Craft Blog

My eldest son is obsessed with “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”, at barely two he can recite the entire thing from memory, from Eric Carle’s awesome fabric line we now have cushions, aprons and even some pants with his artwork on. So now that he can sleep on it, cook in it and wear it, what [...]

New crewel embroidery pattern up for your stitching pleasure! I originally created these little guys in their costumed finery with the intention of putting them on a Halloween wall hanging, but now I’m more convinced that they should be on display all year! They’d look great stitched onto black fabric destined to become a bag, [...]

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 [...]

Better late than never for this weeks tutorial from me
I recently wrote about my dramas after messing up some measurements when I was ordering some fabric to make up cushions for our playroom, I thought I might share the cushions as a tutorial!
Envelope openings are (IMO) the easiest option for cushions, [...]

My first (of hopefully many, but we’ll see!) free needlework pattern is up and ready to be put on anything you fancy!
Pictured is my version of the twirly birdy, I wanted to add more colour to the outline so double threaded some pink in with black, and I must say it looks pretty good. I [...]

I first made one of these for my friend Morgan, it was my second ever sewing project and I just hope and pray that she never shows it to me ever again as there was some dodgy sewing going on there! I guess we all have to start somewhere, this one is slightly more [...]

Crochet on tea towels is (in my opinion) a very Aussie tradition, my mum thinks it’s hilarious that I’ve resorted to crocheting on tea towels and insists that this alone should be enough for Mr Rudd to grant me citizenship. I’m not quite convinced on this one, but I do love that something so [...]

Felting (or “fulling” as it’s correctly known) is the process of using heat, agitation and water to break down the fibres in your yarn so they bind together to create a solid fabric where the stitches are no longer obvious. It’s a great way to add some extra interest to a project.
Felting can be done [...]

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 [...]