Sachiko Aldous and her Miniature Sewing Space
Sachiko Aldous didn’t have a spare room to transform into her sewing space, so she made the dream a reality in miniature! Take a browse around this pretty, light-filled sewing space. Check out the cupboard with bolts of fabric organised in colourways, the mannequin showcasing the latest garment, and quilt blocks awaiting pressing. But all […]
Stunning Stripe Fabrics: Pattern & Palette Play
Horizontal or vertical, fine or bold, monochromatic or multi-coloured. Whatever their form, stripe fabrics are a design perennial. Top L – R Clockwise: 1. Art Gallery Fabrics ‘Avantgarde’ Steps Above Prism AVG-28900, designed by Katarina Roccella. Distributed by Craft Project – Charles Parsons. 2. Ella Blue Fabrics ‘Ella’s Basics’ Ticking Kingfisher stripes TE2007T, designed by Emma […]
Mend Fabrics in Ten Different, Creative Ways
If you’ve torn it, flaunt it! Forget invisible techniques used to mend fabrics, they are way too dull and discreet! Today it’s all about parading your patches with Mardi Gras flamboyance and embracing fabric wear and tear as a blank canvas for your stitching artistry. So let rip and make some darn magic with exuberant […]
Gorgeous Floral Fabrics: Pattern & Palette Play
Fresh greens and posies of pink – it’s a soothingly cool summer combo that’s hard to beat. Take dainty new buds and surround them with leaf colour, just as nature intended. Check out these gorgeous floral fabrics! Top L – R Clockwise: 1. Northcott ‘Peony Passion’ 21289-72, designed by Lynnea Washburn. Distributed by Lloyd Curzon Textiles. 2. […]
How To: Make this Gorgeous Pincushion Pattern in Six Simple Steps!
Martina Bahre, co-founder of Brisbane’s Ava & Neve, has created this wonderful hooped, Liberty print pincushion pattern. Make your own in just six easy steps! Everyone needs a cute little something in their sewing room to bring the space to life. I have a nasty way of popping the pins between my lips while I’m busy […]
6 Fun Ways to Conquer & Calm Crazed Bobbins
Who isn’t familiar with runaway bobbins? Bobbins trailing ever-lengthening loose threads? Bobbins thrown in drawers to fight it out amongst themselves? Tangles of bobbin tresses that can reduce you to tears? We’re here to show you 6 easy and creative sanity-saving solutions! A Moat of Bobbins You can always count on Karen Way, of Sew […]
Start Homespun’s 2017 Block of the Month!
The Feburary Homespun is always hard to beat because it launches our much anticipated Block of the Month. And this year our Block of the Month is a doozy – ‘specially for kids! And as usual we have 10 other step-by-step easy-to-follow projects covering crafts including quilts, bags, dolls, and more to make your February fantastic. Never […]
1930s Fabrics: A Retro Pattern & Palette Play
For a sweet retro vibe, let’s look to the 1930s. These 30 fabric patterns mix fiddly florals with tiny animals, and tones transit from pastels to punchy. The effect is instant charm. You can picture any one of these as a homemade pinny! Use 1930s fabrics to create the Dolly Madison in Texas Quilt […]
10 Tips for a More Functional Sewing Space
Allie Olson has turned a small second bedroom in her rental house into her dream workroom and sewing space. And she’s happy to share her tidy-up tips with Cosy PROJECT to show you how, with a few strokes of her magic organisational wand, she’s turned clutter into calm and frightful into functional. For some time […]