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Double Irish Chain Quilt Top Finish
I finished my double Irish chain quilt top a little while back, and I had planned to take some photo's of it outside but unfortunately we've had some pretty miserable weather recently, so we'll have to...
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Patchwork Christmas Decorations
I don't know if it's too early, but I have had Christmas on the brain! I haven't stopped dreaming up quilts and decorations I want to make for the festive holiday. Perhaps it's the sudden change in...
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Lately
I've been working on some embroidery designs for a commissioned embroidery project recently. Birds have been the chosen theme, and although I'm really not much of an artist - I eventually sketched out...
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Books, Book, Books!
There's a new book hitting the shelves at the moment - with some of MY pictures in! Yes, that's right, I'm *IN* a book! Erin Burke Harris has published an all encompassing reference guide to quilting....
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Christmas Heart Tutorial, Patchwork Tulips
Hi all, I have a fun Christmas decoration tutorial to share with you today! Let's try and get organised ahead this year with our making! Why not whip up a bunch to decorate your home for the festive...
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'New' Vintage Fabric + Latest Farmer's Wife
I don't know if I've mentioned this before? but I'm addicted to shopping on Etsy! especially for vintage fabric. I normally go through faddy stages where I can end up spending hours, yes hours ... (and...
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Red and Green
I have two finished Christmas projects to show you today! I feel quite good about getting things done on-time this year. Over the weekend I started drafting an ocean waves quilt pattern, with the...
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Quiltessential Book Giveaway!
Hi friends! In case you missed my bragging post last week, I'm in a new book called Quiltessential by Erin Burke Harris. They kindly featured some of my quilting images and I had a nice little mention...
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Vintage Dressmaking
I had a crazy urge over the weekend to begin a dressmaking project. Sometime's these creative sparks just hit and I have to go with it. So late Saturday night, after much decision I chose my vintage...
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EPP Diamond Progress
Hi friends! Just a quick post today to share with you my progress on the english paper piecing quilt. Technically I have just finished my final 3" 8-point diamond #35, which would make it 5 x 7 stars...
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Quiltessential Book Winner
Happy Friday everyone, I hope you all have a fun weekend planned. It's my birthday tomorrow so I plan to sew ALL day without any interruptions! :)Thanks to everyone that entered the Quiltessential book...
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Gingercake Pattern Giveaway! + Sew and Quilt Fabric Discount
I'm so excited to share a super fun giveaway from the lovely Virginia of Gingercake today! She emailed me a while back asking if I would be interested in sewing one of her cute PDF sewing patterns as...
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Gingercake Pattern Winner
Hi! Thank you to everyone that entered the giveaway, the lucky winner of the Gingercake Folksy Bunny pattern is comment #40. Nicola Preston! Please contact Virginia, at gingercakesews@gmail.com to...
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A Treat.
Hi friends, I didn't mean to have such a long blog break! We've been busy around these parts fitting new a new loft hatch, boarding out our attic and lots of *spring* cleaning. Including sorting...
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English Paper Piecing - Appliqué Tutorial
Hi! Happy Monday folks. I've been making a start on the next phase of my diamond paper pieced quilt. A couple of people asked me "How do you join all the diamonds once you've finished basting?". There...
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Patchwork Christmas Stockings
Hi friends! Have you got in the festive spirit yet? I have yet to decorate - or even start finish my handmade gifts, but I thought I would start the ball rolling over the weekend with some simple...
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EPP Christmas Stockings
A little bit of a Christmas house tour with these photo's today! For the last week or so I've been working on another EPP project in the form of these super cute stockings. They were really enjoyable...
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Quilty Fun Sew Along and Blog Tour: Week 8 | Trees
Hello, hello! and happy new year! I'm back with the next stop on the Quilty Fun sew-a-long and book tour. There was a little break for Christmas festivities just after Pam's Cups blocks on week 7, but...
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Scrappy New Year!
New year, new quilt, that's what I say! Since my Scrappy Trips quilt this time last year (wow, where did that go?) I've felt another urge to sew up something scrappy and bright. I think it must have...
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Sew & Quilt SALE Ends Sunday!
Hi folks! Just wanted to drop by and let you know; 1. my Sew and Quilt shop is having a January SALE! 2. It ends this Sunday! You can find these beautiful Lecien Old New 30's fabrics, along with lots...
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