How to make your fridge pretty and reduce waste with fabric covered magnets!
Ok, so it looks like I'm on a bit of a roll for coming up with ways to use up little scraps of fabric! I have to say, this is not normal Xanthe - I'm not really a scrap user! (Did I just admit that?? Yikes! Don't hate me! I...
A Wife-made history lesson: The first quilt I ever made!
Long long ago, when past-Xanthe had no immediate family to care for and far too much time on her hands, she decided to make a quilt. And that's pretty much the sum total of all the thought processes that went into making the...
‘What’s In Your Sewing Bag’: I’m excited to be featured on Shannon Fraser Designs!
This week I was featured on the Shannon Fraser Design blog for the 'What's In Your Sewing Bag' series! So, grab a cuppa and head over to the blog now to read about what I have (or more to the point, don't have) in my sewing...
How to use fabric scraps, reduce waste and make beautiful washi tape triangles!
When you make my latest pattern, the Espalier quilt, you’ll find that you have a lot of little triangle scraps after making the leaf blocks that you may not be quite sure what to do with. In the case of my scrappy Liberty...
Espalier Quilt Pattern
It's the Espalier Pattern release day and I'm excited to share my newest design with you! Now, I really admire manicured gardens. In fact, I really admire manicured lots of things, although as I write this I am realising that I...
Downloadable Imperial to Metric Conversions Chart
Imagine this. You've managed to wrangle a spare ten minutes out of your day and now you're standing in your favourite Australian fabric shop, right in front of your new favourite fabric line that your current favourite textile...
The Marilyn Quilt Pattern
You probably don't know this, but I spent many years working in the jewellery industry handling precious jewels and metals. At first it was an after-school job, and then a gap year job, then a job to help me survive during...
Ellie Whittaker X Hansen Print & Textiles
One of the great privileges of designing sewing and quilting patterns is the opportunity to work with amazing products created by other designers around the world. One of those designers is Ellie Whittaker (and she happens to...
Upcycle a wool blanket for a quilt back
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – old wool blankets don’t have to be relegated to the dog’s bed. There are so many uses for these ultra-cool and uber-useful pieces of nostalgia, and resignation to a life of dirty dog...
