Two Owls News

  • Red Noses!

    A couple of weeks ago an email dropped into my inbox asking if I would be able to make a soft toy nose preferably based on existing character that ...
  • Holly Berry Quilt

    I mentioned in a previous post that I had been making Jess Entwistle's Holly Berry quilt during December - you know because December is a notorious...
  • New Year, New Projects

    Happy New Year! Halfway to sleep a few nights ago I was wondering what project I could start that I could do just for fun - something not to taxing...
  • The Downside

    One of the biggest downsides (possibly the biggest) to running a small business selling your design work is being ripped off and having someone els...
  • Quick Cushion Refresh

    One of the things I love about sewing is how quickly a project can come together  (ok, not quilts they are a bit more long term) that can update or...
  • Filming Demonstrations

    Over the last 6 weeks I've been filming short toy making demonstrations and posting one each Tuesday onto my Facebook page and later uploading them...
  • Speedy Gingham

    Saturday 10th July is Teddy Bear Picnic Day - who knew?! This information popped up on my social media on Saturday morning and having been thinking...
  • Favourite Foods FPP

    Last week my eldest son turned 14 and I spent AGES in the run up to his birthday trying to think of little gifts to get him (his big gift was sorte...
  • 100 Paper Pieced Quilt Blocks

    A couple of years ago I took a photo of our family cat Smokey Joe which I thought would make a good foundation paper pieced pattern. When we sadly ...
  • In The News

    Last week my local newspaper the Warrington Guardian did a feature on my kit business in their Weekend section and how sewing helped me to get thro...
  • Annie Doll

    I thought I'd do a bit of a behind-the-scenes post about my latest premium kit: Annie Doll. I'll start with her name, she is named Annie after my G...
  • A Morning With Natasha Makes

    This post is a little bit of a catch up as last week just disappeared partly with working to put kits together and shipping them out and partly bec...