Appliqued Sewing Garden Tidy

I really enjoyed dreaming up this project for my latest sewing workshop, no need for a humble piece of hessian to be boring when it can be transformed into a useful item! Here… Continue reading →

Hoop Art!

I have a workshop in a couple of weeks time making appliqued pictures in a hoop and decided I ought to get a couple of examples ready to photograph for my presentation. Oh my!… Continue reading →

A Patchwork Day!

There is something quite therapeutic about cutting up bits of fabric and sewing them back together again! But starting patchwork for the first time can be quite daunting, especially as many people drawn to it… Continue reading →

Sew Your Way Through 2013!

Last year I was very excited to team up with Manor Farm Tea Shoppe at Bleasby, Nottinghamshire to put on a series of Sewing Workshops and I am pleased to say that we had… Continue reading →

Hand Embroidery Workshop

I just thought I would let you know that some new dates have been added to my sewing workshops. I am now running, in conjunction with Manor Farm Tea Shoppe, a hand embroidery… Continue reading →

A Creative Day – Making Appliqued Cushions

I don’t know what it is about cushions that women in particular have a strong affinity with. Is it the fact that they make a place homely, comfortable, colourful, decorative?  Images of Caroline… Continue reading →

A successful day!

Well the first of my sewing workshops in conjunction with the Manor Farm Tea Shoppe was really enjoyable. I was really pleased with the venue, the purpose-built function room seems to adapt so… Continue reading →