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Stash Buster Quilt – Sew Along
23 January 2021

We are starting 2021 with a fun FREE ‘Sew Along’ quilt project to cheer everyone up. This is aimed at all levels and is intended to be fun. The blocks aren’t too difficult so whether you are an experienced quilter […]

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The Laura Muir Interview
18 August 2020

Laura is the designer behind the wonderfully Brightly Blooming fabric which she has produced for Moda Fabrics. Laura has always been interested in design and has also sewed since a young girl so it made sense to design fabric! Laura […]

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The Peter Lappin Interview
27 July 2020

Today our interviewee is Peter Lappin, a native New Yorker and one of the sewing world’s most sought-after teachers. He started sewing in 2009 and makes all his own clothes using vintage sewing machines and vintage patterns. He has a […]

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Brigitte Heitland Interview
31 March 2020

A former interior designer and student of textile design, Brigitte Heitland has been sewing since she was a young girl. After making her own clothes for many years, Brigitte discovered quilting about ten years ago and was immediately hooked. Brigitte […]

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The Brenda Riddle Interview
18 March 2020

Brenda has been sewing since she was a young girl. Inspired by the beautiful patchwork quilts made by her grandmother. The quilts were kept on a high shelf and only used on very special occasions but they intrigued Brenda and […]

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The Sarah Ashford Interview
27 January 2020

Sarah is a modern day quilter – and must be incredibly busy – not only does she have two children to raise she also designs and makes quilts for various publications, runs her website and instagram pages, writes a blog […]

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The Mara Penny Interview
7 January 2020

Mara grew up in Lake Tahoe. She loves color, patterns, and texture. She studied both interior design and jewelry design in college. Mara says she is inspired by everything including – fairy tales, the night sky and sparkles! She likes […]

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Hannah Richards Interview
6 December 2019

Hannah is the Creative Director for the wonderful Lewis and Irene fabrics. The family run fabric company is named after Hannah’s grandparents, who she tells us “created a close and loving family despite both coming from difficult backgrounds.” Hannah lives in Romsey […]

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The Philip Jacobs Interview
4 November 2019

Philip has been designing fabric since he left art college and he has worked on designs that have been used on fabric for dressmaking, bedding, soft furnishings and wallpaper. He has designed collections for most of the world’s major fabric […]

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The Bethan Janine Interview
6 August 2019

Bethan Janine is an illustrator and fabric designer based in Sheffield who spends her days crafting and sketching. Inspired by nature and all things flora and fauna, she likes to create fun and happy artwork, combining hand drawn line work […]

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    Wow!  What a way to start the week… isn’t this fabulous?
Made using Gerri Robinson’s Gem Stones fabric collection for Riley Blake Designs, we just love how the colours pop!
Featuring an ombre colour design and confetti pattern from selvedge to selvedge, these fabrics really do make this quilt sparkle.

To take a look at the fabrics in this collection, click here:  http://bit.ly/2M0Opmq

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    Denim!  Have you ever had a go at working with Denim?
We’ve been looking at jeans patterns by Closet Core and dreaming of the different denims we could use.
We especially love Cosmo Textiles’ Striped Denim in Indigo and Red (top right) and Denim Dobby by Robert Kaufman Fabrics (three below top right)… but what do you think?  What would you choose?

If you fancy having a go, you can check out our denim fabrics here:  http://bit.ly/2LSBqTJ 
To browse our Closet Core jeans patterns, click here:  http://bit.ly/3pigYu9

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    Quite right too…!

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    How gorgeous is this?  Japanese Chrysanthemum in Green by Philip Jacobs Fabric for FreeSpirit Fabrics.
Don’t you just love the colours? 😍

For a closer look at this fabric, click here:  http://bit.ly/3o2K9jk

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    Remember Solana by Robin Pickens for Moda Fabrics, new in last week?  Well, what do you think of this?
We love it!  We think this fun, geometric quilt pattern designed by Robin herself showcases the vibrant colours, cheery sunflowers and bold patterns of her entire collection beautifully.  Plus, it comes in two colourways – Horizon (blues) or Buttercup (yellows).

Available for sale on Robin’s website, this PDF pattern is for a lap, twin or queen sized quilt and is suitable for quilters of all levels.  Perfect. 😊 

For Robin’s quilt pattern, click here:  http://bit.ly/2XSM8fe
To view the Solana fabric collection, click here:  https://bit.ly/35vKWTn 

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    Anyone in need of a new project… and a slightly tidier sewing room?  Don’t get us wrong, if you’re anything like us your sewing room isn’t messy, it’s just that you’ve chosen to leave everything on display… like a museum!
Still, even we couldn’t resist this super cute Simplicity Pattern for Sewing Room Accessories.  It’s the perfect selection of goodies to make and we think it would look fab in fabrics from Suzy Taylor’s Owl Prowl collection for Blank Quilting Fabrics.  What do you think?

To view the Simplicity Pattern, click here:  http://bit.ly/35S1YeL
To check out Suzy Taylor’s Owl Prowl collection, click here:  https://bit.ly/377Jp7i

The suggested fabrics are Feathers on Aqua (top), Tonal Leaf in Teal (middle) and Owl Collage in Pink (bottom).

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    Good morning!  Have you seen this fabric - Paper Fans in Black - by Sarah Campbell for Michael Miller Fabrics?
It's part of Sarah’s Atelier fabric collection and we just love the vibrant colours and fun, geometric shapes.  What a great, bright way to start the week!

If you'd like to view this fabric, click here:  http://bit.ly/3qvWwWQ 
To take a peek at the full collection, click here:  http://bit.ly/3nRsgnn 

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    First lame joke of the year… sorry! 😅

HAPPY FRIDAY though, wishing you all a great day.

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