This is year is such an exciting time as my favourite fabric line of all time turns 25 years old!

My love affair with Tilda began back in 2016 when I stumbled upon the brainchild of the talented Norwegian designer Tone Finnanger and her enchanting fabric collections.

The first collections I ever owned were Cabbage Rose and Memory Lane - I still have little bits of them left over too! I saved my pennies to buy these and then lovingly patted them and agonised over what I would sew.

From that moment on, I was hooked and I’m still in love with the brand today.

Tilda has remained true to its essence while continuously innovating and inspiring creativity.
To commemorate this special milestone, I embarked on a sewing adventure with Jubilee: the creation of my very own Smart Sofa Station.

This new line takes inspiration from the designers favourite collections across all of her ranges, recolours and resizes them for new possibilities.

Each print in the Jubilee range pays homage to the iconic designs that have defined Tilda's aesthetic over the years.

I selected the blues out of this range to sew with this time - and I love the finished result.

I've paired the range with the classic ‘teatowel range’ which is the perfect geometric calm for all the pattern.

I've hand quilted the base with a mix of machine quilting once more showing how this is a fun idea. The Perle 8 thread is in the shade 'Bouncy Castle' by Wonderfil. It's the perfect variegated thread with all the colours in it!

If you're new to this armchair craft organiser - I'd love to tell you about it!

If you're a person who loves to stitch on the sofa, but can’t relax amongst clutter, then mess is not your friend.

So what do you normally do to store notions and projects and patterns when you’re crafting on the sofa - the arm of the sofa was the obvious choice, being close at hand and usually available real estate.

So, I got busy re-imagining what useful storage would look like for me.

My solution for relaxed sofa stitching is the Smart Sofa Station, a multi-craft organiser that will literally transform your hand stitching experience.

There's pockets, slots, and a streamlined workflow that make you feel relaxed just by looking at it!

But can we just hear it for this pretty bird-themed print and the dramatic dark binding. I love it!