First up, the Sydney Quilt Show starts TOMORROW, so if you are a Sydney sider get on down there for the ever had one or two people flake out and not send, and I always have lovely people offer to fill those holes I hope you will join in too! You can sign up for the Swap here ! I hope you will join in, I’d love to see some of your smiling faces! I’m hoping I will have some more done for next Wednesday, and also I’ll be able to give you a little

*I used a 9" metal zip that can't be trimmed down (as it's metal), but if you are going to use a zip

The tulips are only half stitched down and I have to finish a lot of the leaves too.

Hi peeps I hope you’re going to love making this hoodie with me - I am so enjoying the pattern! I took my stitch length down to a 2.2 on my Bernina for seam security. Each square is 2 1/2” finished, so count the number of squares across or down, x by 2 1/2” and add 1/ 2” for your seam, then you can make up a panel or cut a piece of whole fabric to that size. If you are making the whole cloth appliqué version that I am providing to my StitchyMites, there will

launch bizzo has calmed down. You can still sign up for Stop, Thief! Your own private water taxi. boat comes with a little orange 1970’s runabout off the back called Ginger, that you can pootle up and down If you look at my face you’ll see I’m pretty unhappy about the whole situation. That’s it peeps, I’m crashing down from the holiday vibe and next week maybe we will dive into some process

Things have been a little bananas  - well a whole bunch of bananas actually! t know how many people are coming from Sydney, and how many from away… having never done this on my own to get down to - they have never been shown before. It’s a hand pieced sewing caddy, to sit next to where you like to stitch at home. It’s called Tidy Town, which is a play on my Tiny Town quilt as it uses the same shaped pieced (but not

It seems I am not superwoman after all and what I really need is a good lie down. Who knew? They're going to look great, I just have to get back down to the studio and get some sewing time in. When Oscar and Alyssa have their own place and their own tree (hopefully next year!) When Charlie and Lizzie started dating and Charlie went to their house for the first time, he came home It's a short post this week, I do hope you'll forgive me.

Hello Smites and I hope you’re all well and happy! To cut the next triangle, simply turn the ruler upside down, so that the flat top is at the bottom and believe in open seams one little bit I’m sorry to say - and here I have always pressed with the up and down

Some are from my website, but some are things I love or own or want Santa to pop into my Christmas stocking I hope you find this little round up fun! The center pedestal measures approximately 5″ high and can be adjusted in multiple directions – up/down Flower Power Pin Holder Lori Holt does it again for the cute sewing room bits and bobs.  Here's a little video of my own tin - CORGIS!!

Tidy Town is a sweet little caddy to sit on your sewing table. the pattern comes with the stiff card Even better, the Tidy Town Caddy will fit neatly inside the bag, so you can pop all your threads and The cherry blossoms are done with curved English Paper Piecing,  and then appliqued down. PURCHASE THEM ALL HERE I hope you find something there to excite you! ENTER HERE I hope you are looking forward to some sewing this weekend wherever you are!

now, finding a new job is a slow and difficult process as companies aren't hiring they're bunkering down company that have made all my BOM templates and sandpaper boards for the last 11 years was closing down and he's also taking over all the orders and shipping etc for my own online shop. OK got to go now because this rabid little bean is hopping up and down in front of me for a walk and Happy day peeps, I hope you have lovely sewing planned!  Sarah x

Hever was the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, and many of the details in the Castle are original, but Mind you I'm also thinking about making a whole quilt of the lovely things I found at Hever Castle, so I use the photocopier to manipulate the size of the drawing up to down to fit it into whatever space By the time I sew things down, I am very familiar with how things sit and lock together, so that I can I think this really sums this whole post up for me - my process gives me unlimited refills.