How to make delicious and healthy cashew milk (without all the fillers!)
We interrupt our regularly scheduled quilty/sewing/creative programming to bring you this important news update on homemade cashew milk. Yep, you heard right, I did put those three words together in a sentence and share them on...
Squaring up: How to straighten a wonky curved block with tape
Last week I blogged a video tutorial on how to piece the curved blocks in my Palma Quilt pattern and this week I wanted to follow it up with a little hack that I came up with for squaring up (or blocking) the curved blocks once...
Piecing curves: Techniques to help you make the Wife-made Palma Quilt pattern
It's been nearly four years since I released my Palma Quilt pattern, so it's definitely about time I also put out some tutorials for piecing curves, right?! Truth be told, I actually made these videos a while ago and then got...
Reuse your old jeans to make these super easy upcycled denim sacks
I've been a lover of upcycling for many years now, and if you've followed my creative journey for a while you will probably be acquainted with these patchy wool cushions I make from old wool blankets collected from op shops. ...
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...
