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Little Box of Sunshine, Threads, Tips & Tricks

Daisies Anyone?

May 14, 2018

“Don’t you think that Daisies are the friendliest flowers?” Meg Ryan in “You’ve Got Mail” Our Sunshine Box May Flowers line design is a daisy! This is one of my favourite line designs. It looks great and it’s easy to do. Making the long thin petals ...

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Little Box of Sunshine, Project, Threads

April Showers free-motion-quilting tutorial

April 21, 2018

A Little Box of Sunshine subscription box is just what we needed this rainy April. The quirky retro fabric from Lecien provides the perfect canvas to practice the umbrella shape. Our video tutorial demonstrates outlining, extending a partial pattern and then, as you gain confidence, going on ...

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Little Box of Sunshine, Project, quilting project, Threads, Tips & Tricks

Valentine Hearts

February 1, 2018

I love Valentine hearts. Over the years I’ve extended the reach beyond the obvious romantic view to include my kids, mom and auntie, my sister and friends, my quilting buddies and lots of people that I’m just grateful for. We’ve sent this month’s Valentine Hearts Box of ...

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Little Box of Sunshine, Threads, Tips & Tricks

Christmas Sunshine and Moonshine

December 5, 2017

Both our November and December Sunshine Boxes and Moonshine Bags have Christmas themes. They’re out now!! Enjoy the Holly & Ivy and the Christmas Lights and Sparkles. You’ll be able to use the fabrics, embellishments and line designs to make awesome Christmas postcards to ...

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Little Box of Sunshine, Machine Quilting frames, sewing machines, Threads

Tricks & Treats in our Pumpkin Patch Sunshine Box

October 29, 2017

Our Pumpkin Patch Sunshine Boxes and Moonshine Bags have gone out this month. It was exciting for us to come full circle and complete one year of Sunshine Box tutorials! We were able to send out this wonderful fabric from Windham Fabrics by Dinara Mirtalipova called Mischief Night. We used the ...

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Project, Threads, Tips & Tricks

Window Pumpkins Half-term Sewing Project

October 22, 2017

Get the kids sewing with this Window Pumpkin project. It’s half-term and this pumpkin project is a perfect opportunity to give your kids a go on your sewing machine. We call these window or stained glass pumpkins because we hang them in the window and the sun shining through makes them ...

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Project, Threads, Tools of the Trade

Trick or Treat Bag

October 21, 2017

Whip together this glow-the-dark spider web bag just in time for Halloween. The trick is to find just the right fabric waiting in your stash. The treat is to have just the right tools to turn your ideas into reality in a couple of hours. The project started as a way to show off the TL 2200 QVP ...

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education, Little Box of Sunshine, Retreats, Threads, Tips & Tricks

Pencil Power

September 29, 2017

Machine Quilting frames allow the sewing machine to glide every-which-way over the top of your quilt. It’s like magic! This amazingly free movement transforms your sewing machine needle into a pencil; so anything you can draw, you can quilt. The frame holds the layers of your quilt ...

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Little Box of Sunshine, Project, Threads

Anchors Aweigh

September 1, 2017

Savour the summer with our Anchors Aweigh Little Box of Sunshine. We’re back from our family holiday in Norfolk. As I write this nautical themed post, I’m savouring the summer memories. Here I am flanked by the kids; Kate, Ellie, Rosie, Pete and Emily and Ben. Then we’re all ...

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Awards, Events, Festival of Quilts 2017, Threads, Tools of the Trade

Highlights from the Festival

August 16, 2017

The Festival was great! We enjoyed meeting so many quilters. It’s always a joy to match people up to the right tools. Juki was delighted to be a sponsor this year for the Pictorial Quilts category. We were also glad to introduce our new Juki Club. It was fun to engage with social media ...

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