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Follow my tutorial, on how to make the perfect Christmas dog blanket. These super cute Christmas fabrics are all available from ‘Craft Cotton’, and also available to purchase in Fat Quarter packs at Hobbycraft. Please read through all the instructions before starting your project Finished size: 35 ¾” x 25 ¼” Templates – See attached PDF Make sure the 1” line, measure 1” when printed off Materials • FQ pack of Christmas dog fabrics • 1 yard by WOF of denim blue fabric • 36” x 26” piece of heritage premium wadding • Gutermann white thread 1001 • FQ of Vlieseline Bondaweb • 126” baby blue bias binding Haberdashery items • Iron-away marker pen • Quilters ruler, rotary cutter/scissors • Iron • Cutting mat • Basic sewing supplies • Dog Bone Templates • 505 basting spray or pins Making the dog blanket Begin by cutting all the pieces of fabric: Fussy cut twenty-eight 4” squares: 10 from the dogs on red fabric 10 from the dogs on white fabric 8 from trees on cream Backing 37” x 25” in blue denim cotton 7 ½” square in blue denim cotton Two 14 ¼” x 4 ¼” panels in blue denim cotton Two 35 ¾” x 5 ¾” Let’s Begin… Print off the templates, and trace through onto the Bondaweb. You need 2 large bones and 20 small bones. Roughly cut around the bones, and fuse using a dry heat to the ‘present’ fabric, carefully cut around each bone. Two small bones and the two bigger bones can be arranged onto the 7 ½” square, peel off the backing papers and fuse in place The remaining small bones need to be arranged along the two longest blue denim panels, once happy with the placement, peel off backing and fuse in place. Begin sewing the fussy cut 4” squares together (random order) to create two rows, each containing 8 blocks. The remaining small bones need to be arranged along the two longest blue denim panels, once happy with the placement, peel off backing and fuse in place Begin sewing the fussy cut 4” squares together (random order) to create two rows, each containing 8 blocks. With the remaining 12 blocks, create 4 rows, each containing 3 blocks. Press the seams of each row in a different direction, this will help the seams nest together to create crisp joins. Join to create two pieces containing six 4” blocks, press centre seam open. Sew the blue 7 ½” piece to the centre. Add the top and bottom strips, nesting the seams as you go. With RST sew the two shorter panels to the main piece, press seams towards the blue fabric. Repeat this process to add the long blue panels to the top and bottom. Baste the wadding between the top and backing piece. Swap out your machine foot for a FMQ foot. Sew 1/8” from raw edge around each dog bone applique. Use the heat erasable fabric marker pen and draw around the larger dog bone in the centre of panel containing the 4” squares. Sew over these lines. Trim the quilt and add the binding strips all the way around to the front of the quilt, trim away any excess. Pin and hand sew to the reverse, create neat corners as you sew. Your dog blanket is complete… “Woof, paws off, this blanket is mine, woof” This Christmas dog blanket and tutorial has been designed and created by Michelle at creativeblonde. To see more of my tutorials, you can follow my blog www.creativeblonde.co.uk and/or Instagram page www.instagram.co.uk/creativeblonde66 and www.facebook.com/creativeblonde66 Stockist for the fabrics and wadding found in this tutorial www.craftcotton.com 0161 832 9431 Stockist for Gutermann threads gutermann@stockistenquiries.co.uk 01453 883581 Stockist for Vlieseline stabilizer and Vlieseline Bondaweb www.ladysewandsew.co.uk 01628 890 532 Made by Michelle Roberts for The Craft Cotton Company 2018 #seasonal #christmas #dog #dogbed #fatquarters #freesewingtutorial

What will you need? A set of Novely Woods FQ Calico or heavy weight fabric for backing TOP TIP: a ¼ ‘’ seam was used all over this project, it is very important to cut the squares exactly the same size and use the same seam allowance. This helps to create matching seams! Iron out the separate fabrics in the set. Cut two vertical rows of 5’’ squares from each of the fabrics. I used 4 x 5’’ cut and sewn squares and 11 plain 5.5’’ squares. Randomly place two squares R/S together and sew all round. From corner to corner diagonally cut the square, then again. Open out the quarters they will now be squares. Finger press and cut off the dog ears. A - Take the top two and sew R/S together here. B - Then these two, R/S together here. C - Finally sew A & B r/s together here A plain 5.5’’ square was placed either side of the patterned square, more were added to create a rectangle. In total, 5 across & 3 down. Keep sewing together until you have created the 15 squares. 