Meet Rachel, a quilting and fabric enthusiast passionate about English Paper Piecing and working with beautiful Liberty fabrics. Currently working on our Flower Garden Quilt BOM, Rachel’s sewing journey is filled with creativity and fun! Her advice for beginners? “Just jump straight in!” Discover more about her favourite prints, what inspires her projects, and her love for hand-sewing. 🌸✨
“My favourite thing to sew has to be English Paper Pieced hexagons. I just find them so joyful to work with, and you can relax into some mindless sewing. Half inch hexagons used to be my favourite size, however now I swing more towards 1.5” as they come together a lot faster.”
“My all time favourite Liberty print is Betsy Ann, I just love the delicate florals and all of the colour ways. However recently I have fallen down the rabbit hole of Hello Kitty Liberty that is produced in Japan, absolutely adorable!”
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Liberty Tana Lawn® Cotton Fabric Classic Collection 2024 Betsy Ann H£27.95 Mtr -
Liberty Tana Lawn Fabric Betsy Ann F£26.50 Mtr
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Liberty Fabric Tana Lawn Betsy Ann C£26.50 Mtr
“My sewing projects are usually inspired by the fabrics themselves as I usually always buy the fabric without knowing what project I will use it in. I do like a lot of scrappy projects with a nice variety of prints included. Like a lot of people, I do tend to scroll on Instagram and Pinterest and when I come across some sewing inspiration I will save the post so I can come back to it later once I’ve collected suitable fabrics.”
“If anyone is looking to get started with sewing then my advice would be to just jump straight in! I taught myself how to sew and quilt from online resources such as YouTube and you can do the same. Hand sewing is great as you don’t need a large investment or even fancy fabrics. All you need is some small pieces of fabric, even old cotton clothing or sheets work great, and a needle and thread!”
