Modern quilt teacher and patterns
I seriously love this swap. Like, seriously. This time, I had Jenny as my partner, and we had fun challenging each other to think beyond your standard small zippered pouch because we both had plenty of those. So I decided this was the time to learn how to make a lined drawstring bag! Jenny said her favourite candy flavours were… Read More
Oh yes, nothing like the last minute to get a swap item done! As I said on Instagram yesterday, blame it on the boogie, literally! We’ve emerged from the fog of flu and now I’m in catch up mode for pretty much everything. So if you’ve been waiting for an email or anything, know that it’s on my very long… Read More
The fabulous Sweet Pouch Swap is happening again! The delicious swap that combines making pouches/bags/clutches/etc and stuffing them with sweet treats from your area and sending them worldwide. This time the swap is only international – not only does that help cut down a lot of admin work, but it also means you will get international yummies in your mailbox!… Read More
Those following along on Instagram will have seen my Sweet Pouch Swap progress, and I shared my first pouch fail here last week. I am happy to report that I have successfully finished another pouch, and finished stuffing it full of sweet treats yesterday after a quick trip to the craft store for some sweet buttons, all ready to send… Read More
This week I tackled my Sweet Pouch Swap pouch. I made the panels, and then decided what pattern to use – the Triangle Patchwork Box Pouch from Patchwork Please. Just obviously without the triangles and using my panels instead. I hadn’t tackled such a “3D” pouch before, but having made the Super Tote, I thought I could do it. I… Read More
Day 5 of toilet training, and maybe, just maybe, we’ve had a breakthrough today… holding on for 90+ minutes from the start is great but only if I don’t have to prompt her all the time. Except this afternoon she seems to have clicked to the message. Anyway! I took today’s naptime to duck into my sewing room to start… Read More
Well, the kids were brilliantly behaved today, entertaining each other for ages, so I was able to power through sending out all the swap emails! So if you signed up via the form, you should now have an email that you used on the form. I’ve had a few questions come through that I thought I would address them here… Read More
With the Sweet Pouch Swap sign ups now closed (full in under 5 hours?! Wow, you guys WERE keen!!), it’s time to start thinking of what you might like to make! Here’s a few fabulous tutorials to help get you started: Zippered Pouches Zippered pouches can be made in any range of sizes and using anything for the fabric –… Read More
The Sweet Pouch Swap is officially open for deliciousness! This fabulous swap dreamed up by Ros of Sew Delicious involves the making of adorable pouches, the filling of said pouches with local sweet delicacies of the chocolatey and sugary kind, and the sending of the adorable, delicious pouches to an excited partner. This swap is an open swap. This means… Read More