2” strips were cut to create a border. If you need to create longer lengths for the border, sew two strips together as below. Place a border strip R/S together onto the edge of the mat as below and sew. Join the side and top/bottom borders. How to create a mitred corner: Turn the whole thing over W/S up. Take the four corner squares and pinch diagonal creases all the way through to the outside border. Draw a line across the border and sew. Once you have done this, press flat then cut a piece of calico or heavyweight fabric to back. Make contrasting bias binding to attach to the outside, this is done by cutting 2.5” Strips sewing them together as we did for the border, then iron a centre line and fold top and bottom edge in towards the centre (See above photograph). Open one part out and place R/S together, pin all around then sew in the crease. (see previous tutorials for creating neat corners in the binding) Lastly, fold the binding over (if sewn via the front first fold over and hand stitch the binding to the back as it’s neater, if you sew the back first you can fold over and machine stitch the front binding) I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial. If you follow it and create your own please share with me on Instagram @bobbincottagebodkin Made by Nicola Hills for The Craft Cotton Company 2018 #home #tablewear #noveltywoods #quilted #freesewingtutorial

Please read through all the instructions before starting your project Finished size: 15 ¾” x 9 ¾” Materials • FQ pack of Craft Cotton novelty Christmas prints • FQ white plain dyed poly cotton fabric • 16” x 10” piece of heritage premium wadding • Gutermann white thread 1001 and silver metallic thread 7009 • 12” ‘Deck the halls’ christmas ribbon from Groves • 12” x 5” piece on Vlieseline Bondaweb Haberdashery items • Iron-away marker pen • Quilters ruler, rotary cutter/scissors • Iron • Cutting mat • Basic sewing supplies • **‘HO HO HO’ Templates • 505 basting spray or pins ** To create your template, write ‘H H H’ in capital letters in ‘word doc’. Font: Copper Black Size: 200 The ‘O’’s are created by drawing around a 2 ¾” diameter circle and the snow globe stands, and 1 ½” x ¾” block, narrowing towards to the top Making the wall hanging Begin by cutting all the pieces of fabric: Penguins on red 15 ¾” x 9 ¾” Trees on cream 15 ¾” x 9 ¾” White 9” x 3” Snowflakes on blue 12” x 4” White 56” x 1 ¼” (join strips at right angles to create the length for the binding) Extra piece of penguin on reds, to fussy cut three animals. Let’s Begin… Print off the templates Reverse the letters from the template by turning the paper faced down and drawing over the letters – holding the paper up to the window can help. Trace the reverse of the letters onto the Bondaweb, fuse to the white fabric and carefully cut out. Trace around the circles onto Bondaweb, fuse to the blue fabric and cut out. Draw around the snow globe bases onto Bondaweb, cut out and fuse to ‘trees on cream’ fabric on the cream pieces only Peel the backing paper off and fuse with a dry heat to red fabric, tuck 1/8” of the base under the circle. See photo below for placement Roughly cut around three of your chosen animals, fuse to Bondaweb, and carefully cut out, fuse to the centre of the blue circles Baste the wadding between the top and backing quilt. Swap out your machine foot for a FMQ foot, and thread up the silver metallic thread. Sew 1/8” from raw edge around each applique, including the animals in the snow globe Pin the ribbon 5 ½” in from each top corner (the ribbon should lay RST towards the quilt) Trim and add the binding strips all the way around to the front of the quilt, trim away any excess. Press ¼” of the raw edge over, pin and hand sew to the reverse, create neat corners as you sew Your wall hanging is complete… This ‘HO HO HO’ Christmas wall hanging’ and tutorial has been designed and created by Michelle at creativeblonde. To see more of my tutorials, you can follow my blog www.creativeblonde.co.uk and/or Instagram page www.instagram.co.uk/creativeblonde66 and www.facebook.com/creativeblonde66 Stockist for the fabrics and wadding found in this tutorial www.craftcotton.com 0161 832 9431 Stockist for Gutermann threads gutermann@stockistenquiries.co.uk 01453 883581 Stockist for Vlieseline stabilizer and Vlieseline Bondaweb www.ladysewandsew.co.uk 01628 890 532 Stockist for Christmas Ribbon www.facebook.com/GrovesLtd Made by Michelle Roberts for The Craft Cotton Company 2018 #seasonal #christmas #wallhanging #fatquarters #freesewingtutorial

