Cool Tools on the Patchwork and Quilting Market – Design Boards and Bobbins
This page is devoted to bringing you all the trusted old favourites and cool tools on the patchwork and quilting market. Design Boards These handy little items are like mini portable design walls designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake. Available as 10in x 10in squares, or 18in x 18in squares, they are so useful. They […]
In the Studio with designer Christine Lethlean
With her home and studio surrounded by stunning scenery, it’s no wonder Christine Lethlean has found her creative sanctuary in rural Victoria. We call on her in Clunes to discover more about The Margie & Bert Design Studio. By Erica Spinks After recently relocating from Western Australia, Christine Lethlean says she is fortunate to have […]
Road Test: Square Tuffet by Quilter’s Cocoon
Driven by Michelle Marvig Quilters are creative people. Most are involved in multiple crafts, or have at least tried other crafts. Our quilts may keep us warm, but they also add colour and pattern to our houses. They are also integral to our home decorating. For years I have been looking for a new footstool […]
Pattern & Palette Play – Wilderness Fabrics
Pack a picnic and pack some punchy scenery into your stitching designs. Spring calls for adventures in national parks, and you can capture the pristine beauty of the wilderness with fabrics full of wild flora and fauna. Compiled by Janai Velez Left to right: 1. Moda Fabrics ‘Wild Blue Yonder’ Autumn 33120-14, designed by Sentimental Studios. […]
Designer Edge – Sarah K. Benning
Sarah K. Benning splits her time between a sunny Spanish island and the USA, which makes having a garden and growing plants pretty difficult. by Janai Velez Instead, she has created a vibrant, indoor ‘vertical garden’ of embroidered plants, the inspiration for which came during the long, dark, cold winters experienced in Upstate New York. “It […]
Road Test: The Lap App
Driven by Clare Mooney As a lover of hand sewing and hand embroidery, I can’t tell you the number of times I have lost a pin, a needle, a reel of thread and even my scissors under my leg, wedged between the cushion and arm of the couch — and in the case of pins […]
Quilters Companion, Michelle Marvig’s top picks – Embroidered Essentials
No one craft is ever enough! We all try our hand at multiple techniques as the mood takes us. Maybe today you feel like a little project for some embroidered essentials? I found these beauties at cosyproject.com.au Just Be Yourself, by Jennifer Reynolds, is a wonderful little reminder to stay true to ourselves. […]
Diary and Calendar Christmas Gift Ideas
Stuck for Christmas gift ideas? Want something both useful and pleasing to the eye? Consider some of these gorgeously designed planners and calendars to give that special someone a fresh start in 2018! With a glossy layout and helpful organisational features, these presents will be sure to make someone’s day – or year. Keep reading to check out our fabulous […]
