Exploring London - Shaukat, Cloth House & John Lewis

So you're in London and wanting to fabric shop - there are three other stores I love to visit when I'm home that you may want to take a look at.

Bali Blog Hop for Benartex

Welcome to Day 1 of the Benartex Bali Blog Hop, let me start with a great big "hi" to my regular readers and a huge welcome to anyone visiting for the first time from the Benartex blog Sew in Love {with Fabric}.

April 2016 Progress & News

On the surface progress is slow again this month, I've been doing a lot of talking with fabric companies, working on a big plan for something I'll be able to share in the future (fingers crossed) and doing so much travelling I have no idea where I am or what time zone I'm in.

Exploring London - Liberty 2016

I can't visit London without nipping into Liberty but last time I shared pics with you from inside the store was back in 2012.

A Foundation Paper Pieced Seahorse - Pattern Testing For The Tartankiwi

Regular readers will know how much I love to test foundation paper pieced (fpp) patterns for Juliet @The Tartankiwi.  

Exploring Bath, England - Country Threads

On my recent trip back to England I took the train out from London to Bath to meet up with my friend Vanessa.  Bath was my old shopping ground when I lived in Marlborough, Wiltshire and one of my major interior design house projects was here too, so I know it well.  

2 Sewing Tips You Need To Know

After I shared my 13 Pixie Baskets on social media quite a few people commented that when they'd made them the lining didn't fit well and they wanted to know how I'd made my linings fit so smoothly.  

Coals To Newcastle? No, Pixies To England

When I go back to England it's always fun, if time allows, to take along handmade gifts for friends I'm meeting up with.  

Exploring London - The Village Haberdashery

I have spent the last 10 days in England, visiting friends old and new and I even squeezed in time for a bit of sewing.  An internet friend of several years, Trudi Wood, was teaching free motion quilting at The Village Haberdashery in West Hampstead, London so I met up with her and sat in on her class.

Liberty Love - Happy Birthday Aprons

On a recent trip to Pins & Needles on Manhattan's Upper East Side (explore the store with me here) I came face to face with this Cotton + Steele Melody Miller B&W Typewriter fabric.  

My Favourite Slouchy Pattern

When I need a gift fast this is a pretty great go-to.
The free online pattern is the Reversible Bag by Novita @VeryPurplePerson

March 2016 Progress & News

Progress has appeared slower this month - plenty going on but it feels like there's not a lot of sewing to show for it.

Inspiration At The NJ Quilt & Sewing Fest 2016

A couple of weeks ago a group of us from the NYC Metro MOD Quilt Guild headed out to the Mancuso Quilt & Sewing Fest of New Jersey in Somerset, NJ.

How To Repair Broken Quilting Stitches

Help, I've got a problem with one of my finished quilts!!! Have you ever had an issue with your quilting stitches breaking too?  Fixing it isn't that big a task, but often it's one we put off, well I know I do!

Guest Hosting @Blossom Heart Quilts

Today you'll find me over at Blossom Heart Quilts guest hosting Sew Cute Tuesday for Alyce.  I hope you'll pop over, read what I'm sharing and give me some of that quilty support we're so great at!

Beginner's Guide To Sewing Y-Seams

Earlier this month at our March NYC Metro MOD Quilt Guild meeting we introduced quick demos - 20-minute sessions with members teaching members techniques, tips, and tricks.  An email requesting volunteers was sent out and our VP, Bernadette, requested someone demo Y-Seams, more specifically me!

Midnight Snacking

There's two things my daughter Flicky loves, really loves - red Solo cups and Skittles.  

My friend Karen Moore Haynes knows she loves the solo cups and text me as soon as she saw this flannel for sale in Joannes.  I text straight back "oh yes please, get me 3 yards".

7 Day Quilt Challenge

A 7 Day Quilt Challenge has been doing the rounds on Facebook the idea being that each day for seven days you post details of a different quilt you've made.  I was nominated for the challenge by my friend Karen Moore Haynes.

The seven quilts I chose don't showcase my work per se but they hold the most meaning for me and I've been sharing them daily on my made by ChrissieD Facebook page.

 I've decided to share them here with you too, in one post rather than seven!  If you'd like to know more about each quilt you can click the images to go to the original posts

QUILT 1

My Very First Ever Quilt - October 2011

February 2016 Progress Update

The weather has continued to be very uncooperative when it comes to photographing my work and I'm never happy with my indoor photos of large quilts so for now some projects are still nothing more than a sneak peek tease.  There have been a few January finishes I've been able to fully share though so you can now click the pics below to read more about these finishes:

Brand New Free E-zine - Modern by the Yard Volume 1, Issue 1

I've been keeping a secret for months and today the cat's out of the bag.

Modern by the Yard is a brand new FREE e-zine showcasing modern fabrics and projects and the first issue focus is stash blenders.