This roomy tote bag is easy to make and very practical. You can change the size of the bag to suit your needs simply by altering the measurements but make sure that the measurements are still in proportion. What you will need Three co-ordinating fat quarters 2 from one design and 1 from another design (I used Botanicals from The Cotton Craft Company) 2.5 metres of webbing 1.25 metres of 25mm wide ribbon or lace 2 fat quarters co-ordinating lining fabric 1m medium weight fusible interfacing Tailors chalk and tape measure Matching thread Step 1 - Cut out the fabrics Before cutting the pieces, I always press the fabric to ensure that there are no creases. From fabric 1 cut four pieces measuring 40cm x 20cm. From fabric 2 cut two pieces measuring 40cm x 15cm. From the lining fabric cut two pieces measuring 40cm x 55cm and then repeat for the interfacing. From the four pieces you will need to cut a square from the bottom corner measuring 7cm x 7cm. Cut two squares from the right hand pieces and two squares from the left hand pieces. These will form the box bottom on the bag. You will also need to cut out the corners on the interfacing. Step 2 - Making the bag (a 1cm seam allowance is used throughout unless otherwise stated) Take one of the outer pieces and the middle piece and sew the two pieces together along the longest edge. Next take the other outer piece and sew that to the middle piece. Make sure that the two outer pieces have the cut out piece on each end of the bag. Press your seam allowances open. Make the other side of the bag in the same way. You now need to add the interfacing. Place the interfacing on the bag shiny side down and press with a hot iron to ensure that the interfacing adheres to the fabric. Next, sew the two pieces together along the bottom edge and press. Step 3 - Attaching the Webbing Take your webbing and cut the piece in half. Take one half and lay it flat long the seam on the front where the two fabrics join starting at the bottom seam slightly overlapping it. Place the other end on the other seam as before again, starting at the bottom. Make sure that the webbing is not twisted. Repeat for the other half of the bag. Measure 12cm down from the top of the bag on each handle and put a pin or mark with tailors chalk, this will be as far as you will stitch. Stitch the webbing in place close to both edges and securely stitch the two ends together on the base. Next, join the two bag halves together by stitching down the side seams. Press open. You now need to make the box bottom. Taking the bag, open out the corners so that side seam joins the bottom seam like this. Stitch from edge to edge, repeat for the other side then trim seams. You now need to make the lining. Join the side seams and part of the bottom seam leaving a gap about 6 inches open for turning the bag right side out. Turn the exterior bag right side out and the lining inside out. Place the exterior section inside the lining matching side seams. Pin together around the top edge of the bag. Stitch around the top of the bag with a 1cm seam allowance trim seam. Turn the bag right way round through the gap in the bag bottom. Slip stitch the opening closed. Give the bag exterior and interior a good press ironing out the creases. Place the lining inside the bag making sure that the stitching of the seam is uppermost and iron around the top edge and pin. Step 4 - Finishing the bag Take your ribbon and pin all around the upper edge of the bag folding in one of the ends on top of the other end so that there are no raw edges visible. Stitch the ribbon on the bag on both edges close to the edge. Bring handles up and stitch remaining edges of handles in place close to the edge. Now admire your handiwork and enjoy your bag! Made by Gill Rich for The Craft Cotton Company 2018 #accessories #bag #tote #freesewingtutorial

