5 Travel Size Craft Kits To Help You Sew On The Go
Commute schmoot! The longer the trip, the more time you have for stitching. Take it from one who knows – Homespun writer Janai Velez. She has learnt that crafting on planes and boats and trains just makes sense – and some beautiful projects, to boot! Since I’ve started working at Homespun, my passion for portable crafts […]
Learn To Use Metallic Threads For Machine Applique
Designer Deborah Louie explains how to use metallic threads for machine applique and play around with decorative stitches. Written by Deborah Louie I love machine applique and playing with my decorative stitches. I use the stitches with both their default settings and also adjust them to really push the pattern to its limits for special […]
Carolyn Sullivan Tells Us About the Inspiration behind her Quilts
Carolyn Sullivan is the author of many books documenting embroidery and textile designs from all over the world. Carolyn Sullivan’s embroidered and quilted works are inspired by these textiles. In this blog post she tells us more about her inspiration. By Carolyn Sullivan. I have always loved cultural textiles and a lot of my work has been based on […]
Six Questions With Award Winning Eden Quilt Designer Rebecca Stewart-Bartell
We catch up with designer Rebecca Stewart-Bartell and discuss her award winning Eden Quilt design. How did you come up with the idea for the Eden Quilt? The theme of this year’s West Australian Quilters Association annual competition QuiltWest was “I Remember When” and to me that meant childhood memories. Most of my childhood memories […]
Create a rainbow cushion with Singer!
Are you after a quick and easy project? Inject some fun and colour into your home with this great Rainbow cushion tutorial from Singer – make it with Liberty fabrics like the original or raid your fabric stash. Download the instructions here. Download the pattern pieces here.
Win a Singer Sewing Machine with Cosy Project!
Start your sewing journey thanks to Singer and Cosy Project and look your very best in the process with this fun, retro-style Singer Simple 3223G valued at $399! How to enter: To enter take a look around the Cosy Project website and tell us in 25 words or less what your favourite project is and […]
Road Test: The Add-A-Miter Binding Template
Have you considered using the Add-A-Miter binding template, but been unsure if the product would be right for you and your projects? You can now make an informed decision, as the talented Michelle Marvig has road tested it for you! There are several steps in making any quilt before applying an Add-A-Miter template. First, you must […]
How To: Sew Your Own Embroidery Mounting
Framing round stitcheries can be tricky and expensive. Why not create your own embroidery mounting using pretty fabric and size it to go into a purchased frame? Jennifer Reynolds shows you how in this blog post with her 8 step embroidery mounting photo tutorial! Circular Embroidery Mounting Step 1 If you’re framing an existing stitchery, select […]
