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Make this gorgeous Perter Rabbit quilt for any new arrivals! This quilt gives the perfect theme to a baby's room with its beautiful colours and characters. 'Our Peter Rabbit fat quarter fabrics lend themselves perfectly to a simple quilt for the nursery, using a classic square quilt block – discover how to create your own, to add a dash of colour to your nursery.' Have a go at this tutorial to make a beautiful baby blanket. Click here to see the tutorial. By Andy Isaacs for Hobbycraft. #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #hobbycraft #quilt #patchwork #home

On October 29th - 31st we will be exhibiting for the very first time at the Quilt Festival in Houston! As a division of Visage Textiles Ltd we have over 70 years of textiles experience and as a British Company we pride ourselves in providing top quality products and service at competitive prices. We will be featuring our most recent ranges of Floral Sketches, Indian Gardens and Days by The Sea. Make sure you don't miss out and visit our beautiful fabrics at stand 2700! We welcome all traders and international distributors to our stand - we look forward to seeing you there. To find out more, please visit the website: https://goo.gl/GqHqko Opening times: 9.30am -6.00pm Address Details: George R. Brown Convention Center 1001 Avenida de las Americas Houston, Texas, USA 77010 #patchwork #quilt #craftcottonco

Keep your tablet safe from scratches and looking stylish in this handy tablet case which also has a pocket to pop in your USB cable or any other small items you require. What you will need: Pins Scissors Needle and thread Ruler 1 button Ribbon - 19 cm long Heritage wadding The Craft Cotton Company's Floral Sketches fat quarter set First, cut out your fabrics: Choose 2 fat quarters from the set. I picked the textured lime and the floral spray. Place iPad or other tablet device on the green fabric and cut around the device leaving a 2 cm seam allowance all around. Cut another piece of this. This gives you your back and front pieces. Cut out 2 pieces of wadding, and one piece of flowery fabric the same size as these front and back pieces. This will give you your padding wadding pieces and a pocket piece. Cut out the lining: same as cutting out the front and back pieces, place the iPad or other tablet device on the flowery fabric and cut around, but this time leave only a 1.75cm seam allowance. Now sew the pieces together: Place a piece of wadding down first, then a piece of the green fabric right side facing up. Now fold the flowery pocket piece in half and place with its bottom raw edge in line with the back fabric piece. Put in a couple of pins to hold. Now take the other green fabric piece and place right side facing down, followed by the other wadding piece. Pin to hold. Now sew down the side, along the bottom and up the other side, leaving the top edge unsewn. Cut a small triangle off each of the bottom corners to help when the case is turned later. Sewing and adding the lining : Place the two pieces of lining fabric right sides facing together and sew down the side, along the bottom and up the other side, leaving the top edge unsewn. Take your ribbon and fold it in half. Place it's raw edges just slightly over the raw edges of the top edge of the case. Pin in place on the inside of the case at the middle of the back fabric piece. Turn the lining so it’s right sides are facing out and place into the unturned case so that the right sides of the lining are facing the right sides of the case. Line up and pin the top raw edges of the lining and case, now sew around the top edge leaving a 5 cm gap unsewn. Finally, turn through and sew: Turn the case out the right way through the unsewn gap on the top edge. When you turn it out, don't worry if the pocket ends up on the side of the ribbon loop, all you need to do is fold it back over to the other side To finish the open edge, fold in the top unsewn edges and slip stitch to close the gap. Sew on the button. © by Lesley Foster at Hook, Stitch, Sew for The Craft Cotton Company 2016 #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #backtoschool

