Daylesford Summer Festival — A Day at the Organic Cotswolds Farm

We spent a wonderful Saturday at the Daylesford summer festival, a brilliant summer craft event at this organic farm in the Cotswolds. From artisan bread stalls and jazz to farm tours and children’s activities, Daylesford’s commitment to sustainable, organic sewing inspiration comes through in everything they do — growing, farming and producing in harmony with … Read more

Spring has Sprung!

COLOUR INSPIRATION: Here in the U.K. spring has at last sprung! I saw some lovely yellow tulips in the Park today and some King Cups (Marsh Marigold) by a stream and they reminded me of Liberty’s Xanthe Sunbeam prints from the spring liberty collection, with floral tana lawn and new season prints perfect for quilting … Read more

A Liberty Tote Bag for Anna — The Perfect Handmade Birthday Gift

This Liberty fabric tote bag was made as a handmade birthday gift — a gorgeous applique bag in exclusive prints, proving that the best gifts are always sewn with love. I used Simplicity pattern 8331. The teal green wool was from the awesome haberdashery shop and cafe Raystitch in London. The piping and flowers are Betsy, the background … Read more

Lovely Liberty Hexagons — A Charming EPP Quilt in Progress

These lovely Liberty hexagons are coming together in a charming English paper pieced quilt for a little girl. Made from a Liberty Tana Lawn scrap pack, this sweet hexie patchwork project is a beautiful work in progress that shows just how perfect Liberty prints are for EPP hexagon quilting. 1: Liberty Scrap Pack. Liberty Hexagons.

New Liberty of London Flower Show Collection

The beautiful new Flower Show Spring Summer 2013 Collection from Liberty of London is here! When designing this collection the Liberty Art fabrics team took inspiration from Chelsea Flower Show, Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, guerilla gardening in London and collaborated with various artists, creating a stunning range of new floral fabrics. Liberty Fabrics: 1: … Read more

Petit Pan Paris — A Fabric Lover’s Wonderland on Rue Francois Miron

A trip to Petit Pan Paris is always a highlight — this gorgeous shop on rue Francois Miron is a wonderland of french fabric inspiration. From vibrant asian-inspired prints to colourful accessories and Chinese paper kites, it’s the perfect paris sewing trip destination for anyone who loves bold, joyful fabrics and european quilting inspiration.