Hotpads (or trivets) are super handy, you can never have too many. Perfect for protecting surfaces from hot pots and prettying the kitchen up at the same time. They make a great house warming gift, and the best part about them is you can use leftover fabric scraps to make them. If you have small pieces of batting and fabrics…
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If you are looking for an easy to make kid friendly craft that makes a great gift, I recommend trying this Fabric Covered Bead Necklace DIY craft project. The resulting fabric necklaces are very elegant and would be a welcomed gift by all recipients, including tweens, teens and adults. It’s school holidays here in Victoria and I recently ran a…
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Don’t relegate your fabric scraps to the rubbish bin, recycle them into fabric twine and make this colourful Twine Spiral Mat, Recycled Fabric Rug instead. The response to my Scrap Fabric Twine tutorial a few weeks ago was overwhelming. It seems to have captured everyone’s imagination. I think the beauty of twine making is that it requires no special tools,…
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I’m scrapbusting again! This time I’ve created a patchwork trivet that can be easily and quickly whipped together from the tiniest fabric scraps, and other leftover supplies from quilt making. If you have been wanting to try a bit of freestyle patchwork or are just looking for ways to use up fabric scraps, this is the perfect project to experiment…
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Holiday time! Well that was the idea until a Super Typhoon Usagi decided to disrupt our travel plans! Our flights to Hong Kong were cancelled and we had to wait patiently for two days for new flights. So in the mean time whilst twiddling my thumbs, I decided that our luggage needed a special personal touch…custom Fabric Scrap Luggage Tags….
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I just can’t resist creating things out of fabric scraps! Emma was away on holidays last week so the first thing I did was dive head first into my scrap pile and start an experimental quilt. I’m fairly lazy when it comes to planning or measuring so this project was quite laissez-faire, with the possibility in the back of my…
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I’m so excited to launch my new eBook – Six Baby Gifts to make with Fabric Scraps. It’s a colourful collection of practical gifts for new arrivals, and teaches some handy skills along the way. If you are like me and love to craft, you may find yourself accumulating a collection of fabric scraps. It can be tempting to…
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I couldn’t wait to make a cover for my new iPad this weekend, and there is nothing I love more than using up my scraps…so it was logical to make a felty patched cover sleeve. This tutorial will show you how to make the felted patchwork for the outer part of the cover and the instructions of how to measure…
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