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Welcome to our creative corner! Explore inspiring sewing projects, from dressmaking to quilting, and dive into all things Liberty. Whether you’re stitching up a masterpiece or simply seeking inspiration, this is your go-to space for everything Liberty and the joy of handmade. ✂️✨

Day 8: Jolly Robin Foundation Paper Piecing | 12 Days of Handmade Christmas

12 Days of Handmade Christmas – Day 8 This joyful, festive design is created using Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP) – a brilliant machine-sewing technique that ...

Day 7: Decoupage Christmas Decorations | 12 Days of Handmade Christmas

Day 7 brings another brilliant scrap-busting make! These decoupage decorations are super easy, great fun and perfect for getting children involved too. No sewing required ...

Day 6: Festive Patchwork Table Runner | 12 Days of Handmade Christmas

If your festive table is missing a handmade touch, today’s project is the perfect addition. For Day 6 of our 12 Days of Christmas, we’re ...

Day 5: Robin Embroidery | 12 Days of Handmade Christmas

Day 5 of 12 Days of Handmade Christmas 🎄 We’re sharing this lovely Robin Embroidery, a lovely festive project to sew your way through December. ...

Day 4: 3D English Paper Pieced Ornaments | 12 Days of Handmade Christmas

On day 4 of our 12 Days of Handmade Christmas projects, we have these lovely 3D decorations, made using English Paper Piecing. This is a ...

Day 3: English Paper Pieced Star | 12 Days of Handmade Christmas

It’s day 3 of our 12 Days of Handmade Christmas! Today, we’re sharing this beautiful English Paper Pieced star designed by EPP expert, Suzanne Campion. ...

Day 2: Fabric Chain Garland | 12 Days of Handmade Christmas

Day 2 of our 12 Days of Handmade Christmas brings this clever fabric chain garland that can be enjoyed year after year– it’s a lovely ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

Quilt for Ukraine — A Community Charity Patchwork Project for War Child UK

In 2022, as the war in Ukraine unfolded, we called on our community quilting network to help create a charity quilt in the colours of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

Festival of Quilts 2025 — Projects, People and Sewing Inspiration

We had the most wonderful time at the festival of quilts 2025, chatting to customers and catching up with sewing friends at the Alice Caroline ...

Bold Statement Dress in Grayson Perry Liberty ‘Shirley Smith’ Print

Carolyn has stitched up something truly spectacular for summer – a bold and joyful Natasha Dress using the new Grayson Perry ‘Shirley Smith’ print. Here’s ...

Liberty Fabric AW25 Collection: From the Studio

Celebrating 150 years of Liberty, the new Autumn Winter collection has arrived and it’s a very special one. From the Studio celebrates the artistry, innovation ...

When does Sewing Bee series 11 air?

If you’ve been eagerly awaiting the return of The Great British Sewing Bee 2025, you’re not alone! Like many sewing fans across the UK and ...

Dreamy Frill Detail Blouse in Liberty’s Retold Collection

Lucy has made this lovely top from Liberty’s 150th Anniversary Collection, Retold. This collection is full of bold prints, but Walter’s Meadow quietly caught Lucy’s ...

Pretty and Practical Liberty Fabric Carry Case — Blossom Pattern

Ruth stitched this beautiful Liberty fabric carry case using the Blossom Carry Case pattern by Emma Jones from the Alice Caroline Sew-Along Festival. Made in ...