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 designer has just released. In your...
ARTICLES ABOUT: QUILTING & SEWING TUTORIALS
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 butts really show be only for the most...
The RIGHT way to store kona swatches
Is that post title provocative or what? I mean, did she just say the RIGHT way to store Kona swatches??? How dare she! (Can we please imagine this being said in a James Gaffigan-esque ‘inner voice’? And if you don’t know what I’m talking about, feel free to...
How to make a tassel for the Strudel quilt wall hanging
When I saw the first draft of Xanthe’s Strudel quilt pattern, before even cutting my pieces, I knew I needed a wall hanging with a tassel! I don’t know how to explain it… I'm not normally drawn to tassels - they make me think of old and heavy velvet curtains, which I...
Quilt binding formulas for every shape and size
Before we excitedly dive into a passionate mathematical discussion on quilt binding formulas, let's joyfully reminisce about our schooling years for a moment... Even as a self-confessed school lover/devotee/obsessive (What can I say?? My family rarely went on...
How to bind 120 degree angles
Once you've finished piecing and quilting your Strudel quilt you may find yourself looking at the beautiful flag shape wondering how to bind 120 degree angles. Sure, you could just wing it and go for the quick and dirty approach… Or you could just follow this simple...
Finding Colour Confidence | Lolli & Grace and colour psychology
Today is the last day of the 'Finding Colour Confidence' blog series! Like any trip overseas, it has come to the end {far} too quickly, we all feel like we didn't eat enough of the amazing local food and we've all come home with a few extra kilos {thankfully...
Finding Colour Confidence | Kristina of Fabric Bubb & choosing colours online
We're six weeks in and things are getting a little less theory and a little more practical! {Or, in keeping with the travel theme, this is the part where we discuss the best way to get your super heavy luggage off that moving carousel while maintaining your...
Finding Colour Confidence – Stuart Moores Textiles on experimentation & saturation
If you're the kind of person who baulks at the word 'experiment' because of everything you think the word implies (eg. experimenting = waste of money + waste of time, which also = failure...) and you have no idea what colour saturation has to do with anything, then I...
Finding Colour Confidence | Tara Faughnan on unexpected harmony with colour value
Welcome back for the third instalment in the Finding Colour Confidence blog series! Today we'll be diving deep into the theories around colour and probably throwing in a few 'loop the loops', but first let me introduce today's guest! Tara Faughnan! The...