Keep your tablet safe from scratches and looking stylish in this handy tablet case which also has a pocket to pop in your USB cable or any other small items you require. What you will need: Pins Scissors Needle and thread Ruler 1 button Ribbon - 19 cm long Heritage wadding The Craft Cotton Company's Floral Sketches fat quarter set First, cut out your fabrics: Choose 2 fat quarters from the set. I picked the textured lime and the floral spray. Place iPad or other tablet device on the green fabric and cut around the device leaving a 2 cm seam allowance all around. Cut another piece of this. This gives you your back and front pieces. Cut out 2 pieces of wadding, and one piece of flowery fabric the same size as these front and back pieces. This will give you your padding wadding pieces and a pocket piece. Cut out the lining: same as cutting out the front and back pieces, place the iPad or other tablet device on the flowery fabric and cut around, but this time leave only a 1.75cm seam allowance. Now sew the pieces together: Place a piece of wadding down first, then a piece of the green fabric right side facing up. Now fold the flowery pocket piece in half and place with its bottom raw edge in line with the back fabric piece. Put in a couple of pins to hold. Now take the other green fabric piece and place right side facing down, followed by the other wadding piece. Pin to hold. Now sew down the side, along the bottom and up the other side, leaving the top edge unsewn. Cut a small triangle off each of the bottom corners to help when the case is turned later. Sewing and adding the lining : Place the two pieces of lining fabric right sides facing together and sew down the side, along the bottom and up the other side, leaving the top edge unsewn. Take your ribbon and fold it in half. Place it's raw edges just slightly over the raw edges of the top edge of the case. Pin in place on the inside of the case at the middle of the back fabric piece. Turn the lining so it’s right sides are facing out and place into the unturned case so that the right sides of the lining are facing the right sides of the case. Line up and pin the top raw edges of the lining and case, now sew around the top edge leaving a 5 cm gap unsewn. Finally, turn through and sew: Turn the case out the right way through the unsewn gap on the top edge. When you turn it out, don't worry if the pocket ends up on the side of the ribbon loop, all you need to do is fold it back over to the other side To finish the open edge, fold in the top unsewn edges and slip stitch to close the gap. Sew on the button. © by Lesley Foster at Hook, Stitch, Sew for The Craft Cotton Company 2016 #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #backtoschool

This is a perfect make for your room or office. Simple, easy and a no-sew project! What you will need: Pen Ruler Scissors Ribbon Fabric Glue Stapler Heritage wadding The Craft Cotton Company's Textured Turquoise cotton print First, cut out your fabric and wadding: Place your notice board on top of your wadding and fabric. Pull your fabric over the sides of the notice board and onto the back. Mark your fabric and wadding where they are over lapping the back of the notice board by 1 inch. Cut along these markings. Tip: You may want to do 2 layers of wadding to make the board extra thick.) Next, attach the fabric and wadding: Using fabric glue, glue around the frame of the notice board and on the cork. Place the wadding on the making sure that it is pulled tightly over the frame. Glue the edges of the wadding onto the back of the frame. Repeat this process if you are using more that one piece of wadding. Follow the same instructions as the wadding for the fabric piece: place the glue on the wadding and then place the fabric on, pulling it taught. When you have glued the edges of the fabric to the back, use the stapler along each edge to secure the fabric and wadding. Finally, add the ribbon: Measure the the length of the top left corner to the centre of the bottom edge of the board. Add 3 inches onto this measurement. Using the measurement, cut out 4 pieces of ribbon. Place the first piece of ribbon in the top corner of the board, overlapping the ribbon onto the back of the board by 1 inch. Staple twice to secure. Pull the ribbon tightly to the centre of the bottom edge and pull it tightly to overlap the back of the board by 1 inch. Staple twice to secure. Tip: pull the ribbon really tight across the board so that it will hold bits and pieces. Get the second piece of ribbon and pull it from the top right corner to the centre of the bottom edge. The two ribbons on the board should make a 'v' shape. Repeat these steps with the bottom corner. Finally, pin all of your letters and notes onto your re-vamped board! © by Raeven Erin for The Craft Cotton Company 2016 #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #backtoschool #home

This is a perfect make for your room or office. Simple, easy and a no-sew project! What you will need: Pen Ruler Scissors Ribbon Fabric Glue Stapler Heritage wadding The Craft Cotton Company's Textured Turquoise cotton print First, cut out your fabric and wadding: Place your notice board on top of your wadding and fabric. Pull your fabric over the sides of the notice board and onto the back. Mark your fabric and wadding where they are over lapping the back of the notice board by 1 inch. Cut along these markings. Tip: You may want to do 2 layers of wadding to make the board extra thick.) Next, attach the fabric and wadding: Using fabric glue, glue around the frame of the notice board and on the cork. Place the wadding on the making sure that it is pulled tightly over the frame. Glue the edges of the wadding onto the back of the frame. Repeat this process if you are using more that one piece of wadding. Follow the same instructions as the wadding for the fabric piece: place the glue on the wadding and then place the fabric on, pulling it taught. When you have glued the edges of the fabric to the back, use the stapler along each edge to secure the fabric and wadding. Finally, add the ribbon: Measure the the length of the top left corner to the centre of the bottom edge of the board. Add 3 inches onto this measurement. Using the measurement, cut out 4 pieces of ribbon. Place the first piece of ribbon in the top corner of the board, overlapping the ribbon onto the back of the board by 1 inch. Staple twice to secure. Pull the ribbon tightly to the centre of the bottom edge and pull it tightly to overlap the back of the board by 1 inch. Staple twice to secure. Tip: pull the ribbon really tight across the board so that it will hold bits and pieces. Get the second piece of ribbon and pull it from the top right corner to the centre of the bottom edge. The two ribbons on the board should make a 'v' shape. Repeat these steps with the bottom corner. Finally, pin all of your letters and notes onto your re-vamped board! © by Raeven Erin for The Craft Cotton Company 2016 #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #backtoschool #home