Finished size: 16 ½” x 13 ½” Follow my tutorial, on how to make a decorative wall hanging. These beautiful Christmas fabrics are all available from ‘Craft Cotton’, and also available to purchase in Fat Quarter packs at Hobbycraft Materials • FQ pack of Craft Cotton novelty Christmas prints • FQ white plain dyed poly cotton fabric • 17” x 14” piece of heritage premium wadding • Gutermann white thread 1001 and silver metallic thread 7009 • 12” ‘Deck the halls’ christmas ribbon from Groves • 12” x 5” piece on Vlieseline Bondaweb Haberdashery items • Iron-away marker pen • Quilters ruler, rotary cutter/scissors • Iron • Cutting mat • Basic sewing supplies • **‘Snow’ Templates • 505 basting spray or pins ** To create your template, write ‘SNOW’ in capital letters in ‘word doc’. Font: Copper Black Size: 200 Making the wall hanging Begin by cutting all the pieces of fabric: Penguins on cream 16 ½” x 10 ½” Trees on red 16 ½” x 2” (x2) fussy cut to centralise the trees with snow above Trees on cream 16 ½” x 7” Trees on red 16 ½” x 7” White 11” x 5” Snowflakes on blue 12” x 5” Snowflakes on blue 66” x 1 ¼” (join strips at right angles to create the length for the binding) Let’s Begin… Print off the templates Reverse the letters from the template by turning the paper faced down and drawing over the letters – holding the paper up to the window can help Trace the reverse of the letters onto the Bondaweb Fuse with a dry heat onto the ‘Snowflakes on blue’ 12” x 5” piece of fabric, and carefully cut out the letters. Fuse the white fabric to the remaining Bondaweb. Peel of the backing paper from the letters and fuse with a dry heat to the white piece of fabric. Use a heat erasable fabric pen to create a ‘snow’ bubble around the letters and cut out, peel away the backing paper and fuse to the centre of the ‘Penguins on cream’ fabric. Sew the ‘trees on red’ fabric to the top and bottom of the centre panel, press seams towards the red. Baste to the wadding. To create the backing, simple sew both the tree fabric together and press seams towards the red fabric, baste the other side of the wadding. Change the foot on machine to a FMQ foot, threads up the silver metallic thread and sew around each of the letters 1/8” from the raw edge, continue around the white fabric. Pin the ribbon 5 ½” in from each top corner (the ribbon should lay RST towards the quilt). Add the binding strips all the way around to the front of the quilt, trim away any excess. Press ¼” of the raw edge over, pin and hand sew to the reverse, create neat corners as you sew. Your wall hanging is complete… This ‘SNOW Christmas wall hanging’ and tutorial has been designed and created by Michelle at creativeblonde. To see more of my tutorials, you can follow my blog www.creativeblonde.co.uk and/or Instagram page www.instagram.co.uk/creativeblonde66 and www.facebook.com/creativeblonde66 Stockist for the fabrics and wadding found in this tutorial www.craftcotton.com 0161 832 9431 Stockist for Gutermann threads gutermann@stockistenquiries.co.uk 01453 883581 Stockist for Vlieseline stabilizer and Vlieseline Bondaweb www.ladysewandsew.co.uk 01628 890 532 Stockist for Christmas Ribbon www.facebook.com/GrovesLtd Made by Michelle Roberts for The Craft Cotton Company 2018 #seasonal #christmas #wallhanging #fatquarters #freesewingtutorial

Follow my tutorial, on how to make your very own ‘milk and cookie mat’ Please read through all the instructions before starting your project Four Mats - Finished size: 7” x 10” Materials 4 FQ from the ‘little forest’ bundle available at Craft Cotton and Hobbycraft FQ of H250 iron-on stabilizer by vlieseline FQ of Craft Cotton Heritage premium quilt wadding Gutermann thread; brown 694 and teal 234 FQ of vlieseline bondaweb 50” piece of ¾” brown satin ribbon (optional) 2 wooden button (optional) Haberdashery items Iron-away marker pen Quilters ruler, rotary cutter/scissors Iron Cutting mat Basic sewing supplies Making the mats – makes four! Step 1: Cutting Four pieces from the grey fabric 10 ½” x 7 ½” Two pieces from the tree fabric 10 ½” x 7 ½” Two pieces from the teal fabric 10 ½” x 7 ½” Four pieces from the stabilizer 10” x 7” Four pieces from the wadding 10” x 7” Two teal strips 7 ½” x 3” Two grey strips 7 ½” x 3” Assembling the Milk and cookie mat Begin by turning and pressing ¼” along each long edge of the four strips, and pin the top of each mat (1” from the left-hand side) Fuse (turn steam off on iron) the stabilizer to the four ‘tree’ (backing) pieces Roughly cut out the animals of your choice from the ‘little forest’ fabric, and fuse to the Bondaweb (once the pieces are positioned onto the Bondaweb, lay a piece of baking paper over the top, to avoid getting the glue on your iron). Cut out accurately, leaving 0.5/8” of the brown around each piece Once happy with positioning, peel the backing off the Bondaweb and iron/fuse in place. Pin the wadding the wrong side of the mat, and FMQ around each applique (drop feed dogs and change foot to a darning/free motion quilting foot) Use a decorative stitch, and brown thread to sew the strips in place, remove all pins. Lay a backing piece RST, to a front piece, and sew together using ¼” seam allowance, leaving a 3-4” gap for turning. Trim the corners. Turn, press