Festival of Quilts 2023 Round Up — Highlights from This Top UK Sewing Event

Festival of Quilts stand

Festival of Quilts 2023 was a brilliant sewing event and quilting exhibition at the NEC. Our stand featured the Hera Manor quilt from Today’s Quilter magazine, and we received a beautiful Jubilee Medallion quilt donation for our Quilt SOS project. Our Heirloom Quilt also appeared on the Liberty Fabrics stand. Here are our highlights from … Read more

Double Wedding Ring Cushions — Patchwork From Fabric Scraps

Wedding ring cushions

Laura made these beautiful double wedding ring patchwork cushions as handmade wedding gifts. Using fabric scraps and foundation paper piecing for each arc, this traditional block symbolises unity and love — and is much easier than it looks. A perfect cushion sewing project for using up your prettiest offcuts. “For reasons unknown, there are bags … Read more

Ellie’s Liberty Patchwork Top — Made From Fabric Scraps

Liberty Tana Lawn Patchwork Top

Ellie has made this lovely patchwork top using just one of our Liberty swatch packs — a womens casual tie shoulder blouse sewn from dressmaking fabric scraps. The free Amanda pattern makes this a perfect beginner quilting fabrics project. “As the Liberty swatches started arriving, it was so exciting to see all of the small … Read more

English Paper Piecing Top Tips For Beginners

English Paper Piecing Top Tips

We love English paper piecing here at Alice Caroline. It’s a lovely hand-sewing technique that is incredibly addictive! Here are our top tips for English paper piecing: Get comfortableBefore starting EPP, find a really comfortable sewing position. Posture is incredibly important when you are sitting and hand-sewing for hours. Time seems to stand still when … Read more

Liberty Oilcloth Raincoat — Waterproof Sewing for Rainy Days

Liberty oilcloth raincoat

Liberty oilcloth is extremely versatile waterproof fabric — perfect for a womens raincoat sewing pattern or even a matching dog coat. It offers a wipeable finish ideal for kitchens, the outdoors, and messy children! Here are two raincoat projects Laura and Kathy have previously made as a dressmaking tutorial. Liberty Oilcloth RaincoatA Liberty raincoat is … Read more