Friday 31 July 2015

Why I Absolutely Love Everything Tilda

I first started sewing about 3 years ago - before that I hadn't got behind a sewing machine since I left school! I had previously been working with felt & was looking for some pretty fabric to embellish some of my designs & I stumbled across this little beauty and was so intrigued by the brand that had produced this gorgeous fabric that once I found more of the range I was well & truly hooked! 


Initially I bought a couple of fat quarters but fell so in love with the range that I soon realised I had to teach myself how to sew again & promptly bought a sewing machine! I am SO glad I did as it has completely transformed my life from working in the big old corporate world of marketing to turning my hobby into my business!


I bought a couple of the Tilda books and found them so inspirational & easy to follow (if you haven't bought one and have been thinking of getting one I can't recommend them highly enough). By tweaking their designs and as I grew in confidence with my new sewing skills I was learning I began creating my own designs and as I love everything vintage & 'shabby chic' the fabrics worked perfectly with everything I was making & they are such a good quality to work with I've kinda stuck with them! I always get super excited like a kid at Christmas when they bring out their new ranges & they never fail to disappoint. I occasionally buy some other fabrics that compliment the Tilda range and & have a little flirt with the new ones working them in together but ultimately I always go back to Tilda. 

Recently I have started card making again & so for the first time I chose to stick with Tilda and use their papercraft supplies. I think it's their cute, uniquely romantic style that with the addition of a few doilies, some embellishments & rhinestones I am making the best cards I have ever made! Again I can't tell you enough how good the quality is from the card stock through to the glittered embellishment decor packs & 3D stickers - they really are a dream to work with.

Hopefully my passion for this gorgeous brand has rubbed off on you too! You can visit my website to buy Tilda fat quarters, accessories, trims & papercrafts www.sarahssimplyhandmade.co.uk


Sarah X






Welcome to my New World of Blogging!

Ha Ha! So I have finally joined the world of blogging so it seems! I love reading other people's blogs and so I have decided to have a little go myself! How hard can it be?!?! lol I think those will be my famous last words!! 

I hope in future blogs I will be able to show you some of the things I make, share some crafting ideas & tips, bore you with my absolute obsession with Tilda fabrics & papercrafts, review craft books with you and maybe even share some fab recipe ideas from my cooking adventures as I get my head around the phenomenon that is blogging I might even do a few little tutorials for you too :) 

I am really excited about starting out on this new adventure and becoming part of the blogging community - so if anyone has any tips about sharing a blog, craft blog communities to join and something I only know as 'link parties' ( I do love a good party!) feel free to pop on with a little comment! 

For now here's a taster of some of my work  that is coming up in the new collections from Sarah's Simply Handmade to whet your appetite before blogging becomes my new fave thing to do ;)(I can only dream of becoming a blogging sensation one day!)



Much Love 

Sarah x