Look who’s here for Christmas is a cute softie pattern by Natalie Ross.  Measuring 41cm (16 inches) high, it would be a lovely Christmas decoration to hang on your fireplace.  There’s still time to get sewing before the festive season starts!

Get ready for the holidays in style with Stitch Gifts, a special 148-page publication packed full of contemporary sewing projects perfect for gift-giving. You’ll find gift projects for the entire family, with a focus on small projects and stash-busting projects that can be completed quickly.

Offering over 50 gift projects and ideas, the issue also features time-saving tips for holiday sewing, embellishing ideas for store-bought items, holiday décor projects plus much more!

Issue Highlights:

• Fast and Fabulous! – Features fun and festive projects you can make in an afternoon, many using small amounts of fabric. Great for stashbusting!
• Sew Festive – Check out our holiday-themed project section featuring ornaments, stockings, table decorations, fabric garlands, and more.
• The Embellished Gift – Save time by buying a plain store-bought item then customizing it with machine embroidery, beading, ribbons, appliqué and more for a unique gift. We offer simple technique tutorials plus project ideas.
• Stitch Holiday Gift Sewing Guide – stylish gifts section featuring projects for friends and family including toys, accessories (bags, scarves, hats, mittens, jewelry), wearables (simple clothes for men, women, and children), and home accents (pillows, placemats, table runners, lap quilts and more.
• It’s a Wrap! – Creative wrapping ideas using fabric including fabric gift tags, fabric ribbon, fabric labels, fabric bags, fabric-covered boxes and more.
• Sewing Basics – A complete reference section that covers essential the sewing supplies and basic techniques.

Stitch Gifts isn’t just for the holidays. Do you have a birthday, anniversary, or special occasion on the horizon? Our gift projects make ideal gifts for almost any occasion.

The Winter issue of Stitch Magazine celebrates rich textured fabrics, from wool felt to leather and suede—perfect for sewing cozy projects for the winter months. The issue includes 35 fun and stylish projects from garments and accessories to home accents and holiday décor.

Features include an in-depth technique article on sewing with faux leather and suede, a step-by-step tutorial on drafting a custom skirt and sewing a day and night version, plus a profile on felt designer Anne Kyyro Quinn.

If you’ve been collecting Vignette magazine, you’ll be pleased to hear that issue 4 has just come out.

In issue 4 of Vignette, you will find the next two blocks for the “Vignette in Stitches” quilt – a 16 block “mystery quilt” that will run over the first 8 issues of Vignette.

This issue also gives other quilting and recipe ideas as well as the pattern for the blocks.

Pick up your copy of Vignette issue 4 from our website.

Countdown to Christmas by Sweetwater is a fun Christmas fabric collection from Moda fabrics.  In traditional reds, greens and snowy whites, it’s a Christmas fabric collection that contains pieces for the festive season and others which would work at any time of the year.  There are designs with words, numbers, trees, stripes and dots.

This stylish cushion has been made using fabric from Clermont Farms collection from Moda fabric.

The reverse is a piece from Makower’s Farmhouse Retreat collection which matches perfectly with the other side.

Petit Noel by Rosalie Quinlan contains 9 delightful, simple Christmas sewing projects. Many of the projects have been designed as little gifts which work well as Christmas gifts for friends and teachers etc.

Projects include:

• Scandinavian Angels
• Woolly Snowmen
• Stitchery Hearts
• Folk Heart Stitchery
• Strippy Hearts
• Flying Angels Table Runner
• Mini Festive Bunting
• Christmas Patchwork Box
• Birdies on a String

Quilting Arts Stitch magazine by Interweave have published their Autumn issue, celebrating design innovation and a creative approach to design challenges. This issue features 38 projects that are fun and unexpected, with unique details, clever construction, and an inspired use of fabric and thread.

This amazing wall hanging is made with fabric from French General’s Maison de Garance collection.  The pattern is also a French General pattern and we have just one copy left available to purchase on our website.

Here are some oven gloves made by my Mum with some canvas fabric from Sweetwater’s Pure collection.  She used her existing oven gloves to get the right shape and size.  The wadding used was some special heat-proof wadding.