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Continue reading →: Dear Jane – Sweet Tater Pie
This block looked terrifying! It has curves!!! OMG. First thing to do was print the pattern and cut out the pieces. Then choose the two fabrics needed to make the piece. Although some of the pieces are identical and some mirror imaged, to save our brains we decided to use…
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Continue reading →: A Small Zipper Pocket
The joy of being able to sew and craft is the ability to make whatever you want to your colours and specifications. The downfall is that you then have to make it up yourself, easier said than done! My husband is particularly fond of taking chocolate brioche rolls to work…
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Continue reading →: Dear Jane – Starlight – Starbright
Having cut out the paper templates and written on the number of plain and white pieces it was time to cut out the pieces. For E and F I will use my rotary cutter to cut the rectangles rather than using the template. When drawing around the paper templates, as…
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Continue reading →: Adding Plastic Poppers
While I prefer to use metal findings in my projects sometimes less rigid findings are needed. I’ve been using plastic poppers recently to make glasses cases for summer. Metal poppers run the risk of scratches on the glasses, so these colourful plastic ones are a great solution, reasonably priced, and…
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Continue reading →: Glasses Case Free Tutorial
A nice quick project for you today. It’s sunglasses season so it’s great excuse to make a nice case to take out with you. These also make a nice gift and are fairly quick to make! For this project you will need: 2 pieces of 8″ square fabric, one for…
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Continue reading →: Dear Jane – Pebbles ProtestThis is block 11, first row. We will be doing this one entirely via piecing. Trudi is going entirely with the template. I am going to piece F and G onto a rectangle using a combination of the flying geese and half square rectangle methods. Having rotary cut all pieces…
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Continue reading →: Dear Jane – Which Points West?We have started this mammoth project which we are doing one to two blocks per week. The Dear Jane quilt original was made during the American civil war by Jane Stickle in 1863. I have tried to use as close as possible to the original colours by using the Moda…
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Continue reading →: Thrifty dish cloths in an hourToday I decided to make some dish clothes using my favourite waffle fabric. This fabric is cheap to buy and I bought mine online. The waffle makes the cloths really good for scrubbing and they will last wash after wash (and can be tumble dried, bonus!). First thing to do…
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Continue reading →: The first stepThis blog will be a behind the scenes look at Homely Handmades. Get a sneak preview of what we are working on, tips for making our patterns, and a look at our personal projects. A variety of projects to come. Brace yourselves for many, many fish projects, don’t ask me…
Hello,
We’re Julie and Trudi
Welcome to our little corner of the internet. We are a mother and daughter duo who live far apart. We started crafting together online to spend some time in each others company and grew from there. From strangely cut squares to now having our own little Etsy shop it has been quite a journey. Join us as we continue to craft and grow, and occasionally have to do some unpicking.
