Chocolate, Fabric and Patchwork.

Ready for another patchwork bargain in Midweek Madness*? This week it is charm squares from Moda, the Collection for a Cause range. Remember there are limited numbers at this significantly reduced price. *Available until 11.59am Thursday 26th January 2012, unless sold out. SHARE read more

For Midweek Madness this week, it is the Trace ‘n’ Create Templates. Create an endless number of bags, in 6 styles, by using a simple plastic template • Mix and match pleats, gussets, flaps, zipper closures, and snaps to create your own look. Special available from 12 midday Wednesday 18th January 2012 until 11.59 am… read more

Midweek Madness has gone live! For 24 hours* the price has dropped by 50% on SewEasy Imperial Quilter’s Craft Mat 12″x 9″. These mats are great for workshops. They have holes so that you can clip them into a folder and a hanging hole on the top. They are also a great substitution for a… read more

A new concept at Chocolate Coated Patchwork to bring you super savings on patchwork items. Each Wednesday a heavily discounted item will be on offer. There will be limited numbers available for a 24 hour period. The item will be discounted by a minimum of 40%. Like our Facebook page or follow this blog so… read more

I am testing a new way to offer free tutorials to my followers. I’d love to get feedback from you as to how you found accessing this free quilt binding tutorial by Pat Bravo from Art Gallery Fabrics . Pat has explained how to achieve continuous binding using a method that I hadn’t seen before. To… read more

Mr Happy Of late we have been reading the Mr Men and Little Miss books by Roger Hargreaves. Mr Tickle is said to be the first of the Mr Men characters from Roger Hargreaves. There were 6 characters released in 1971. These characters plus a number of new ones have appeared on TV screen and… read more

This month’s discount fabric colour is Yellow. Add any Yellow fabric to your cart when shopping and get a 15% discount. At check out use the code [YellowAugust] no brackets To use the discount on our website simply: 1. Add a fabric* that includes this colour into your cart; 2. Use your discount code at checkout; 3.… read more

I have always loved this pinafore of Merryn’s, you can see that she is outgrowing rapidly. I was really happy to stumble across a tutorial over at the Smashed Peas and Carrots blog to make a new one. Merryn was very taken with the Arctic Animals fabric when it arrived. I think that the Polar… read more

It’s been really cold at our house the last few weeks. Great hot water bottle weather. I thought that I might be able to come up with an alternative to the traditional hot water bottle that would be more cuddly. I had in mind that the Saffron Craig Softies would appeal to my young ones.… read more

I was all organised for the Melbourne Craft and Quilt Fair. I had the kids lunch boxes packed. I had my shopping list which included a few things for myself such as some yellow/black/grey fabrics, some beads and a stop in at the lampworking exhibition. The Craft and Quilt fair is also the centre for… read more

I was so lucky to win a collection of batik fabrics from Di Mill. They arrived in the post this week. I love batik fabrics, they would have to be my favourite type of fabric. I love the depth of colour, the imperfections of the stamped designs and the silky feel. I have rather a… read more

Dick and Jane were the characters appearing in children’s books in the 1930′s through to the 1970′s. Some of the books were reissued in 2003 and in 2005 a film was made featuring the same characters. Michael Miller fabrics has featured these characters on fabric. The fabrics use a retro palette of red, blue and… read more