BossyOz

I've had some fun when I created two quilt block patterns with people on them. These are the two base blocks which you can get from my shops. Both blocks have a dress (short or long) and a trouser outfit (jumper or suit / dinner jacket).  By mixing the two quilt block patterns and adjusting the hair styles, a wide selection of blocks can be created. You can keep with traditional woman and man, or mix it up as you like. Below are some of mine; I'd love to see what you make, so please tag your makes with the hashtag #alltogethernowquilt and #bossyozpatterns so I can find them.  https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/alltogethernowquilt/ Get the two base patterns:  LINK to my Payhip shop   LINK to my UKQU shop - currently £1 off!

Free, easy PDF pattern to download Having created the pattern for this easy quilt, I hesitated before naming it as I wanted to ensure I gave it a correct name. I was planning to call it something with 'Rail Fence', but some searching online made me realise that not all quilt patterns with strips arranged into squares are called Rail Fence! More than one Rail Fence The one consisting of just  two  rectangular pieces in each sub-block is usually referred to as Streak of Lightning (or Endless Stair) block. Using three rectangular pieces in each sub-block and you need to refer to the block as a Roman Square. Finally, the block with four strips, is the one which is actually called Rail Fence.  The free pattern So, with that out of the way, it's time to show you the quilt top I made using my Roman Rail Fence pattern (see what i did there?). The sub-blocks consist of three rectangular pieces sewn together to create a flow of red and orange 'stairs' throughout the quilt,...

With the colder season upon us in the northern hemisphere, I have lowered the price for the footmuff pattern and tutorial to just £2. The instructions include a generic size to make, as well as take you through how to make one that fits exactly to the size of your own buggy / pushchair / stroller. Make sure you fill in your email address correctly. Once your payment has been approved, a link will be displayed so you can download the PDF immediately. You'll also receive an email confirming your order (please check spam/junk). Useful links My  original blog post  with reviews (2011):  http://www.bossyoz.com/2011/08/tutorial-cosytoe-footmuff-bunting-bag.html Updated blog post  (2018)  http://www.bossyoz.com/2018/06/refresh-of-footmuff-pattern.html Link to  shop  location:  https://ukqu.co.uk/shop/patterns-4/footmuff-for-pushchair-pdf-downloadable-pattern-and-tutorial/ Other names: cosytoe, footmuff, bunting bag, pushchair bag

If you have been really bored, you may have found out that a typical football consists of 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons. I say ‘typical’ football, as the older ones were made up of rectangular-ish shapes and the latest one used for the World Cup is actually made up of six cleverly interlinked panels. But this make is for a ball consisting of hexagons and pentagons. Lots of left-over hexagons? I believe there are many like me, who have lots of basted hexagons not yet used in a project. Find 20 of them, measure the side and create 12 pentagons to match. Add toy stuffing and you can make a football. For this particular ball, the recipient decided she wanted to be able to hang it on her bag; hence we added a ribbon when sewing the shapes together. I found that you can turn and stuff the football through just one of the pentagons (1 inch sides). Free pattern Head over to my shop to download the free template and brief instructions. The PDF file includes the full set o...

= = =   Currently £4   = = = Almost seven years ago, I posted a tutorial of sorts, showing how you can make your own customised footmuff (also known as cosytoe, bunting bag, pushchair bag, etc). It has by far been my most popular post, attracting over 50k hits. After receiving a request to contribute to the Baby Feature (#babyfeatureUKQU) on the UKQU website , I have now updated the tutorial and turned it into a downloadable PDF pattern with images explaining the various steps of the process. As usual, it has taken longer to get the pattern and tutorial written up than actually making the item itself! Feedback on  my original tutorial  can be found in the comments section on the original post. Get your copy of the pattern To make your own customised footmuff, please head over to my UKQU shop ; whilst you are there, don’t miss the opportunity to also download some of my free patterns to make the UKQU logo (appliqué and FPP); just make sure you cli...

 I really enjoyed creating the pattern for the foundation paper pieced logo for UK Quilters United, so much so that I wanted to create some more FPP patterns. Trying to come up with an idea, which also forced me to have a deadline, I started thinking about the festivities coming up. I realised I was too late to make something for Valentine’s Day and St Patrick’s Day is not really celebrated at my place (although it is at work), so the next holiday that sprung to my mind was Easter. Thinking about the festivities coming up, I realised I was too late to make something for Valentine's Day. St Patrick's Day is not really celebrated at my place (although it is at work), so the next holiday is Easter. After doing a search on Google and Pinterest, I realised that there were no great patterns available for eggs. There are loads of patterns for chickens and bunnies readily available, but alas no eggs, unless you like to appliqué them. Bring on the challenge! After a bit of drafti...