Hi everyone, Tamlyn here. When I saw this month’s tropical themed fat quarters, they instantly made me think of holidays and BBQs. As we are starting to enjoy some warmer weather here in the UK, I have designed a tutorial to make some fun & practical placemats for your garden table.
This month we have welcomed Tamlyn who you might know from Instagram or YouTube as Sewn On The Tyne (@sewn_on_the_tyne) to the team. Every month Tamlyn will be putting together a tutorial for you for those gorgeous fat quarters. Ready to stop using them for face coverings? Read on to find out how to make these stunning fabric plant pots.
Scrunchies are back in a big way and sewists rejoice as they are a great way of using up small pieces of fabric – make one to match every new garment! I have put together a tutorial for a basic scrunchie but you can definitely get a bit more creative and add a bow or maybe use piping along the long edge.
You only need one fat quarter to make this pyramid doorstop! There’s no handle involved, so it’s easy peasy and can be made up within an hour. The finished doorstop is around 12cm x 15cm, so that it’s big and…
Not to be put off, I had a few off cuts of the chambray anchor print fabric left over so I cut a piece to the size of a fat quarter and set out to make myself a cube door…
I absolutely love this collection of fat quarters, they have me dreaming of a little bathroom re-styling project. I know, a nautical themed bathroom isn’t exactly ground-breaking, but when it works, it works! The first thing I need to do…
Even better when you can hang up your pre-washed fabric to float about in the breeze and look all pretty. If I was writing this anywhere other than a sewing blog I might get some odd looks, but I know…
I’ve been following Lucy from https://smileandmake.com/ over on Instagram for a while and have also been reading her blog for the last few months and I find her to be an incredibly inspiring person. I’ll leave you to read more…
Coming to you today is some inspiration for using those beautiful fat quarters. This month the theme was all about getting cosy and staying warm over the festive period and the prints reflected the winter colours of icy blue and…
