Sewing Tutorial: Folded Star/Pine Burr Patchwork Cushion

A few triangles later a folded star cushion emerged…. I’ve been looking at folded star/pine burr quilt designs for a little while now and have been wanting to see if I could make one. I received some gorgeous floral fabric from The Craft Cotton Company and decided it was now or never and would give […]

Sewing Tutorial: Patchwork Sprocket Cushions – Part 1

Perfect for USing Outside This summer – Some bright Moroccan Themed Fabric sprocket pillows Originally published in 2018, this post has had a little makeover and is now back live!. I received some gorgeous Moroccan Bazaar fabric from The Craft Cotton Company – soon as I saw it I knew the the bright colours and […]

Sewing Tutorial: Mini Tumbling Blocks Quilt

I have always stayed clear of tumbling blocks as they look a little tricky to get right, however, I finally decided to give them a try and am really pleased as I did as they look way more complicated than they are. This tutorial will show you how to make a mini tumbling blocks quilt. […]

Sewing Tutorial: Flamingo Cushion Pattern

This flamingo cushion will always stand out from the crowd I’ve had the idea for a flamingo cushion for a while now and when I received some Essential Trends fat quarters in pink by The Craft Cotton Company I knew they would be perfect for making one with. It was great fun putting this cushion […]

Crochet Giant Lego Brick Doorstop Pattern

This Lego brick was previously posted way back in 2014, its now had a little bit of a spruce up and its back!. Is it possible to have too much Lego around?….No I didn’t think so, which means its the perfect reason to make one of these giant lego block door stops. They would also […]

Crochet Fox Book Buddy/Bookmark Pattern

After making my Crochet Yoda book buddy I wanted to try something similar but with a slightly different approach, rather than creating a square from rows I decided to use a granny square as the basis for the square. I decided to do a slightly different square pattern from the traditional granny square and changed […]