These covers are so handy for keeping your journals and your favourite soft covered books nice and clean. The instructions are suitable for any sized journal or book, What You Need. Journal or book – at least one cover needs to be flexible. You may have trouble trying to put a hard covered book into […]
Christmas Projects
Easiest Ever No-Sew Dog/Cat Bed Tutorial
Paula’s puppy dog Bronnie was in need of a new dog bed. We went shopping and looked at a few and then thought, “What are we doing, we can easily make her one.” So that’s what we did. In our latest video we show you how you can easily make a no sew dog bed or […]
Easiest Ever Rag Quilt Tutorial- Ideal for Beginners
In this tutorial we show you how to make the easiest Rag Quilt ever. These rag quilts are quick to make and they look absolutely awesome. We are using flannel so they are also warm and cuddly. You can check out our Video Tutorial Here Checkerboard Rag Quilt What you Need: 2¼ yards flannel colour […]
Charm Square – Patchwork Cushion Cover Tutorial
Watch the Video or scroll down for written instructions… These charm square cushion covers are so easy to make you can sew up lots of them for gifts or simply to scatter on your lounge. Did I say easy!!!!! They sure are and quick. What you need: 9 charm squares or 9″ x 5″ squares […]
Paper Christmas Tree Tutorial
Paula and I were recently in one of the local craft stores and we saw some xmas trees made out of paper. They were $90 so we decided we should make our own. Neither of us likes to cut up books so we decided to use scrapbooking paper, and we are delighted with the result. […]
Couched Patchwork Tote Bag – Tutorial
To make this couched patchwork tote bag I have used a Moda Charm Pack. I love using 5″ squares to make bags. Everything is precut and you don’t have to think to hard about matching fabrics as it’s all done for you. That is of course, if you are using Moda Charm Squares or another […]
Scrap Buster – Needle Holder Tutorial – Sewing Project
For our latest tutorial, we wanted a quick and easy project and this needle holder fits the bill perfectly. It uses just a few scraps of fabric and some batting and it can be whipped up in no time at all. We made the basic version in our tutorial but you can embellish this in so […]
DIY Canvas Tote Bag Tutorial
We’ve been meaning to create a tutorial for a canvas tote bag for some time now, so when we found some lovely teal canvas fabric from our local craft store, we took that as a sign. This is a really simple bag to make because it doesn’t have any lining. For our bag, we used a […]
Checkerboard (Bargello) Tote Bag Tutorial
We love making tote bags and we also love the Bargello method of creating quilts so we had to combine the two and design a bag. I just love this technique. It is sooooo easy to do and makes a great checkerboard effect. What you Need: 8 Jelly Roll strips or alternatively cut your own […]
Quilting Tutorial: Quilt as You Go Baby Quilt
This is such a quick and easy project that you will be able to whip up in no time at all. And these quilts look amazing when they are finished. The beauty of the quilt-as-you-go method is that you quilt all three layers of fabric – the top, batting and the backing, all at the […]