Make your own bookmark and learn how to make a puffy tassel. If you are new to sewing, then this tutorial is perfect and straight forward to do. What you will need: Thread Scissors 5cm x 5cm piece of card 5cm x 20cm piece of card Sewing machine 6cm x 21cm The Craft Cotton Company’s’ Floral Sketches Large Rose cotton print First, make the tassel: Cut off 300cm (2 arm spans). Keep folding this length in half until it is approximately 20cm long. Repeat this step to get 2 20cm long pieces of folded thread. To make the tassels, take your reel of thread and wrap it around the cardboard. When it is thick enough, take one of the 20cm piece and loop it through the thread and tie a double knot. Take the tread off the cardboard. Take the second 20cm piece and tie it around the top part of the thread and tie a double knot. Wrap the ends of this thread around the thread a couple of times and the tie in a double knot and cut off the excess. Cut the thread along the centre of the loops. Now attach the tassel to the fabric: Fold the fabric in half length-ways with right-sides together and pin. Slot the tassel inside the folded fabric in one of the folded corners. Leave 3cm of the tassel’s end sticking out. Pin the tassel to secure. PICTURE 9 Sew around the fabric with a 0.5cm seam allowance. Leave the short end without the tassel unsewn. Tip: Cut the corners of the fabric (make sure not to cut too close to the seam) and cut the ends of the tassel sticking out. This makes the corners of the bookmark pointier. Finally, insert the card and edge stitch: Turn the fabric through. Slot in the 5cm x 20cm piece of card. PICTURE 11 Tuck the unsewn end of the fabric inside and pin. Edge stitch around the bookmark. © By Raeven and Vicky for The Craft Cotton Company 2016 #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #backtoschool

Make your own bookmark and learn how to make a puffy tassel. If you are new to sewing, then this tutorial is perfect and straight forward to do. What you will need: Thread Scissors 5cm x 5cm piece of card 5cm x 20cm piece of card Sewing machine 6cm x 21cm The Craft Cotton Company’s’ Floral Sketches Large Rose cotton print First, make the tassel: Cut off 300cm (2 arm spans). Keep folding this length in half until it is approximately 20cm long. Repeat this step to get 2 20cm long pieces of folded thread. To make the tassels, take your reel of thread and wrap it around the cardboard. When it is thick enough, take one of the 20cm piece and loop it through the thread and tie a double knot. Take the tread off the cardboard. Take the second 20cm piece and tie it around the top part of the thread and tie a double knot. Wrap the ends of this thread around the thread a couple of times and the tie in a double knot and cut off the excess. Cut the thread along the centre of the loops. Now attach the tassel to the fabric: Fold the fabric in half length-ways with right-sides together and pin. Slot the tassel inside the folded fabric in one of the folded corners. Leave 3cm of the tassel’s end sticking out. Pin the tassel to secure. PICTURE 9 Sew around the fabric with a 0.5cm seam allowance. Leave the short end without the tassel unsewn. Tip: Cut the corners of the fabric (make sure not to cut too close to the seam) and cut the ends of the tassel sticking out. This makes the corners of the bookmark pointier. Finally, insert the card and edge stitch: Turn the fabric through. Slot in the 5cm x 20cm piece of card. PICTURE 11 Tuck the unsewn end of the fabric inside and pin. Edge stitch around the bookmark. © By Raeven and Vicky for The Craft Cotton Company 2016 #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #backtoschool