and hand stitch up the gap Add a decorative stitch along the strips, and across the top right-hand corner, to hold the wadding in place You could bundle these ‘milk and cookie’ mats together using a piece of ribbon, and glue a couple of wooden buttons on for decoration – makes a lovely gift This ‘Milk and Cookie’ mat tutorial has been created by me - creativeblonde. To see more of my tutorials, you can follow my blog www.creativeblonde.co.uk and/or Instagram page www.instagram.co.uk/creativeblonde66 and www.facebook.com/creativeblonde66 Stockist for the fabrics and wadding found in this tutorial www.craftcotton.com 0161 832 9431 Stockist for Gutermann threads gutermann@stockistenquiries.co.uk 01453 883581 Made by Michelle Roberts for The Craft Cotton Company 2018 #mat #tableware #kids #home #fatquarters #freesewingtutorial

It is really hard to think of something to make with Christmas fabric that hasn't been done before. I have made stockings, bunting, advent calendars and quilts. I thought about table runners and place mats but again, I wanted something that hadn't been done before. After some playing around with ideas and trial and error mock ups, I created this table mat with a cutlery pocket. Initially I tried doing a star block instead of the basic square but it didn't show off the fabric. The fabric stands well on its own so I have stuck to a really simple design which can be made up much quicker. The beauty of this, is that you can make it in any fabric, for any occasion or colour scheme . If you do have a favourite block design, you can use that instead. YOU WILL NEED 9 x 9" grey fabric 11.5 x 16" backing fabric 4.5 x 11.5" blue fabric 4.5 x 6.5" grey fabric x2 4.5 x 6.5" wadding 11.5 x 16" wadding 2" strips, approximately 70" 13" ribbon Sewing machine Iron and ironing board Rotary cutter, mat and ruler Scissors Pins Step 1 Cut your fabric to size as listed above. I have used navy blues and greys so I have referred to them by colour but you can use which ever fabric you like. Step 2 Add the 2" strips of blue to the edges of your square, as pictured below. Press. Step 3 Sandwich your small piece of wadding between your smaller grey rectangles with right sides facing out. Quilt over the top to secure, I have done vertical straight stitch lines with my machine. Step 4 Use some of your 2" strips to make a small amount of binding on the top, as pictured Step 5 I have added some ribbon by sewing down 1cm in the middle of the ribbon that can be tied. Step 6 Lay this small quilted piece on top of the longer blue piece of fabric with bottom edges lined up. Pin it to the right hand-side of the square you made and sew together. Press. Step 7 Place the rectangle on top of your wadding and backing fabric, pin in place. Quilt onto the square side only. I have done vertical lines all the way across but again you can do what takes our fancy and suits the fabric you have used. Step 8 Apply binding using your 2" strips. More details on how to make and apply your own binding can be found on my Peter Rabbit quilt panel. All finished! Just repeat and make as many as you need. When you have done one and are happy with the process, it is worth cutting up all the bits you need and doing each stage for all of the mats together. For more check out Katie's blog Made by Katie Done for The Craft Cotton Company 2018 #seasonal #home #tablewear #freesewingtutorial #fatquarters #christmas

I got this fab new Carnival Circus fabric range from the Craft Cotton Co and was asked if I fancied making something up in it for them. Erm, yes please! They asked which colour I would like but how could you possibly pick?! So I gained 10 pieces of circus fabric to play with and needed to think of something fun to make. My first thoughts were of some kind of tent but that would involve DIY and power tools so I knew it would be ages before I got round to making it. I thought about making some fabric building blocks but that has been done a hundred times before. As I was playing with my little dude I started thinking again. The week before I took him to a dance class and he had to balance a beanbag on his head. It was amazing to watch how much entertainment a toddler can get out of a single beanbag. So during our game of trains I thought up this beanbag game. My little man is two but I can confirm my 30 year old husband enjoyed playing just as much as he did so this is one for the whole family. YOU WILL NEED 2 Fat quarter bundles in contrasting colours (pack of five) Cot sized batting 3/4 Metre of coordinating fabric (for the backing) Bias binding Iron Iron