We have made our own Christmas Cards this year. Little E is very proud.To do the same you will need:1 A5 Sketch pad1 set of crayons, especially whitepaintbrushesWater based paint - I have used water colours, my friends have assured me food colouring does the trick too.Step 1 - Get drawings, with the white crayon. Add some coloured bit so you know where...

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Dear Family Circle,Your recipe is a crock. How could you let me down like that? My gingerbread houses fell in a crumpled heap and I hold you responsible.I have remained loyal for years. As the recipe books were thinned annually, I kept you along side my beloved Nigella. I extolled the virtues of your Vichyssoise, gingerbread, Chicken chasseur, fish pie and so many...

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This quilt uses 45 degree triangles cut from string pieced fabric (refer to string tutorial 1). Triangles are then pieced to give 8” finished blocks. This quilt is similar to String with Red Centre from Gwen Marston's Liberated String QuiltsTo make these blocks, start with a 45 degree offset when joining the strings. Continue joining the pairs until the fabric is 7” or...

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This tutorial explains how string pieced fabric, from string tutorial 1, was used in the “If It’s a Boy” quilt that I made earlier this year. String pieced fabric is cut into squares and rearranged at different angles to create the overall effect.The quilt uses approximately 3 pieces of 44” long string pieced fabric. The strips were cut from fat quarters and joined...

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This tutorial looks at using the strings by replacing a conventional piece of fabric with one that has been created with the strings, as in string tutorial 1. The blocks above have used the string fabric, in place of a patterned fabric, to create the two different patterns.These Christmas decorations also use string pieced fabric in place of a plain fabric. They were...

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I’ve fallen for string piecing in a big way. It seduced me with the seemingly quick results, hooked me with the unplanned combinations and then reeled me in. This tutorial looks at string piecing without using a foundation to create a string fabric. The following tutorials detail how the string fabric has been used in three different projects, including the blue cross quilt.Step...

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As I took up the challenge to use every last scrap of the left over fabrics, this quilt came together. I raided my stash for other fabrics that might bulk up the selection. If you look closely you can bits of beloved Katie Jump Rope patterns, Heather Bailey and even some treasures pink Park slope from Joanna.I am not a fan of foundation...

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It appears, I like the second quilt I make from any fabric, more than the first. Does this happen to anyone else? I think it’s the moments of sewing, staring intently at the fabric and thinking wouldn’t this or that look great too?As the scrappy hedgerow pattern came together, I found myself wondering what to do with the remaining strips. There was about...

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I have fallen for this fabric over and over. First as a dress, and now as a quilt. The little plants and flowers seemed to lend themselves to becoming the centres in some scrappy hedge row blocks. This one was slow in coming as I pieced away 2 hours at a time; A little bit every Tuesday and sometimes, even a stolen moment...

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