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18 Sewing quotes to inspire, motivate and just make you chuckle. You will grow to love this dress and won’t remember we had pasta for dinner again so Mummy could sew.  The act of sewing is a process of emotional repair. I like to party. (If by party you mean stay home and sew). In life we all come with baggage. (Mine’s just filled with fabric). A clean house is the sign of a broken sewing machine. Keep your sewing machine close and your seam ripper closer. Life isn’t about finding yourself, life is about finding the perfect fabric and...

Ever since I can remember I've had a passion for textiles. Being a designer and involved in print and production, it's not surprising that I'm so drawn to any kind of print on paper or fabric. Printing by hand is a time consuming skill and one that fascinates me. Experience is the training. I love that hand printed things can be inconsistent with little blemishes, making the design even more special. I wanted to put a blog together to give you some background to our latest india collection. These behind the scenes photographs have been kindly provided by the maker of our new block print fabrics. I'm...

This Tatouée Pour La Journée fabric has to be one of the most fun fabrics in the Faberwood collection and it's also one of the first I picked! I can't ever tell you how happy I feel when I see our customers creations, sharing the love of awesome fabric! Here Ruth in Sweden has made a cosy winter top for herself, the Fraser Sweatshirt from Sewaholic Patterns. We included this pattern in the Top 10 sewing patterns for jersey tops blog just recently. I also love the extra little detail inside the neckline with this awesome tape measure trim. Plus Ruth made a top for her little...

Since the launch of our organic jersey fabrics Scandinavia Collection, I've been looking around for more stretch fabric sewing patterns. There's a good selection of independent pattern designers here, all with PDF links. These are what I tend to use for my sewing, but most are also available as paper copies. The more I look around the more patterns I discover, these are just the ones I am thinking of making in the coming months.   1. Linden Sweatshirt by Grainline Studio I'm starting with the Linden, a no nonsense, sweatshirt style top. When Jen at Grainline brought this one out it was just joy for me and I've made a...

I'm so pleased to introduce our latest fabric - The Scandinavia Collection. These fabrics from Finland really have a distinct Scandinavian flavour and that effortless Scandi cool. They are all certified organic, made in Europe and of exceptional quality. Any clothing made in these fabrics would be a unique and interesting garment. When I chose these fabrics for our collection, there was no hesitating, I knew we were onto something a little bit special!  I wanted to talk a little about who designed them and the brands that made them. Fairy Tale by Sari Pelho Fairy Tale drawn by artist Sari Pelho was commissioned by lifestyle brand Majappu Design. This design is so...

This bag! Oversized and over awesome! This is a birthday present for my sister-in-law (a little late) but hopefully the fact that I've made this for her will make up for that! I've made a few Merchant and Mills sewing patterns, they're always so simple and elegant. This is the first time I've tried this free sewing pattern available from their website, you can download the pdf tutorial here, it's quite easy to put together. I think this sewing pattern is ideal for linen adding to the drape and feel and I used the beautiful Flaming'Oh linen fabric from our collection. The fabric with a beautiful...