What is the fabric grain? What does it mean to cut the fabric on the straight or cross grain? How to find the right grain especially if you ...

Do you have some pretty fabric scraps that you cannot part with, but don't know what to use them for? Then this quick tutorial might be...

This week at out Sip Tea and EPP Party we are talking about thread conditioning. Before I go any further and share my experience, I would l...

Last year I made this 5" by 5" block from a Japanese book filled with 210 Patchwork Patterns that I bought at a Kinokuniya book s...

The past week I was spending some time working on my all forgotten The Splendid Sampler quilt. At the time of the sew along, I only manage...

I hope you enjoy making hexagons as much as I do. I have a small constantly growing stack of them sitting on my shelf waiting to be sewn in...

Lovely hexagons! Large, small, tiny ones, with cute prints, with flowers or simply plain ones. They are so much fun to make! What I love ab...

I have to say at the very beginning that this is not a review in any way and not a recommendation. It's purely my opinion and my own sea...

Lonely because I have managed to finish only one by now. As I said before, after watching a few podcasts by some talented girls (Jooles of S...

About three years ago I was working on a small pillow and that's what I wrote back then:  Note to Self: Thing number one: when it comes ...

A small update on my Splendid Sampler progress. Not much to report yet unfortunately. Other projects, everyday chores and most of all, our L...

I need to do some shopping. Definitely. I have to buy more of these flex frames because they are great. I really enjoy making small pouches ...

A couple of small things have been ticked off my To Do list.  The first one is a knitted baby hat. It was kind of a quick and a necessary pr...

I find working on mini cross-stitch motifs very amusing at the moment. Each design doesn't take long to complete, I don't get bored ...

Remember Fedor, the sad Bunny ? I think he might cheer up a bit now. He is getting a new home, a new place to live in, so he is moving out o...

... with a red tummy. Here is a different style of a Funky, Wonky, Crazy Cat Lunch/Snack Bag. An applique for the tummy has been ad...

This is something I never made in my life before and if someone told me that I would be sewing  make-up bags from scratch without a pat...

I am a very conservative crafter. I like all things to be symmetrical, to have clear straight lines, not too many colour combinations. At th...

A stitching note to self - remember what you wanted your embroidery to look like in the first place. Have you heard about Sashiko? I had n...