Sewing & crafts classes & parties in East London
Today I went on a little trip to the fabulous fashion and textiles museum (Zandra Rhodes’ baby) in Bermondsey, London. I love this museum. It’s pink and orange on the outside for starters! It’s small but perfectly formed and always has interesting exhibitions as well as a gorgeous little shop. They also have a […]
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About 6 weeks ago I was comissioned to make two quilts for Rosie’s little boys, Caspar and Leonardo. Rosie had used a beautiful fabric from Moda, “Simply Color” as bunting for her wedding and had kept it all and now wanted it used in quilts her children could use and keep. Great idea! Rosie diligently […]
I finished this quilt for an old work colleague. The first quilt I ever made was for her and she’s ordered two more since. I experimented with pinwheels for this one as I’d always fancied a pinwheel quilt. I stuck to a limited blue and red colour scheme as per the brief. Probably the quickest […]
Max and myself are just returning from a week in Utrecht. I only lived near and in Utrecht for 8 years between the ages of 11 and 19 but it is a beautiful town which I love visiting. It will always hold a special place in my heart. My parents live in nearby in Zeist […]
It has been ages since I’ve been commissioned to make a new quilt and I’ve missed it. A lovely local woman who’s got 6 month old twins (as well as two older children) donated money to my crowdfunding campaign in exchange for two quilts for the babies. We had a meeting and she showed me […]
Amazing timing. The same week we had children’s clothes making on the Great British Sewing Bee I’ve seen the next Kids Clothes Week advertised here. This a wonderful twice yearly online event with lots of pattern designers and bloggers showing off their funky new togs for kiddies. Of course we don’t quite have the fabric […]
I guess by now you may have figured out I have huge fabric habit… So I thought I would share with you my favourite fabric shops, especially as I get asked by my students quite often where I recommend buying fabric. Now you can find lovely stuff at your local market if you are prepared […]
I got a lovely box today… Full on dots, stripes, stars, ginghams and plains… All the way from Holland. It looked so delicious I just wanted to dive right in! Please follow and like us: