fabric – The Red Wren

Visit Your Local Quilt Shop

Tomorrow is Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day. As part of the day bloggers have been encouraged to join in a blog tour and write about their favourite independently owned local store. Did you know ...

Sewing and Craft

Scraps

Today I need some advice… How do you store your fabric scraps? Mine are jumbled up in a bag and every time I see the bag I truly want to bin it. There has to be a better way! blogtoberfest 4/31

Sewing and Craft

On the cutting mat

Today I’m working on some orders for teapot mat and coaster sets for my shop. I really enjoy making these and am looking forward to making some Christmas ones once these are complete. ...

Sewing and Craft

Blogtoberfest

I find it quite hard to believe it’s October tomorrow. It’s less than two weeks until my 35th birthday, and it’s less than 24 hours until this years’ Blogtoberfest! If you’ve followed me for a ...

Sewing and Craft

Stash

hoarder – a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use There’s some rearranging to be done here at Rose Cottage before the baby arrives. Today I decided to move my ...

Life and Outings, Sewing and Craft

Nanna’s “Rubbish”

Yesterday I visited my Nanna and Pop which was nice. Nanna had decided she had some ‘rubbish’ to clean out and thought I might want some of it given it’s craft stuff. I haven’t sorted any of it ...

Sewing and Craft

Quilt decisions

Last night I set about cutting a pile of Wee Play charm squares in half to fit the vision I had of a table topper for the kitchen table. Not long after I started arranging them I could see my ...

Sewing and Craft

Quilt beginnings

Some of the fabrics for various quilt projects drying now- almost ready for cutting! I’m pretty inspired and keen to get started on the various quilts/throw ‘quilts’ I have planned and I have a ...

Sewing and Craft

What’s happening Wednesday

This week has been quiet in craft land. I hurt my back quite badly at ballet on Monday night (yes go ahead and snicker) which has seen me unable to do much until now really. Luckily pretty things ...