How to make a ‘Basket Weave’ block

This month, I am setting the block for my ‘Refuge Circle’ quilt group (read more about what this is here). I thought you might like to have the instructions so you can make some of your own. This block is called ‘basket weave’ and it works when several of the blocks are placed next toContinueContinue reading “How to make a ‘Basket Weave’ block”

How to Sew on a Button

This is the second of the Basic Sewing Skills posts this year (find the first on how to thread a needle and make a knot in your thread here). A button coming off a garment should never be a reason to just throw it away. Sewing on a button is not difficult. How to sew aContinueContinue reading “How to Sew on a Button”