The Two Tiny Makes Blog
Hand Sew a Tiny Button Hole
The Games Book has been a fun project to work on, it started out as a "just a book" style project but quite quickly turned into something bigger as with [...]
The Games Book
Ever since I started my family back in 2015 I decided that I was going to attempt to follow as best as possible a handmade or useful gifting policy. It's [...]
The 12 Days of Tiny House Books
The Tiny House Book is one of my sewing patterns, you can catch it here. Just before Christmas I managed to sew and finish my 12th Tiny House Book [...]
The Sea Glass Quilt
Back in May I wrote The Sea Glass Moment, I had a little bit of a moment where it all just seemed like the right idea to start a new [...]
Getting my Crown on
It's that time of year again where I start Getting my Crown on. This year though I am making a set of very special crowns for some of my loved [...]
Make Time to Craft with Woodcroft Crafts
One thing that I really want to do with Make Time is to share other people’s stories and creative journeys. Today I am sharing Make Time to Craft with [...]
Handmade at my Heart
This a good one today, it is the reason I call myself a creative, it is why I make, it is handmade at my heart. They joy of creation, the [...]
Half Inch Hexagon Ispy Quilt
Completing a long term sewing project feels amazing and I can't wait to tell you a bit more about my Half Inch Hexagon Ispy Quilt that I started in January [...]
A Button Cushion
When I took a special trip into town with my littlest the other day we visited my local fabric shop, Fabrix, It's been a while since we have done this [...]
Holidaying in Wales and an unsuspecting Kaffe Twist
Getting used to life in the Summer Holidays is always on the edge of enjoyment plus overwhelm. Truly looking forward to spending time with the kids but also surviving [...]
Make Time with our Craft Space
If there was ever a blog post to say I should practice what I preach, then this is it. We have spent the last month over in the Make Time [...]
The Seed Stitch
It's time for another video tutorial as part of the Make Time Community, a chance to learn different styles of craft and try new things and ideas. This month [...]
The Joy of Make Time
Here we are another month has rolled by and we are now in July! It's a very special month for me as it was when my first born arrived, [...]
A Summer of Mushrooms
The summer always makes me smile, especially as it normally when the rain arrives! Spring rolls round, nice, mild and sunny then as soon as the summer solstice hits, [...]
Orange and Green 100 Blocks
Today I am visiting a old old project that I have never properly shared before. Back in 2018 I took part in a 100 Blocks in 100 Days Challenge [...]
Little Flo’s Flowers Tiny House Book
If you caught the Tiny House Book Liberty Carnaby post last month then you are going to love this as it's the newest version of the Tiny House Book. [...]
A Sea Glass Moment
Have you ever had a day where a sequence of events have given you the feeling of it was meant to be. All the signs given are pointing directly to [...]
The Liberty Carnaby Tiny House Book
One of my favourite ever Tiny House Book makes is The Liberty Carnaby Tiny House Book. There is so much going on inside, the gorgeous Liberty fabric makes [...]
A view from above Allotment
It’s the best feeling in the world finishing a long term craft project! The last stitch, the joy of seeing it complete. I have just finished an embroidery project [...]
30 Extra Minutes
Wouldn't it be great if you could get 30 extra minutes in your day by doing one simple thing... Gaining that time to be able to focus on something [...]
8 Ways to Make More Creative Time
Where do you find the time? I don't know how you do it. Just a snippet of the statements I hear from people when they are lacking the time [...]
For the Sake Of It
I really got hit with the Blue Monday blues this past week, hormones and weather really like to drag you down. I think I'm out the other side of it [...]
Handmade With Love
Happy New Year my friends, 2023 it is! Another year but first I’d like to share with you the last of the things I Handmade With Love last year to [...]
My Tiny Take on 2022
I’ve hit the wall with the year now and I’ve thoroughly hit pause. The kids are home, Mr Tiny is still working and I’m officially in Mum / Christmas mode! [...]
How to Reduce Waste this Christmas
If you're anything like me you are really frustrated by the amount of waste and commercialism in and around Christmas. So much advertisement and sparkle that is shoved in our [...]
Half Hexagon Mug Rug
Sew your own Half Hexagon Mug Rug using the English Paper Piecing technique. Back in 2021 I started the year of the Half Hexagon on the Focus Cutting Sewalong and [...]
A Collection of Rainbow Sewing Projects
There is something about the Rainbow that makes people smile. Is it the fact that it's so darn colourful, is it because it is a sign of hope that means [...]
The Joy of Giving Handmade
It’s my niece's 4th Birthday today, I don’t always announce this, but I thought it was a brilliant opportunity to tell you about the joy of giving handmade! Where I [...]