on stabaliser Bonderweb x2 A4 Felt sheets Sewing machine Pins Scissors Rotary cutter, cutting mat and ruler 1kg Chick peas The finished game will be 74 x 112cm. Step 1 Cut out 6 15 x 15" squares . I have made the game in two teams, blue and red, so I have made 3 blue and 3 red squares, in the light background fabric. Step 2 I found something that was about the right sized circle, in my case a pan lid measuring 8" wide. It really doesn't matter what size your circles are so just use something you have available that looks right in the squares you have made. On your iron on interfacing, draw around your template. I have used interfacing to stiffen the circles and make them easier to sew on later, you can use bonderweb here instead, I didn't just because it is more expensive. Step 3 Roughly cut out your interfacing circles, don't cut them right up to the line as this will make it easier for you to cut them out again when they are ironed onto your fabric. Iron your interfacing shiny side down, onto the reverse of your fabric - 3 in red, 3 in blue. I have used the darker fabric in the bundle, cut out neatly. Step 4 I have attached the template I used for the numbers on the "what you will need" picture, but use whichever font you like, or just free style it. When making something this fiddly, it is much easier to use bonderweb. If you have not used it before, you are going to love it! You may have used or seen it to hem trousers but you can buy it by the metre, off the roll, although the width is only A4 size so it is easy to store. With your template laid out place the bonderweb shiny side down and draw round it in pencil. Squeeze your numbers in as best you can, to make the most of your bonderweb. Cut around it roughly and iron it onto your felt. Cut neatly around your letters. Step 5 Peel the paper backing off your bonderweb numbers. It should leave a shiny layer of glue on your felt. Place the number in the middle of your circle and carefully iron it on. You may need to place a piece of cotton over top or iron on the reverse so it doesn't stick to your iron. Step 6 I did a straight stitch close to the edge all the way around the numbers, using my machine to secure the numbers in place. The bonderweb sticks it into place but over time it will peel off if you don't also sew it down. You can hand stitch it if you prefer. Step 7 Arrange your squares in the order they will be sewn together and match them up with your numbered circles. I have done higher numbers at the top so you earn more points the further away you are. Step 8 Pin your circles to the middle of your squares. To determine the middle fold your square and circle in half, twice, and match the centre. Pin in place and sew around your circles. I used my machine blanket stitch. You could use your zigzag or hand blanket stitch around it. Step 9 Sew your squares together. I made three pairs first, pressed my seams open and then sewed my three rows together. Press your seams open. Step 10 Lay your quilt top onto your wadding and cut to size, leaving a little extra around the edge, just in case. Step 11 Lay this over top of your backing fabric with wrong sides together. I have used the star fabric in this circus collection because the height of the quilt just happened to be the same width as the fabric and the stars look the right way round in both directions, perfect! Pin in place, I use safety pins since I discovered curved quilting safety pins, I have been stabbed a lot less by sneaky pins. Step 12 I have done as minimal quilting as I can get away with so the amount of quilting you put in at this stage is entirely up to you. I have stitched in the ditch and then just around the circles. Square of the edges of your quilt with a ruler and rotary cutter. Step 13 Cut a strip of fabric 28 by 2". Fold right sides together length ways and stitch along the long edge. Trim down and turn it to the right side. I would be lost without my l thisoop turner for jobs like. Fold the ends in on itself and press, sew the ends to seal. Alternatively just raid your ribbon box. Step 14 Fold the ribbon you have just created in half and pin it to the centre top back of your quilt. This will act as a tie so you can store your game neatly. I have made my own binding using the checked red fabric. I have a more detailed tutorial on how to make and your own and apply binding on my Peter Rabbit Panel tutorial. I am a bit lazy with my binding and use my machine to sew it to the back first and then press it to the front and then sew it close to the edge on the front. Step 15 Making the beanbags is really