ALLITERATION FTW!!! Continuing the Halloween specials, I give you a super cute trick or treating bag, guaranteed to last from year to year no matter what outfit you’re pairing it with I would like to stand up in my own defence before I get into this one, yes, I quilt, but I am a crazy/scrap quilter, I have a phobia of seam matching and precise measurements, so my methods (and finished product!) probably make seasoned quilters and patchworkers shake in [...]

Welcome to all the visitors coming from the Create & Celebrate post on SMS today! Feel free to say hello and introduce yourselves! If you want to find out more about the team behind CraftBlog then read our about page. You might be interested in our top posts right now, as usual, they’re all tutorials! Notebook Cover Tutorial Fantabulous Pincushion Tutorial Sewing Machine Cover Tutorial Appliquéd Ribbon Blanket Tutorial Crochet Tea Towel Edging Tutorial And if you like what you [...]

If I had to describe myself in two words, it would probably be ‘easily amused’, it doesn’t take much to make me chuckle, and one of the things that definitely hits the spot is making “meta softies”, so far I have a zebra made from zebra fabric, an elephant made from blue elephant fabric and as soon as I spotted this pattern I knew exactly what fabric was destined to be used. The Purl Frog Pattern is from The Purl [...]

This is a favourite project of mine when I need something as a gift for a newborn or a baby shower, beautiful cottons on the front, mixed with a highly tactile fabric on the back and then lots of soft satiny ribbons to rub. It’s great for a new baby to snuggle into, and the size makes it an awesome carry around blanket for a toddler. Some may call it a “Taggie”, but those people are obviously not worried about [...]