New Echino Home Decor in stock

I am such a fan of Echino ..I also love to see them arriving in stock - there is just something about the weight and the quality and the beautiful patterns that I just love - At £4.20 they are not the cheapest fabrics that we have in stock - but a little goes a long way ... purses... cushions ... add with cheaper plain linens.. footstool covers....

Quilt for Mauritius

A very dear friend of mine.. Marie Claire.. MC.. or Buttie as I call her has had her first little boy ... I so wanted to make her something to treasure when the little fellow got older so I thought that I would put together a quilt for her .. I failed to remember that she does indeed live in Mauritius .. so probably not much call for a snuggly quilt there .. but I thought fizz it - I have already started .. so I am going to finish it.

After much success with our great little mini cloth stacks that we have in stock I thought that I would use one of those as a bases for the .. quilt just to show .. that you can do a lot with smaller pieces of fabric. I originally listed these fabric for Blythe dolls (a favourite treasure with a lot of our customers) .. but they have gone from strength to strength and I love to mix and match the fabrics .. as seriously that is one of my favourite parts of running my little business - putting colors together .

These little budles are great for button covering .. softies.. patchwork cushions .. or any little crafty treat really.


I knew with my quilt that I didn't want anything too cutesy -- and decided on reds and blues with a dash of lime green and some quirky little Japanese fabric

So I picked out this cloth stack .. consisting of some fab graphic floral fabric by Kokka .. Alexander Henry's beautiful butterfly and trendy tulip alongside Brandon Mably's serious Ziz zag
I also added a couple of off cuts of the green and this is what I ended up with.

I really wanted something easy .. no binding on the edges .. no fancy needlework .. just bold and bright.. The backing came from a blankie that I had bought for myself - but it wasn't suitable - and it was huge - so I will definitely get another couple of small quilts out of that.

All of these fabrics we have in stock in the small cloth stacks .. so you could easily rustle up a couple of original baby quilts or mats for about £10.00

Fabulous Flannel

I have always loved Flannel .. when I was younger and used to sleep over at my Grans .. she always had Flannel sheets .. they were super soft, Snug and warm .. Our Flannel had a definite modern twist to it - Fab colors and repeat patterns. Our Flannels are not suitable for sleepwear - but would make a Beautiful mattress cover / patchwork .. super cushy cushions for a kiddies playroom.

Super Sweet Double Gauze

We have had a lovely delivery of some fab Kokka fabrics .. I have to say that buying Kokka fabrics fo the shop is highly addictive - thay have such a beautiful collection of cottons, linen mixes, gauzes and knits .. that sometimes I have to say to myself .. STOP NOW .. but theyare all sooo pretty.
These Double Gauzes are no exception .. perfect for the Summer - Light and super soft.. perfect for little people and for Quilting - they will creat the softest blankie for a new baby. Priced at £4.10 - slightly more expensive than your average cotton .. but I have to say - definitely worth it

Lovely Cathrineholm

I Love Cathrineholm kitchenware - it is durable .. (great because I have the slippiest fingers in the Kitchen) - everything seems to end up on the floor) - the wooden handles are fab on these .. bujt most of all they are so good to look at - beautiful vibrant colors and the patterns are great 

New cloud 9 organics

Cloud9 organic fabrics have being very popular with us this year - beautiful soft cotton- fab patterns and a quirky illustrated selection of colors and textiles treats - I was so happy to think that we would be stocking more of these delights - here is a sneak preview of what is to come in the newt couple of weeks .... yum

sneaky purchases

I have being a little naughty and purchased some of these little treat from illustrated living .. hurry they have 10% off ( any excuse) until the end of March .. yippee

We have being busy getting together some small mini bundles to help you with your little projects- all of our bundles are made up of 4 pieces of fabric in different colors and smallish in size - to give crafters a little taster and to step by step create cute projects.. small quilts, dolls clothing.. etc .. here is a little preview of what we have for you