Merry Christmas, today is 24 December! Behind The Window We celebrate this day by arranging one last giveaway in this calendar. Comment for a chance to win a unique coupon code worth 5,90 €, which corresponds to free shipping within Finland. Expiration date 31 March 2021. One comment per person, open for European residents. Winner is drawn 27 December at 10.00 UTC+2 in this post. Thank ... View Post
2020 Advent Calendar Day 23 – A Secret Pattern Giveaway
Oooh, advent 2020 is almost done as we open window 23 today! But what is its contents, pray tell? NM Patterns Launch Day Is Coming Soon A secret! You'll have to enter a giveaway for one of my first patterns to launch next week on my personal website, but I won't tell more than its content: a scrappy pattern with a feeling of home. And there's a quilt-along opportunity built in. What's NM ... View Post
2020 Advent Calendar Day 22 – A Wish-granting Factory
Welcome to window 22! Wishes Granted Today is a wish-granting factory open only here on the blog. This won't even be posted on Instagram. What would you wish from your favourite craft shop in 2021? I can't grant all wishes for obvious reasons, but if they are relevant, realistic, timely and financially sound, why not? Dream big, now's your chance! I'm already working on wadding, ... View Post
2020 Advent Calendar Day 21 – Luminous Pillow Pattern
What does window 21 open, you think? A free pillow pattern and some stash ponderings. Luminous Pillow Pattern The pattern is once again provided for free by Art Gallery Fabrics with design by the prolific AGF Studio and I can't begin to express how impressed I am with their generous publishing frequency of free resources. As for the technique used, it's simply marvellous. I've never tried ... View Post
2020 Advent Calendar Day 20 – Stash Coaching Giveaway
Window 20 on 4th Advent Sunday opens a chance to win something unique, so keep reading for more details! What's Stash Coaching? Owner of Sentti & Tuuma, Nina aka me, is an aspiring "Stash Coach" on her own website in 2021 and you may never have heard of this title before, because to my knowledge there's nobody else doing this yet. I've been part of the decluttering and organising ... View Post
2020 Advent Calendar Day 19 – The Christmas Flower Quilt
Welcome to one of only a few remaining windows as Christmas Eve is drawing near: day 19! Improv Fabric Palette Today we offer another improvisational palette of fabrics from our shop selection. and a Christmas story with it. It tells the story of how a grandmother wanted to remember sunshine and lightness of being in the middle of the darkest winter nights up north, and so ... View Post
2020 Advent Calendar Day 18 – Of Dust And Ice They Were
Welcome to window 18 of our 2020 Advent Calendar! But what does it open? Scroll down to find out! Improv Fabric Palette Does this palette work? Not sure, but at least it made me think. Is there a point to it? Yes. Do these blues, whites and greys work together or not? I'm on the fence so you tell me. And the story? It's one of the winter people from far up north, a long time ago, my ... View Post
2020 Advent Calendar Day 17 – A Fabric Tree Pattern
Window 17 opens something unexpectedly sweet: fabric trees in the most simple imaginable style. Keep reading for a link to the free pattern and our fabric tips! The Pattern This free pattern by Art Gallery fabrics allows you to create fabric trees in three different sizes, so you could make a whole forest of your suitable scraps. Or why not put your most precious collection to use when ... View Post
2020 Advent Calendar Day 16 – A Tree Skirt Pattern
Window 16 gets us steps closer again to Christmas Eve as we're revealing yet another fabric manufacturer about to hit our shelves in 2021. Read on, friends! A Tree Skirt By Ruby Star Society And Some Deeper Stuff Today's free pattern is called Candlelight Tree Skirt and designed by Alexia Marcelle Abegg and Melody Miller, two of the original founders of brand Cotton+Steel, until they moved ... View Post
2020 Advent Calendar Day 15 – The Small But Feisty Macaron
What's small but feisty in its adorable and ridiculously delicious package? The macaron, of course. And window 15 reveals how you can make your own! (Of fabric, not dough, silly.) Supplies First off, I've never made one of these. I just know them from Pinterest and the Prym catalog, so there you have it. Its tiny size means I probably wouldn't manage anything this small and fiddly for now ... View Post
2020 Advent Calendar Day 14 – A Lucky Star Pattern
What hides behind the 14th window you think? Figo Fabrics! Read on, dear friend :) Lucky Star Mini Quilt Lucky Star is a quilt pattern generously provided for free by Figo Studio of Figo Fabrics and you find it on on their website. It features the beautiful basics collection Lucky Charms by Ghazal Razavi. Obviously you don't have to go all rainbow, though, but can choose ... View Post
2020 Advent Calendar Day 13 – Quietly Festive Kitties
Happy Lucia day here in Finland and wherever else she is celebrated! Today window 13 opens a free pattern with musings to go on what festive "should" mean. Keep reading for an introduction to Dear Stella Design as well. Kitty Pattern Furst (sorry ;)) of all, you'll find this free pattern on the Dear Stella Design website. It's called Bearing Gifts and the quilt is by Wendy ... View Post
2020 Advent Calendar Day 12 – A Surprise Inside
Window 12 is incredibly quick to open! A Surprise For You Collect your 5,90 € discount valid until 24 December when shopping for a minimum of 60 €. This corresponds to free shipping in Finland and applies to everyone. Use coupon code DarknessCrafts at checkout and the discount is yours! 24 Calendar Windows Find all blog posts of our calendar in this gallery: ... View Post