Wallflower is a gorgeous ornamental collection loosely inspired by the Tilda designer’s somewhat romantic take on floral design styles popular in the 1960s and 70s. All prints feature a beautiful colour palette. As always with Tilda, the fabrics are perfect for classic quilts, but also dolls and small figurative appliqués, where the small buttons will
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When it comes to quilt batting, polyester (or “poly”) wadding often gets a bad rap. Whether you’re browsing craft forums or chatting with seasoned stitchers, you’ll likely hear a few recurring myths:1 “It’s too stiff.” “It’s not breathable.” “It’s not safe for kids.” But are any of these really true? Let’s take a closer look
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Elevate Your Bag Making! We are super excited to invite you to our next Event Day. We will be joined by TV’s incredibly talented Emily from Emi B Designs. Emily will be showcasing how her innovative tools can elevate your bag-making projects and showing you exactly how to use them. Not to mention no end
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The interest is huge in the upcoming Tilda Wallflower Fabric Range. Many have been asking about the project/pattern fabric requirements. We are pleased to make the info available below. We don’t normally pop these on the website as, like Tilda say, they should be used more as a guide than set-in-stone details until the full pattern
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Back by Popular Demand! John Cole Morgan & Janet Kolle both joined us in August. Their demonstrations and information were incredibly well received – we had lots of feedback asking for their return and are delighted to have been able to oblige! There is something for everyone with Two Expert Demonstrators between them covering techniques
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Interest is always huge in a Tilda Fabric Collection and the upcoming Sunday Brinch Range is no different. Many have been asking about the project/pattern fabric requirements. We are pleased to make the info available below. We don’t normally pop these on the website as, like Tilda say, they should be used more as a guide
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Join us for an inspirational day of sewing with industry leader Stuart Hillard. A little different to our past events this super day will be split into two distinct sections: • The Morning – A ticketed Audience With Stuart • The Afternoon – A free access Meet & Greet, Book Signing & two fabulous Demonstrations!
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The team at Empress cordially invite you to the Empress Christmas Party! Expect a Free Sewing Gift for everyone, Free Prosecco, Festive Sewing Demonstrations & More! For amazing demos, we are delighted to be welcoming the super-talented, TV Sewing Guru – Anthea Venn! In addition, we are welcoming Sharron Belcher, the Bosal UK & European
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Perfect for snow scenes in School Plays, Theatres, Christmas Grottos & more! It is that time of year when White fabrics go through the roof. Particular favourites are White Fleece and White Poly Waddings. Both are ideal for quickly laying & gathering into the perfect shapes to give the effect of snow. We can cater
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Free Prosecco and Sewing Demonstrations – heaven! It is our pleasure to invite you to the Empress November Event Day! Join us for Prosecco, Nibbles and of course Sewing Demonstrations at Empress HQ. For amazing demonstrations, we are delighted to be welcoming the super talented, TV Sewing Guru – Anthea Venn of Quilting Antics! Focusing
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