The Infectious Stitches Blog
On the Infectious Stitches blog I document the things I make with fabric and thread. I’ve also written several tutorials for sewing techniques and projects. I love to connect with other sewing and quilting enthusiasts and I hope that browsing through my projects will spark your creativity!
Completed: Fabric bunting
What gift do you get your father for his birthday? Now that I have two daughters capable of holding a pencil that answer has become a lot easier: I put them to work! This is really a win-win situation. We have an activity to do together, the children are entertained,...
Completed: So many t-shirts
At the start of summer, I realized I needed to do something about my t-shirt situation. I had a lot of t-shirts that I’d been wearing for years and that were no longer in a super great condition. It was starting to feel as if I had nothing to wear because I no longer...
Cat in basket FPP block pattern release!
I have written another pattern! Perhaps you remember the cat in basket FPP block pattern that I showed earlier this year. I designed that block because we were making a cat quilt with my guild. It was a thank you for one of the board members when she quit after being...
Completed: 4 easy summer skirts
So far, we’re having an exceptionally good summer. And, with summer weather comes the need for summer clothes. My youngest daughter only had one summer skirt, not nearly enough. The skirt that she had is simple, a front and back piece from knit fabric and an elastic...
Completed: Alabama Chanin t-shirt
I had a white t-shirt in the size that my oldest daughter is currently wearing. Only problem: Plain white is definitely too boring to wear for her colourful tastes and she strongly rejected it. I thought of dying it a different colour, but then it would still be a...
Completed: fabric pouch with FMQ
This quarter’s theme for the Dutch MQG is free motion quilting (FMQ). To make sure that a lot of members would do something related to this theme they also organized a swap in which you had to sew a fabric pouch with FMQ details for another member. Despite not having...
Dutch MQG 5-year anniversary: celebrating with cake and a quilt lottery
The Dutch MQG was founded 5-years ago and I’ve been a member for 4 of those. It has been a lot of fun. I’ve met like-minded people and made new friends. During the pandemic we started to do quilting bees via Zoom since it was so difficult to meet up in person and this...
Completed: Sienna Maker Jacket
Last summer I wanted to make a new coat and, after researching some patterns, settled on the Sienna maker jacket by Closet Core patterns. I traced and cut out the pattern pieces, ordered some fabric swatches, picked and ordered a lovely fuchsia canvas fabric and then...
Completed: Foldover backpack
My youngest daughter turned 3, and since I had made her older sister a backpack when she turned 3, it only seemed fair to make her one as well. So, I designed a waxed canvas foldover backpack that closes with a side release buckle.Fabrics and interfacing For the bag...
Hand quilting with young children
During the Christmas break I spent some time hand quilting small wholecloth quilts. It was mostly so I could do something creative while still spending time with my family when we were all at home. My daughter observed this and expressed her desire to try hand...
About Emmely
I am a sewing enthusiast from the Netherlands. I live in the Leiden area with my husband and two daughters and I am currently working as a senior researcher in molecular virology. With my quilting patterns and sewing blog I want to infect as many people as possible with my love for sewing.
