Cherry Blossom Embroidery Tutorial Who doesn't love cherry blossom? Although I love winter, I'm looking forward to spring now. I spotted a daffodil last week, and I'll be keeping a close eye on the cherry trees round the corner from my house! For a few weeks every year, those trees are the most beautiful thing ever, and I'll be finding lots of excuses to walk past them! To remind me of those beautiful trees and that spring isn't too far ... Read the Post...
How to Sew a Log Cabin Quilt Block
How to Sew a Log Cabin Quilt Block I've been planning to make quilts for my boys for ages, and before Christmas I finally got my act together and started on the first one. Having the attention span of a gnat (I'm really starting to think I might have an adult version of ADD!), it's necessary to keep things as simple as possible or the quilt will end up on the pile of unfinished projects. So instead of making dozens of tiny blocks, I'm ... Read the Post...
DIY Reusable Bags For Bread and Veg
DIY Reusable Bags For Bread and Veg I'm not one for making New Year's resolutions, but one of the things I want to do this year is cut down on the amount of plastic we use. I don't think anybody who heard that plastic has been found in the Mariana Trench wasn't shocked (I know about the Mariana Trench thanks to Octonauts!). And the amount of plastic washed up on beaches is awful. Since the law changed in England in 2015, making it illegal ... Read the Post...
Negative Space Embroidery Clasp Purse
Negative Space Embroidery Clasp Purse Negative space embroidery is a fun way to create letters and other simple shapes. Instead of embroidering the letter or the shape, you embroider the space around it. You can do this on all kinds of things (I've seen lovely embroidery hoop art things on Pinterest). I chose to do this to a little purse. I used the first letter of my name, but you could do anything, as long as it's a simple shape! French ... Read the Post...
