Crafting Projects To Do In The School Holidays
SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER! ✏️📖🍎 Keep your little ones busy until September with these fun sewing and crafting projects! Something for the older ones:
Alice Caroline
‘The Zadie Blouse’ in Exclusive Irma Meadow
Lucy has sewn this stunning Irma Meadow blouse as a gift for her Mum’s birthday – what a lucky Mum! Handing you over to Lucy to hear all about her process: “No one does florals quite like Liberty do and Irma Meadow is no exception! Alice’s new colour way of this intricately detailed design features … Read more
Hand Appliquéd and Embroidered Liberty Fabric Cards
Today, we’re showing off these stunning cards handmade by our amazing Lara! We love the use of colour and the embroidered details are just lovely. Lara used a mixture of our pre-cut Liberty shapes including our new Woodland and Stars & Moons packs.
English Paper Piecing Top Tips For Beginners
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
Oilcloth is extremely versatile and is useful for a variety of sewing projects. It offers a waterproof and wipeable finish that is perfect for kitchens, the outdoors and even messy children! Here are two raincoat projects Laura and Kathy have previously made. Liberty Oilcloth RaincoatA Liberty raincoat is bound to make anyone love going out … Read more
AW23: A Liberty Odyssey
This season, Liberty Fabric invites you to join them on a voyage of storytelling. The Liberty Fabric team has embarked on a sweeping tour across sea, land and heavens through captivating mythic imagery and symbolism. Split into four stories, Classical, Universe, Earth and Oceans, each narrative is connected by rich symbolism, captivating iconography and wonder. … Read more
Liberty English Paper Pieced Hexie Table Runner
Dawn from the studio has been very busy doing lots of EPP to make this lovely rainbow Liberty table runner. What a great way to showcase all of your favourite fabrics and use up all of your fabric scraps too! “I recently made a full size quilt using Alice’s ‘Snowflake’ EPP pattern (click here to … Read more
Jelly Roll Sewing Projects Ideas & Inspiration
Hands up if you love jelly rolls! 🙋♀️Jelly rolls are great for so many different sewing projects. Need some ideas? We’ve got you!
Get The Look: Liberty ‘Anna’s Garden’ Dress
This Liberty dress is what dreams are made of. This print reminds me of an English garden in full summer bloom and is called ‘Anna’s Garden’. It really does make the perfect statement summer dress! Get the look:
Liberty & The Arts and Crafts Movement
Liberty was a key part of the development of the Arts and Crafts movement which spanned from 1880 to 1920. The store provided a place for artists to showcase their work and regularly organised exhibitions, lectures and workshops to champion the values of craftsmanship and individuality. Liberty established strong relationships with independent artisans who were … Read more
