Cherry Blossom Festival Sakura Doll

This very sweet Kokeshi Doll is from the Cherry Blossom Festival collection by Benartex. The pattern together with the sewing instructions are pre-printed on the panel. Just cut around the dotted line and sew! She even comes with a sweet bow to attach to her back.

Scandi Inspired Christmas Fabric Collection

We have just taken delivery of this gorgeous collection of Scandinavian / Nordic inspired Christmas fabrics. Priced at just £1.75 per Fat Quarter or £7.00 per metre.

Adventure Time Pillows

My kids are HUGE Adventure Time fans. For those of you who have never heard of Adventure Time it’s an America TV series which follows the adventures of Finn, a human boy and his best friend Jake, a dog with magical powers.

For their birthdays this year I made them each a pillow from these Finn and Jake fabric panels I found on Etsy. They are designed and printed by 'This Shop Really Rocks'. I think their style and offering is pretty unique, from Game of Thrones to Doctor Who and Alice in Wonderland. Check them out at: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ThisShopReallyRocks

A little treat to celebrate the start of the Summer hols. We're offering 10% off all orders until midnight 31st July 2014. Just enter the code SUMMER at checkout. Offer excludes postage costs. Enjoy!

Quirky Handmade Bow Ties

We are now selling handmade Bow Ties. They are pre-tied and come with a fully adjustable neck strap. This one is called Prosperity Hens. Priced at £12.95 they will be available from today at Gorgeous Gerties in West Street, Dorking. They can also be made to order in any of our fabrics so you can be as quirky as you like. You can view our full range of fabrics here. If you are not local however, please feel free to contact us if you would like one made for you. 

By Hand London: Design and print your own fabric!

Several weeks ago I was at the Knit & Stitch show at Olympia and stumbled across the By Hand London stand. By Hand London is an independent pattern sewing label who design the most fabulous sewing patterns. If you are looking for something unique and stylish I would recommend you drop by their website and take a look at wonderfully classic collection of sewing patterns for women. Whilst at Knit & Stitch I bought their Georgia Dress pattern to go with some dark stretch denim that I picked up a while back. I will post a picture here when it's finished (although it may some time coming!).

In the meantime if you'd like a peek at some finished By Hand London creations hop over to Dolly Clackett's very entertaining blog. She makes the most adorable vintage style dresses, and her choice of fabric prints are exceptional. I always seem to veer towards neutrals, plains and ditsy floral prints for my makes but when I see Dolly Clackett's creations it really makes me want to break out and be a little wilder in my selection of fabrics!

Back to By Hand London. I know it's a bit late in the day to blog about now but back in March they launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding project to allow you to design and print your own fabric on demand. I was delighted to hear that they have reached their target of £35,000 with 54 hours still to go! You can find out more about their project here.

Flo's Gardern from Makower

An assortment of ditsy florals, birds, butterflies and toadstools. This sweet collection of fabrics is called Flo's Garden, part of the Henley Studion Collection from Makower. See the full collection here.  

There's also a free quilt pattern to accompany the collection, which can be downloaded from the Makower website.