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Welcome to the Sewing Inspiration & Free Tutorials Blog

I’ve been sewing long before I sold fabric, and I still love creating handmade projects. On this blog, you’ll find dozens of free sewing tutorials, tips, and inspiration for all skill levels — from quilting and dressmaking to home décor and personalised gifts.

I also share many of my step-by-step projects on my YouTube channel, so you can watch tutorials in action and follow along at home.

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Nappy Cover Pants

Nappy Cover Pants

Nappy Cover Pants

These little pants are a baby must have in the summer to cover nappies or over tights when it's a little colder. They are an easy make...

Mar 7, 20192 min read

Every Last Piece Heart Cushion

Every Last Piece Heart Cushion

Every Last Piece Heart Cushion

This heart cushion is one of my favourite scrap busting projects. With Mother's Day around the corner, I thought it would be a great one...

Feb 27, 20194 min read

Less Waste Makes

Less Waste Makes

Less Waste Makes

I am making as many changes as possible to reduce the amount of plastic our household produces. A combination of David Attenborough and a...

Feb 18, 20193 min read

Cloth Liners

Cloth Liners

Cloth Liners

This tutorial isn't for everyone and that's OK but half the population have them and the other half will often live with someone who has...

Feb 14, 20194 min read

Pocket Tissue Pouch

Pocket Tissue Pouch

Pocket Tissue Pouch

My second plastic reducing mini project is a tissue pouch. I don't have an issue with tissues themselves but it is the many bags inside a...

Feb 4, 20193 min read

Nautical Patchwork Lunch Box

Nautical Patchwork Lunch Box

Nautical Patchwork Lunch Box

A lunch box has been on my to sew list for months since George lost his old one. I have been waiting for the perfect fabric and the Craft...

Jan 30, 20196 min read

Soap Pouch for the Shower

Soap Pouch for the Shower

Soap Pouch for the Shower

For the last 6 months or so I have become increasingly conscious about the single use plastic we go through, especially those that cannot...

Jan 28, 20193 min read

Block Printed Fabric Gift Tags

Block Printed Fabric Gift Tags

Block Printed Fabric Gift Tags

Towards the end of last year I showed you how to create a stocking using the red Scandi panel in my Christmas collection. The panel comes...

Jan 18, 20193 min read

Suitcase Dolls House Tutorial

Suitcase Dolls House Tutorial

Suitcase Dolls House Tutorial

I had decided a while back that I was going to make my Niece a dolls house type suitcase thing. I just wasn't sure how to attempt it or...

Dec 30, 20186 min read

Harry Potter Transforming Cushion Quilt Tutorial

Harry Potter Transforming Cushion Quilt Tutorial

Harry Potter Transforming Cushion Quilt Tutorial

I was lucky enough to be one of the first people to get their hands on these Harry Potter fabrics back in 2018 thanks to the lovely...

Dec 22, 20185 min read

A Handmade Tipi Wedding Part 2 - The Small Businesses that made it Happen

A Handmade Tipi Wedding Part 2 - The Small Businesses that made it Happen

A Handmade Tipi Wedding Part 2 - The Small Businesses that made it Happen

If I couldn't make it myself, or rope a friend or family member into helping me make it, it was really important to me that we used small...

Dec 12, 201814 min read

Bird Panel Pom Pom Cushion

Bird Panel Pom Pom Cushion

Bird Panel Pom Pom Cushion

When I got my Nan for our family secret Santa, I knew exactly what to make. I have had these gorgeous water colour bird panels in for a...

Dec 10, 20183 min read

A Handmade Tipi Wedding - Part 1

A Handmade Tipi Wedding - Part 1

A Handmade Tipi Wedding - Part 1

I met Dan when I was just 17. It took 1 kid, 4 house moves and 11 years before we got engaged. You would think after all that time that I...

Dec 5, 201816 min read

Easy Peasy Stocking Tutorial

Easy Peasy Stocking Tutorial

Easy Peasy Stocking Tutorial

I was really excited to stock these stocking panels from The Craft Cotton Company. The red, white and grey reindeer, trees and snowflakes...

Nov 27, 20183 min read

Felt Christmas Decorations

Felt Christmas Decorations

Felt Christmas Decorations

Each year I like to make a few new homemade decorations and buy a few that exceed my crafty skills. I have made some little demo videos...

Nov 21, 20183 min read

Fabric Book Panel Tutorial

Fabric Book Panel Tutorial

Fabric Book Panel Tutorial

I couldn't resist this All About Numbers panel. What better way to learn your numbers than with Dexter the Dinosaur! It can be hard to...

Oct 26, 20182 min read

A Gift Guide for Sewers

A Gift Guide for Sewers

A Gift Guide for Sewers

When you love to sew, there are a million things you want to ask for at Christmas and birthdays, but trying to explain those things or...

Oct 19, 20185 min read

Baby Leggings Tutorial

Baby Leggings Tutorial

Baby Leggings Tutorial

Leggings are such a great baby item, boy or girl. When making myself a dress recently I had loads of scraps of organic jersey that could...

Sep 21, 20183 min read

Christmas Advent Calendar Panel

Christmas Advent Calendar Panel

Christmas Advent Calendar Panel

Last year I made my little dude an advent calendar from scratch. It took me all year and although I love it, when I saw these panels I...

Sep 4, 20184 min read

Christmas Placemat Tutorial

Christmas Placemat Tutorial

Christmas Placemat Tutorial

It is really hard to think of something to make with Christmas fabric that hasn't been done before. I have made stockings, bunting,...

Aug 20, 20182 min read

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