Day 1: Elf Slipper Stocking | 12 Days of Handmade Christmas

Welcome to the first day of our 12 Days of Handmade Christmas where we’ll be sharing 12 festive handmade Christmas projects until the 12th December. We hope it inspires you to create something lovely this festive season! We’re kicking things off with this lovely stocking made by Lara. She’s designed this sweet stocking for her … Read more

Liberty Thorpe Metallic Blouse

We love seeing a fabric come to life and our lovely friend Tracy has turned this Liberty Thorpe Metallic into this gorgeous blouse.  After spotting Caz, winner of the 2025 Great British Sewing Bee, wearing this blouse using this pattern, Tracy was instantly inspired to create her own version. She reached for Thorpe Metallic from … Read more

A Festive Liberty Blouse

Lara has made the most gorgeous Liberty blouse using one of Liberty’s new Christmas fabrics, March Sparkle B. This magical cotton fabric print takes William Morris’s classic ‘Honeysuckle’ design and reimagines it with a new festive twist – perfect for dressmaking fabrics and a beautiful women’s blouse when paired with your favourite sewing blouse pattern. … Read more

Party Rings Quilt — Tracy Aplin at Festival of Quilts

Tracy Aplin’s colourful Party Rings patchwork quilt was one of the most joyful quilts at this year’s Festival of Quilts — a vibrant celebration of Liberty scraps, bold colour and playful circle designs inspired by the beloved British biscuit. A Sweet InspirationInspired by a block found in a vintage quilt, Tracy’s design journey began with … Read more

Janet Clare’s Larking Fabric Collection for Moda — Mudlarking-Inspired Quilting Cotton

Janet Clare’s Larking collection for moda fabrics is inspired by the art of mudlarking — finding china chips along riverbanks and transforming them into beautiful quilting cotton designs. Featuring hand-painted floral quilting fabrics in weathered blue tones, with teapot motifs, ditsy prints and low-volume blenders, this collection captures the charm of found treasures. We’re always … Read more

The Tumbling Blocks Quilt — A Worldwide English Paper Piecing Collaboration

This tumbling blocks quilt is a stunning geometric quilt design created through English paper piecing by quilters from the UK, America, Australia, Canada and Europe. Suzanne and Leisa coordinated this beautiful quilt pattern collaboration, with each contributor selecting three fabrics to create a single block — and the finished piece will be donated to Quilt … Read more

Jo Avery’s Temperature Quilts — Festival of Quilts Inspiration

Jo Avery’s breathtaking temperature quilts were a highlight at this year’s Festival of Quilts — inspiring visitors with her data-driven approach to modern quilting using Liberty fabrics. These innovative designs track daily weather through colour, creating stunning visual diaries. What is a temperature quilt?A temperature quilt is a visual diary of the weather – often … Read more