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Christmas Log Cabin Cushion

December 18, 2020 by Alice Caroline

Anna has made this Christmas Log Cabin Cushion using strips of pink and red Liberty fabric. It’s graded from light in the centre to dark colours around the outside of the cushion. Each ring of the log cabin uses one fabric which gives a lovely finish to the cushion. Anna has written up a tutorial for you should you wish to give this easy sewing technique a go. Log Cabin tutorial – makes a 20″ square cushion cover: “I simply started with a 2.5” square of fabric in the centre and chose fabrics that graded from light to dark as …

Moravian Star Liberty Decoration

December 4, 2020 by Alice Caroline

Kathy from the studio has made this lovely Moravian Liberty Star Decoration. It uses the technique of EPP (English Paper Piecing) which is really fun and a little bit addictive. I asked Kathy about the project: What inspired you to make this gorgeous Christmas decoration? “I saw it on Pinterest, instantly liked it and fancied having a go at making something new. I’ve become obsessed with patchwork and EPP and thought this would be a quick project. I was wrong about that! It wasn’t quick to make but I really enjoy the process of making it.” What pattern did …

Liberty Picnic Blanket

May 7, 2020May 1, 2020 by Alice Caroline

Dawn from the studio has made this really useful Liberty Picnic Blanket. We are all doing so much more walking here at the moment as it’s our only chance to get out of lockdown for some essential exercise. She’s taking it out and about with her daily for her walk. It uses PVC coated Atlas Liberty fabric. I asked Dawn about the project. “I was tempted to try and make a mini picnic blanket using the glossy PVC. When my husband and I go on a walk together we can never seem to find a suitable place to sit down …

Reusable Liberty Face Wipes

December 10, 2019 by Alice Caroline

I love the idea of a reusable present and so have decided to make these reusable Liberty Face Wipes for everyone this year. A friend bought me some for my birthday from a French market and I use them all of the time. I thought it would be easy to make these for my friends and family. They are the easiest sewing project you will ever find. See the tutorial below. Make a bunch of these and wrap them in some pretty Liberty ribbon to make a lovely stocking filler. Couple with a gorgeous matching washbag or cosmetic bag. Have …

Liberty Christmas Cushion

December 9, 2019 by Alice Caroline

Anna’s made this lovely Liberty Christmas Cushion with her sewing group. There’s nothing quite like a sewing Christmas do and it’s such fun to meet and make a simple project. That way you get more time to natter and enjoy festive treats. This is a really easy make that uses the raw edge appliqué technique which is pretty easy to master. You will need: A selection of Liberty festive scraps. The Christmas scrap pack is perfect for this. Brown fabric scraps for the tree trunks Matching thread Bondaweb Cream fabric for the cushion base and backing. Step 1: Cut the …

Re-Usable Liberty Ramekin Covers

December 9, 2019December 7, 2019 by Alice Caroline

Laura has made these lovely Re-usable Liberty Ramekin Covers. they are so cute and will make fabulous presents for her loved ones. I asked Laura about the project: “This is just a secret between you and I: I’m going to be gifting various desserts to my lovely village neighbours for Christmas. Sshhh, please don’t tell! 😉 Various brands in the UK like Bonne Maman and Gü sell their desserts in glass ramekins which is so good because you can recycle and/or re-use them so easily. I have lots of these ramekins due to frequent supermarket creme brûlée …

Liberty Christmas Napkins

December 2, 2019 by Alice Caroline

Anna from the office has made some sweet Liberty Christmas Napkins to decorate her Christmas table. She’s used one of the gorgeous fabrics from the Liberty Christmas capsule collection. The children will love spotting the cute animals (and it may keep them at the table for just a little longer..) You will need: Liberty fabric. One fat quarter will make one napkin with fabric leftover. Sewing machine and matching thread The fabric: Anna has used ‘Liberty Christmas Z‘ which comes from the Christmas collection to express the magic of the season. This lively print is inspired by the Liberty London …

Top Tips For English Paper Piecing

June 7, 2019 by Alice Caroline

I’ve put together some Top Tips For English Paper Piecing. I’ve become obsessed with English Paper Piecing recently. It’s known as ‘EPP’ in the business and is such a lovely way to sew. For those of you who know nothing about EPP, then it is the art of cutting beautiful fabric into a wide variety of different shapes, wrapping them in paper and then sewing them back together again in many different designs. Don’t worry about the paper, as once you have sewn around all of the sides of the fabric piece, you remove the papers and can use these …

Scandi Liberty Christmas Trees

June 12, 2019December 4, 2018 by Alice Caroline

Julie from the Studio has made these really sweet Scandi Liberty Christmas Trees. She saw them on Pinterest in multi colours but wanted to make them in more Scandi colours. These are really simple to make. You will need: A fat quarter of each of the colours you wish to use in your Christmas tree picture hanging Ribbon and buttons A sewing machine or needle and matching thread Wadding – optional How to make: Step 1: Cut varying squares of fabric; 10.5 x 10.5″, 8.5″ x 8.5″, 7.5″ x 7.5″, 6.5″ x 6.5″, 5″ x 5″ and 3.5″ x …

SS17 Lovely Liberty Cot Quilt

June 12, 2019January 6, 2017 by Alice Caroline

Anna from the studio has made this really beautiful ‘SS17 Lovely Liberty Cot Quilt’ from the gorgeous new spring summer 2017 Liberty collection. We all love it when a new collection arrives on the Alice Caroline doorstep and love thinking up projects to make from the wonderful array of prints. This collection has a lovely palette of patterns and colours to work with. There is a selection of bright and pale sea colours which make a baby quilt the perfect project. This SS17 Lovely Liberty Cot Quilt is for the beautiful Elsie who was born in November. It made a really lovely …

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