easy. I cut out 10 rectangles, one in each fabric 12 x 4.5". Fold them in half with right sides together and sew around three edges but leave a gap to turn them out and add the chick peas to. Make sure you back stitch at each end and sew right of the edge so no peas can escape. I have trimmed the corners down before turning them, used a knitting needle to push out the corners and then pressed them as they get a little crumpled when they are turned out. Step 16 I enlisted the help of my toddler to fill the bean bags We made a make shift tube with an empty kitchen roll to fill them. It took a lot longer than if I waited until he was asleep but where is the fun in that?! They each weighed about 100g. Sew down the opening securely either with your machine or by hand using a slip stitch. I used chick peas as they are big enough that they aren't likely to escape the bags but still small enough that they shouldn't cause any hazard if they do. Still always be careful and take away and fix any that start to leak. Step 17 You are ready to play! George is 2 so he makes up the rules as he goes along but here are the rules I thought up: THE RULES Players - 2-6 Split into teams red and blue. Youngest player goes first. Standing at the foot of the game, try to get one of your beanbags in your own coloured number. The other team now plays and so on until all the beanbags have been used. Add up your score. Take a step back and repeat! Keep going until you run out of space. Visit Katie's blog here Made by Katie Done for The Craft Cotton Company 2018 #game #kids #home #fabric #children #fabriceditions #freesewingtutorial

Create your own Snow Angel with Craft Cotton Glitter fat quarters, perfect for Christmas. You will need 1 Set of Glitter FQ’s by Craft Cotton Company Craf-tex Stiffener Calico Wool Felt (for hair) Toy Stuffing Embroidery threads Tip: Do not iron the right side of the glitter fabric with too hot an iron! Step 1 Create a doll body template from card. Step 2 Cut 2 x Head and Body, 4 x Legs, 4 x Arms from the Calico Sew round the head & body but leave a gap in the bottom to turn out and stuff. Step 3 Make the arms, stuff then sew the hole where you added the stuffing. To create the shoe, sew a piece of the glitter fabric onto the bottom of the leg. Repeat for all 4 legs. Step 4 Leave the top of the legs open, using a turning out tool on these tiny parts make it easier to turn R/S out, then stuff with small amounts of toy filling at a time. Step 5 Embroider a face and use the wool felt to create a hair do. Step 6 Sew the arms onto the body at the shoulders, and tuck the legs into the bottom of the body and sew. Step 7 Make a template for the wings, copy it onto the Craf-tex then put a piece of the sparkly fabric R/S out onto the other side. Sew around to attach the Craf-tex to the fabric then repeat for the the craf-tex showing side. Step 8 Draw around the body template adding a bit extra to allow for a seam to create the dress bodice. Step 9 Cut the length of the fat quarter at the required depth in the contrasting sparkle, sew the two short sides together to create a tube then tack around the top so as to gather the ‘waist’. Once you have joined the two sides and shoulder pieces of the bodice you can then attach the skirt. Step 10 I sewed a line straight up the centre of the wings, then attached using the line as a guide to the centre of the dress. The last thing was to make a crown with the Craf-tex & Glitter fabric, then use tiny gems to embellish the Wings, Dress & Crown. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial. If you follow my step by step instructions & create your own Snow Angel please share with me on Instagram @bobbincottagebodkin I would love to see them. Made by Nicky Hills for The Craft Cotton Company 2018 #christmas #angel #toy #kids #seasonal #freesewingtutorial

Creating a personalised notebook cover can be a satisfying and fun process! Fabric is a great way to add some personality and protection. Follow this tutorial written by sewing expert Miss Libby Rose, who uses one of our new fat quarter designs to create a snug cover for a sketchbook, with the optional addition of a button wrap. Click here for the full tutorial #fatquarter #englishgarden #notebook #stationary #hobbycraft #freesewingtutorial #home

Sewing expert Miss Libby Rose has heard your big sewing questions, and is here to answer them! In this tutorial, learn how to create a fantastically fun draught excluder, sure to keep the chill out of any room. Click here for the full tutorial #hobbycraft #fatquarters #freesewingtutorial #home