Choosing the fabric to back and bind your quilt can be a really fun part of the process, but be warned, quilt fabric shops are like candy stores! It’s easy to pick a backing fabric just because you love it but then find it doesn’t work well as a quilt backing or for binding. […]
Spring is in the air! Today there was frost on the ground but glorious sunshine, and the early bulbs are all beginning to show. I love this time of year, and after hiding out during the winter Patchwork Castle is also putting out some new shoots. It’s nearly five years since Patchwork Castle first morphed from my hazy […]
Want to find out more about the basics of patchwork and quilting? Are you looking to make a Memory Quilt from your baby clothes, children’s clothes or adult clothing? I was really excited to discover this fabulous FREE online class from Craftsy.com that covers all the basic techniques and terminology in an easy to follow format. If […]
Here’s a lovely thing. About a year ago I discovered Craftsy online classes and I’m so glad I did. I often get asked about how I learned patchwork and quilting. The truth is I am entirely self-taught, from a mixture of trial and error, following different patterns and picking up techniques, and lots and lots of YouTube […]
Pick Out Any Baby Clothes Keepsake Items That You Don’t Want To Cut Into Consider pulling out one or two items that are best kept whole (in a memory box, or to pass down to future generations). These might include a tiny baby-gro so you can remember just how small they were! Put Aside Any Items That Aren’t […]
There’s something very special about working with treasured baby clothes, children’s clothes and adult clothing, but it’s often the case that the selections of clothing that you’d like to include will be a wide variety of different types and weights of fabric. This is likely to include babygros, t-shirts and other items made from stretchy fabrics. Producing […]
UPDATE March 2017 – We’re not currently looking for freelancers but if you’d like us to keep your details and file please do go ahead and fill in the form at the end of the post, and I’ll contact you if that changes. Thanks! Chris Patchwork Castle is a small business making patchwork memory […]
UPDATE Our ‘Make Your Own Memory Quilt’ tutorial package is now available to purchase! Join us here http://www.everythingkeepsake.co.uk Patchwork Castle are offering a fantastic opportunity to three lucky people to test our new ‘Make Your Own Memory Quilt’ tutorial package! About our Make Your Own Memory Quilt Tutorial Package This Autumn we’ll be launching a fabulous […]
Here’s a fabulous idea! If you are new to patchwork and quilting you might just want to practice machine quilting or hand quilting without all the time involved in sewing together lots of patchwork pieces. A great solution is to start by using a fabric that looks like it’s made from lots of pieces of fabric but is really a […]
One of the unique features of our personalised keepsake cushions and baby clothes memory quilts are our gorgeous name appliques. Our letter designs are drawn freehand. To create each name we select pieces of clothing that catch our eye and carefully hand cut the lettering. A contrasting backing fabric is also selected that will make […]
