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Dyeing to Have Fun!

Do you remember all the fun we used to have doing arts and crafts in primary school? Well, Julie Haddrick’s workshop, ‘Painted Sky Silhouettes’, took me right back to that happy place. The first day of the workshop was spent playing with heliographic sun dyes, which are actually fabric paints that mimic the look of […]

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07 November 2016
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Cooking-with-buttons

Quilting Supplies + Children’s Imagination = Hours of Fun

Do you have any budding young chef’s in your household? Or a little one who’s into counting, colours or shapes? Then you probably have the perfect game just waiting for them in your sewing room. Buttons are a very versatile item. They can be used to make button soup or button muffins in the ‘kitchen’. […]

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31 August 2016
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5 Tips for Finding Time to Quilt When You Have Young Children

After reaching a point a few years ago where my children were quite independent and I had plenty of ‘me’ time, it was quite a shock to my system to go back to having a baby and having virtually no time for myself. However, I knew that finding a little time for me was important […]

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14 August 2016
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