ARTICLES ABOUT: WIFE-MADE

The Marilyn Quilt Pattern

by Xanthe Grundy | Oct 15, 2020 | WIFE-MADE | 0 Comments

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 university and then a job when I couldn't...

Ellie Whittaker X Hansen Print & Textiles

by Xanthe Grundy | Oct 13, 2020 | WIFE-MADE | 0 Comments

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 be a fellow Gold Coastie!) who works with...

Upcycle a wool blanket for a quilt back

by Xanthe Grundy | Oct 6, 2020 | QUILTING & SEWING TUTORIALS, WIFE-MADE | 0 Comments

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...

Wife-made + Creative Abundance!

by Xanthe Grundy | Oct 1, 2020 | WIFE-MADE | 0 Comments

I feel very privileged to announce that I have joined the Creative Abundance design team! This is a very exciting step forward in the life of Wife-made and for me as a pattern designer. It has long been a hope of mine that I would be able to grow Wife-made into...

Marinated roast capsicum recipe

by Xanthe Grundy | Apr 14, 2020 | RECIPES, WIFE-MADE | 0 Comments

One good thing about this 'little CV-19 problem' is that I'm actually doing a lot of things I 'haven't had time for'. And now I'm wondering what on earth stopped me before? I think travel time is definitely a culprit! When you're not going anywhere you really save...

The RIGHT way to store kona swatches

by Xanthe Grundy | Mar 31, 2020 | QUILTING & SEWING TUTORIALS, WIFE-MADE | 2 Comments

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...

Why done really is better than perfect

by Xanthe Grundy | Feb 27, 2020 | LIFE, WIFE-MADE | 0 Comments

Done is better than perfect - I used to hate that saying so. It offended me, in the same way packet cake mix offends me. The thought that someone could actually think packet cake mix was an acceptable substitute for a homemade ‘from scratch’ cake. And that someone...

My goals for 2020

by Xanthe Grundy | Feb 11, 2020 | WIFE-MADE | 4 Comments

Let me tell you my goals for 2020. But let's start at the beginning. 2020 commenced with a bang, don't you think? I mean, it's only February (ONLY February? What am I saying?? It's ALREADY February! Gah!) and it feels like we've lived through another year...

How to make a tassel for the Strudel quilt wall hanging

by Xanthe Grundy | Feb 4, 2020 | QUILTING & SEWING TUTORIALS, WIFE-MADE | 0 Comments

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

by Xanthe Grundy | Jan 28, 2020 | QUILTING & SEWING TUTORIALS, WIFE-MADE | 2 Comments

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...