perhaps it’s simply because I’ve had so […]
A Block Review // FPP Jack-O-Lantern
The other day, while wasting time on Facebook, I came across a link that was shared to this awesome little FPP Jack-O-Lantern pattern by Sonja Callaghan from the blog Artisania. And with Halloween coming up very soon, I just knew that I had to print it off and give it a go! Firstly, I printed off […]
March Favourites!
A bit late, huh!? Well, there’s no time better than present, so here were the things I most loved during the month of March! HOME by Peter Morrissey Vanilla Candle I love a good homey vanilla scent candle! They fill the house with a lazy comforting aroma that makes you feel happy all day! I […]
TUTORIAL: FPP Union Jack Block!
Over the past few months, I’ve had a numerous amount of interest and requests to make a video tutorial showing how I make the Union Jack block… The first time I made this block I had just learnt how to Foundation Paper-Piece and was absolutely daunted by all of the different pieces and angles I […]
TUTORIAL: Paper-Pieced Christmas Trees!
GET THE PATTERN: FPP Christmas Tree PDF Hello & a Happy Wednesday to you all! Today brings my first of many Christmas videos for 2014! And we’re starting off with a bit of a tricky one. But take comfort, once you know the basic steps to Foundation Paper-Piecing, you’ll be whipping up these blocks in no […]
TUTORIAL | Foundation Paper Piecing
GET THE PATTERN: Paper-Pieced Flying Geese Pattern The Easter Long Weekend came as blessing in disguise for me. I was able to use the time to focus on getting my Foundation Paper Piecing tutorial edited and uploaded for you! Initially I was going to demonstrate the technique using a Wonky Log Cabin pattern that I had […]
When life gives you lemons…
…you make a soothingly warm lemony drink powerful enough to banish all unwanted weekend sniffles. Yes, that’s right, all my weekend plans went out the window when I was struck down by one of those pesky not-yet-a-head-cold-but-soon-will-be yucky feelings. So I pumped my body full of some good ole vitamin C, a healthy dose of […]
String Quilting on a Rainy Day!
I’ve dug out all of scrappy strips from my stash, dumped them on my sewing desk and proceeded to dig in to begin my first ever string quilt! Here’s my messy-but-organised set up… I’ve placed the iron and ironing board on my right for easy access, my sewing machine ready to sew in the middle […]
