Have you seen the latest Melly and Me pattern – Snowflake the snowman?

Snowflake by Melly and Me

Or what about these cute reindeer in Natalie Ross’ pattern Look who’s here for Christmas

Look who's here for christmas by Natalie Ross

There’s also Nundle the Christmas Angel by Rosalie Quinlan:

Nundle the Christmas Angel by Rosalie Quinlan

And of course, good ol’ Rudy

Rudy by Melly and Me

I have a thing about bags.  For some women it’s shoes, for me… it’s bags.  But an everyday sort of bag has to be substantial which is why we thought it would be good to stock these nice canvas fabrics from the Pure collection by Sweetwater, along with a couple of Sweetwater’s bag patterns, one for a small purse, one for a larger handbag.

Do have a look on the website at all our bag sewing patterns including ones from Melly and Me and Amy Butler as well.

The Patchwork Forest is a pattern from New Zealand company House on the Hill which we started selling last year.  We have now made this pattern available in a kit form as well – the pattern plus all the fabric pieces that you will need to complete this lovely quilted wall hanging.

The pattern is available on it’s own for £8.50 or as a kit for £22.

In addition to Tally and Tripp, we also recently received Melly and Me patterns for this friendly little alien.

If you’ve not tried any of the Melly and Me sewing patterns then do browse the patterns we have available and give one a go.  The instructions are very straight forward to follow and even a novice sewer will be able to create one of their soft toys or bags in no time at all.

This is Tally and Tripp – a cute pair of turtles and one of new set of toy sewing patterns from the popular designers Melly and Me.

I think that they are completely irresistible and going to be a hit with Melly and Me fans.  Now in stock from the website or the shop.

If you’re like me, then you might not feel like knitting or crocheting in this warm weather.  So how about a sewing project?  We recently added some new Melly and Me patterns to our collection…

More patterns from Melly and Me

From the top left, these are Florence, Dee Dee, Hilda, Clancy and Clarabel, Penguin Parade and Claudine.  The instructions are clear and easy to follow.  You could make one in just a day if you’ve got all the materials to hand.

A package arrived from Australia today containing new supplies of Melly and Me patterns including some new patterns – both toys and bags.

You can browse all the new Melly and Me patterns on our shop website.

For tips on making some of the toys, Melly and Me’s blog is worth a visit.  They also add pictures of their toys in different fabrics which help to inspire.

One of our favourite patterns from the Melly and Me range is Bonzer and Beaut.  So we thought we’d make one of them.  Here’s….. Bonzer!

Bonzer by Melly and Me

He’s so cuddly, but you could equally fill him with beans or rice and use him as a doorstop or bookend.

If you want to make your own then you can get the pattern here for just £6.85.

As I mentioned recently, we’ve just started stocking Melly & Me sewing patterns in the shop now and my Mum immediately grabbed one of the toy patterns, Rudy, and made this little fellow with some Christmas fabric in her stash.

Rudy by Melly and Me

Rudy is just one of the toy patterns that Melly & Me have designed and I’m sure that we’ll be making some more very soon!

Melly & Me are two sisters from Australia who have joined forces to produce a collection of wonderful sewing patterns for bags, quilts and soft toys.  We’re delighted to now stock a large selection of patterns from their range.  We love the toys in particular and are already making Rudy the reindeer with some Christmas fabric from our stash!

Melly & Me sewing patterns