The Tiny House Busy Book
The Tiny House Busy Book sewing pattern is a multi-digital pattern/idea. It can be customised to make a really unique gift or keepsake to give to a loved one who [...]
Being Creative Makes Me Happy
Throughout my life I have always been creative. Being Creative Makes me Happy. Totally Happy. I have always worked on one craft or another throughout my life, from being very [...]
Liberty Scrap Boro Stars
This is the first blog in a new series called Make a Tiny difference. A chance to use our crafting abilities for good, reducing waste and recycling what we have. [...]
Tiny Rainbow Bonanza
Don't you just love the name Tiny Rainbow Bonanza? Lots of rainbow, lots of squares, lots of fun. I love a simple counted cross stitch pattern, I also love rainbows. [...]
Construction, English Paper Pieced Crown Sewalong
My final episode to add to the English Paper Pieced Crown Sewalong and after joining the pieces together and a few days of basting we are now ready for the [...]
Joining your pieces, English Paper Pieced Crown Sewalong
Another episode to add to the English Paper Pieced Crown Sewalong and after a few days of basting we are now ready for joining your pieces together. We will really [...]
Basting – English Paper Pieced Crown Sewalong
Day 2 of the English Paper Pieced Crown Sewalong and we're skipping to the basting. Yesterdays video was all about cutting fabric, which if you're not sure I'd go and [...]
Cutting Your Fabric – English Paper Pieced Crown Sewalong
It’s officially day 1 of the English Paper Pieced Crowns sewalong and we’re kicking off with cutting your fabric. You might want to take a look back at the Introduction [...]
Choosing Your Fabric – The English Paper Pieced Crowns Sewalong
Welcome to an early bird insight to the English Paper Pieced Crowns Sewalong. The sewalong starts on Monday the 29th Nov 2021 but I am sneaking this post in early [...]
English Paper Pieced Crowns Sewalong
I'm very excited to share with you the English Paper Pieced Crowns Sewalong. A chance to have a go at making my English Paper Pieced Crowns at the same [...]
English Paper Pieced Crowns
There is one tradition around our Christmas dinner table that gets on my nerves and that is the Christmas Cracker. It's so wasteful, not only does the packaging gets chucked [...]
My EPP and Me
My love of Instagram did waiver over the last year. A lot has happened and I took a bit of a break but I’m back in love again and thought [...]
Tiny Rainbow Squares
Back in the Summer I got really excited stitching with Rainbow thread and these Tiny Rainbow Squares were born. There is a whole set of them ready and bursting to [...]
October Oops
Yes my lovely people, October Oops! Where did the last six months go since my last post? There’s been a whole load of ups and downs in the Tiny Makes [...]
Drizzle stitch and Palestrina knot
Carrying on with my stitch wheel stitches from the pattern by Cathy Reavy from the Thread Workshop over on YouTube. These stitches are the Drizzle stitch and Palestrina knot. The [...]
Pieces of Friendship
For Christmas I was gifted the patchwork block book The Splendid Sampler. It has 100 lovely six inch blocks inside, perfect for the Six Inch Block of the Week challenge. [...]
Friends Round the Square
For Christmas I was gifted the patchwork block book The Splendid Sampler. It has 100 lovely six inch blocks inside, perfect for the Six Inch Block of the Week challenge. [...]
The Cast On Stitch and Coral Knot
Another couple of stitches on my Stitch Wheel and today is The Cast On Stitch and Coral Knot. The cast on stitch is a little like the Bullion knot but [...]
February Focus Cutting
Another month has gone by of what’s been an unprecedented start of the year so let’s take a look at my February Focus Cutting Sewalong half hexie blocks. The theme [...]
The colonial Knot, Bullion Knot and Rose
Another addition of my Stitch Wheel stitches. It’s been a bit addictive and I love these ones. We have The colonial Knot, Bullion Knot and Rose. The bullion knot looks [...]
French Knot and Pistil Stitch
Another day, another new stitch. I don’t imagine I’ll do a new stitch every day but I’m fully two feet in with this new project of a stitch wheel so [...]
The Friendship Block
The Friendship Block this week. I love the name of this block, everyone needs a friend! Another week and another block for the Six Inch Block of the Week. Another [...]
Split Back and Whip Stitch
As part of my stitch wheel project I thought I’d share my stitch progress here, partly for my own reference but as an easy way back to find out how [...]
The Look Up Block
A bit late for the Six Inch Block of the Week, I normally manage a post on a Monday but it's mega crazy at home being half term and a [...]
Allotment Sow Along
There’s one thing for sure is you can’t quite beat starting a new project and this current one is an Allotment Sow Along! Full of beautiful gardening puns and what [...]