October 31st is starting to creep up on us…If you haven’t already, get started on your Halloween projects to get yourself prepared for this special occasion! Treat yourself to some new fabrics to decorate your home, personalise your party gear and even make your very own Halloween costumes! We have a huge range of Halloween fabrics this year, however, our favourite this year is our Sugar Skulls net. The textures combined with the pattern and colour definitely puts a twist on the Halloween trend this year. What more could you want? It’s great to go over plain cottons as well as set dressing and party decor. Trick or Treat fat quarter bundle, by Fabric Editions, is currently NEW in! 5 vibrant assorted designs is enough to choose from and get creative for any type of Halloween project, either if it’s making mini bunting or tote bags. Each fabric piece has a theme for you to choose from and suitable for the occasion. If you would like to see more of our Halloween fabric ranges, measurements and pricing, please look on our website here. Fabrics are limited and some are even on promotion so make sure you snap them up before their gone! Now that you know there are plenty of our fabrics for offer this Halloween, it's time to get to the projects and inspiration. We have made an entire Pinterest board just for you; packed with plenty of ideas for you to do for Halloween. To see this board, click here. Happy Halloween from Craft Cotton Co! #craftcottonco #halloween

October 31st is starting to creep up on us…If you haven’t already, get started on your Halloween projects to get yourself prepared for this special occasion! Treat yourself to some new fabrics to decorate your home, personalise your party gear and even make your very own Halloween costumes! We have a huge range of Halloween fabrics this year, however, our favourite this year is our Sugar Skulls net. The textures combined with the pattern and colour definitely puts a twist on the Halloween trend this year. What more could you want? It’s great to go over plain cottons as well as set dressing and party decor. Trick or Treat fat quarter bundle, by Fabric Editions, is currently NEW in! 5 vibrant assorted designs is enough to choose from and get creative for any type of Halloween project, either if it’s making mini bunting or tote bags. Each fabric piece has a theme for you to choose from and suitable for the occasion. If you would like to see more of our Halloween fabric ranges, measurements and pricing, please look on our website here. Fabrics are limited and some are even on promotion so make sure you snap them up before their gone! Now that you know there are plenty of our fabrics for offer this Halloween, it's time to get to the projects and inspiration. We have made an entire Pinterest board just for you; packed with plenty of ideas for you to do for Halloween. To see this board, click here. Happy Halloween from Craft Cotton Co! #craftcottonco #halloween

If you want to get into DIY then this is a perfect tutorial. Vamp up your old jars and make them into useful stationary holders! You will need: Scissors Fabric glue or PVA Lollipop stick Tape measure Ribbon and buttons (optional) Jar The Craft Cotton Company's Floral Spray, Textured Turquoise and Leaf cotton prints Method 1 Measure the jar length ways, including the base. Add 1 inch onto this measurement. Cut strips of fabric 1.5cm wide with your measured length. Brush the fabric with glue and starting from the centre of the base, place the fabric on the inside of the jar. Do this with each strip, overlapping each strip slightly, until the whole jar is covered (don’t worry, once the fabric has dried it will go transparent). Tip: use a lollipop stick or pencil to push the fabric against the jar. Method 2 Measure the width and length of the centre piece of your jar. Add 1cm onto the width measurement. Taking these measurements, cut out a piece of fabric. Wrap the fabric around the jar using glue to secure it. Take a piece of ribbon and wrap it around the top and button seam of the fabric so that it hides the raw edges. Secure with glue. Leave your jars to dry and voila- you have up-cycled you’re old jar into something crafty! You can add buttons and ribbons to decorate! © by Amy Henson for The Craft Cotton Company 2016 #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #backtoschool #home

If you want to get into DIY then this is a perfect tutorial. Vamp up your old jars and make them into useful stationary holders! You will need: Scissors Fabric glue or PVA Lollipop stick Tape measure Ribbon and buttons (optional) Jar The Craft Cotton Company's Floral Spray, Textured Turquoise and Leaf cotton prints Method 1 Measure the jar length ways, including the base. Add 1 inch onto this measurement. Cut strips of fabric 1.5cm wide with your measured length. Brush the fabric with glue and starting from the centre of the base, place the fabric on the inside of the jar. Do this with each strip, overlapping each strip slightly, until the whole jar is covered (don’t worry, once the fabric has dried it will go transparent). Tip: use a lollipop stick or pencil to push the fabric against the jar. Method 2 Measure the width and length of the centre piece of your jar. Add 1cm onto the width measurement. Taking these measurements, cut out a piece of fabric. Wrap the fabric around the jar using glue to secure it. Take a piece of ribbon and wrap it around the top and button seam of the fabric so that it hides the raw edges. Secure with glue. Leave your jars to dry and voila- you have up-cycled you’re old jar into something crafty! You can add buttons and ribbons to decorate! © by Amy Henson for The Craft Cotton Company 2016 #freesewingtutorials #craftcottonco #backtoschool #home