The fifth window of our 2020 Advent Calendar opens a fabric bookmark with the shape of a heart. Scroll down for your own free template to make a quick gift in time for Christmas or another important date! While we're using a bright red starry print, you can obviously pick anything your recipient would love between the pages of their latest read <3 Supplies To make a similar-sized project ... View Post
2020 Advent Calendar Day 4 – A Needle-Punched Tree
Day 4 of our 2020 Advent Calendar introduces needle punching on our blog as I've made a patternless minimalist tree for you to draw inspiration from. Keep reading for directions how to make your own! Supplies To make a similar-sized project you’ll need: For the tree: Fabric: any suitable for needle punching - I used our 7,5-count Monks Cloth by Zweigart from our shop, approximately ... View Post
2020 Advent Calendar Day 3 – Fabric Palette For Eve Pillow Pattern
The third window of our 2020 Advent Calendar opens our fabric palette of suggestions for Eve Pillow, a free pattern by Art Gallery Fabrics, so scroll down for more and you can sew your own pillow using reverse appliqué! Our Suggestion You find the pattern here: Eve Pillow. For the pillow, which finishes at 24" x 12.5", you need 6 fat eighths and a main fabric. If you follow our ... View Post
2020 Advent Calendar Day 2 – Woven Heart
On 2 December we open the second window of our 2020 Advent Calendar here on the blog and today a woven heart in true Nordic style is revealed. Traditionally it's been made of paper in two different colours and to allow this little basket to hang from the branch of a Christmas tree, the final touch would be to add a handle on top. But here we leave our cross stitched heart as is. Keep reading for ... View Post
2020 Advent Calendar Day 1 – A Tree Decoration
Welcome to the 2020 Sentti & Tuuma advent calendar! There will be a tutorial, pattern or fabric selection published each day until 24 December and the theme is of course Christmas. It's very dark her in the north now and even though you may not be religious, there's nothing like a bit of festive winter- and nature-themed patterns to brighten up this time of approaching winter solstice with its ... View Post
Materials For Clay Pattern By Carolyn Friedlander
Carolyn Friedlander's Clay pattern is a stunning design of organic shapes on contrasting solid background. It's made with fabric from her Collection CF as well as Robert Kaufman Fabrics's Essex Yarn Dyed, a linen-cotton blend. Let's take a closer look at what you need to make a quilt of Throw size (in following order: English, Finnish, Swedish). Clay Pattern The Clay pattern is available in ... View Post
What Makes Kona Cotton Solids So Fantastic?
Most fabric manufacturers produce their own range of so-called solids now, so why choose Kona Cottons and why are they amazing? And what's this talk about a Kona Club? Keep reading! In this post: Kona Is Ancient Kona Is Invested In Kona Is Affordable Kona Is At The Heart Of Modern Quilting Kona Is Readily Available In Europe Kona Club In Practice Kona Is Ancient Well, not ... View Post
Materials For Spools Pattern By Carolyn Friedlander
Carolyn Friedlander's Spools pattern is a simple but beautiful design of thread on spools. It's made with fabric from her Collection CF as well as Robert Kaufman Fabrics's Essex Yarn Dyed Homespun, a linen-cotton blend. Let's take a closer look at what you need to make a quilt of Wall size (in following order: English, Finnish, Swedish). Spools Pattern The Spools pattern is available in PDF ... View Post
8 Days of Christmas Mug Rugs from Finland: Day 8 with Nina
Welcome to Day 8 of our challenge “8 Days of Christmas Mug Rugs from Finland”! The maker of today’s minimalist mug rug is Nina, founder and owner of Sentti & Tuuma. The Mug Rug I used a pattern of my own design, which you will get cutting instructions for below. I'm calling it "Three Christmas Gifts". It's intended for your personal use only and if a friend would like their own ... View Post
8 Days of Christmas Mug Rugs from Finland: Day 7 with Marja
Welcome to Day 7 of our challenge “8 Days of Christmas Mug Rugs from Finland”! The maker of today’s cheerful improv mug rug(s!) is Marja. The Mug Rug Marja used patterns of her own design when making two (!) mug rugs improvisationally. She calls the spruce trees "slightly hilarious" for being a bit wonky. Precision is important to her but she decided to let loose this time—with fabulous ... View Post
8 Days of Christmas Mug Rugs from Finland: Day 6 with Anu
Welcome to Day 6 of our challenge “8 Days of Christmas Mug Rugs from Finland”! The maker of today’s charming mug rug with cottage feel is Anu. The Mug Rug Anu used a pattern of her own design apart from the Christmas Star, which she found as a free pattern, designed by Rose of Threadbare Creations. She tells me the mug rug came together rather unusually for her, mostly by hand because ... View Post
8 Days of Christmas Mug Rugs from Finland: Day 5 with Teija
Welcome to Day 5 of our challenge “8 Days of Christmas Mug Rugs from Finland”! The maker of today’s beautiful mug rug in honour of winter nights is Teija. The Mug Rug Teija used a pattern of her own design, which she calls Silent Sky. This mug rug most certainly reminds me of a cold winter night when the clouds are absent, there's bite on the cheeks and you lose yourself staring ... View Post