The Hello Cross Block
Moving on with the Six Inch Block of the Week we're now on week number 5 and I've been a bit flumaxed with my time and capacity to sew but [...]
Focus Cutting Sew Along 2021
Another year for the Focus Cutting Sew Along 2021. A huge part of my sewing life for three years now I am jumping in with a full heart for the [...]
The New Album Block
Another week for the six inch block of the week here, I think it's week 4, and todays block is The New Album Block. I think that that there are [...]
Old School Block of The Month
There's nothing more exciting than starting a new project and I jumped two feet straight in when I spotted Kim Lapacek's Old School Block of the Month project over on [...]
The Open Window Block
Moving on with the Six Inch Block of the Week we're now in the third week and I am impressed with my current momentum. This week I am sharing with [...]
Family of Tubs
I’m a firm believer of supporting fellow sewing friends and Rosie Taylor Crafts has this awesome Family of Tubs pattern in her repertoire of patterns. I've had the pattern for [...]
The Jacobs Ladder Block
Last week I shared with you my first set of blocks for the Six Inch Block of the Week. This week I am sharing with you my second block The [...]
100 Days 100 Blocks
All the talk of The Six Inch Block of the Week reminded me that I should really show you where my enthusiasm for the six inch block started. Back in [...]
The Churn Dash Block
Last week I shared with you my plans for the Six Inch Block of the Week. This week I am sharing with you my first block The Churn Dash Block. [...]
Hand Felted Cork Sketchbooks
The year before last year I took the opportunity to join a wet felting day at Artisan and from my work I created some lovely Hand Felted Cork Sketchbooks with [...]
The Six Inch Block of the Week List
Back in December I wrote a blog to tell you about a new project I am planning on under taking - The Six Inch Block of the Week. Over Christmas [...]
The Year of the House
When my lovely Insta friend Naomi chose the House Block for the Focus Cutting Sewalong 2020 block back in 2019 how little she knew that The Year of the House [...]
Christmas Quilt
Having a bit of throw back Thursday today by sharing my Christmas Quilt with you from 2019. It was the first time I had ever joined in with a quilting [...]
Stockings
When the kids were really little I made them some little stockings for Christmas. The trouble with them is that they were really small and they worked while they were [...]
Merry Stitchmas
Impulse sewing took effect last weekend in the form of embroidery with the boy and I'd like to wish you a Merry Stitchmas! It all started with a sewalong on [...]
The Six Inch Block of the Week
I have been sat here for ages trying to come up with a snazzier title for this but typically I have hit a wall and The Six Inch Block of [...]
The Loom Sock Dance
It’s not very often I know what I want as a gift but this year on my birthday I knew what I wanted! A sock loom and I was lucky [...]
Reusable Christmas Crackers
Every year when it’s time to prep the Christmas lunch I begrudge buying the crackers, everyone loves them, but they make me cringe at the waste! So this year I’m [...]
Charm Scrap Packs
A lot of my sewing time is spent keeping track of my scrap materials. It pays off when I am able to make up Charm Scrap Packs. My favourite size [...]
Hexie Flower Rabbit Hole
If you know me you know I’m a English Paper Piecing addict and I’ve recently fallen down a Hexie Flower Rabbit Hole! It all started with my growing love of [...]
Scrap Busting Sewalong Quilt – Off The Grid
I’m a collector of scraps, I sort them meticulously, I don’t like to throw them away, I love to use them. One of my favourite place for inspiration is Sugarbowl [...]
Keepsake Teddy Bears
Way way before I started making my own Keepsake teddy bears, way back when I was a little girl I was given make your own teddy bears and animal kits [...]
Staying Home Polaroid Quilt Pattern
Hasn’t the year 2020 been an absolute drag! There is nothing like a world wide pandemic to make me achieve a life long dream of creating my own sewing pattern! [...]
My Very First Quilt
Wow, I can’t quite believe I’ve never found time to share my very first quilt. A time before I found the pleasures of the quilt community on Instagram, a [...]
Notebook Covers
The thing I like about random bits of fabric is that when you put them all together they can make really useful novelty items such as notebook covers!! I like [...]
Marcelle Medallion Quilt
Making a quilt is always good fun and when I got the opportunity to make the Marcelle Medallion Quilt by Green Bee, I couldn’t resist. It had lots of [...]
All Hearts
One thing that I am all hearts about is a colourful pattern and Kirsty at Quiet Play makes fabulous Foundation Pieced patterns that I adore. Today I am featuring this [...]
Hello
Yes! Hello again. It feels like starting to blog again is the right thing to do. I am not sure why I want it but I really like the idea [...]