first market in Melbourne

It’s been awhile… Having moved countries LolaJazz is going to be at The Makers Market held at Abbotsford Convent this Sunday 17th March from 10am-4pm. A slight change in my stall as I have joined...

mini bunting tutorial

Bunting has been around forever. It personalises a child’s room, signifies a special occasion, adds colour to your garden. Have you ever wanted to have a go yourself? Well here is a handstitched...

Almost quilted

Threading up my bobbins with pretty green thread got me thinking about how much quilting I was about to embark upon. I know you shouldn’t do the maths, but hey….so I have worked out 2520 inches,...

double dutch in 1930′s fabrics

This fabric is sooooo pretty to work with. The colours are gorgeous and fresh with your eye always looking out for the little details in design. I last worked with reproduction 1930′s fabrics when...

black & white music

Black & white music, a photo by LolaJazzQuilts on Flickr.Melanie from Embee Designs is house and Labradoodle minding at our place. I am so chuffed to see that the LolaJazz studio is being kept busy...

Crumbz in Healesville

Crumbz in Healesville, a photo by LolaJazzQuilts on Flickr.Oh Crumbz…more fabric! If you are in the Yarra Valley pop in to see Sam and her delightful shop Crumbz. She has a lovely array of goodies....

liberty pebbles

liberty pebbles, a photo by LolaJazzQuilts on Flickr.Absolutely loved hand stitching this pebble design of Liberty fabrics. Two designs were made whilst flying in the skies to Melbourne. LolaJazz &...

Plane trip project

When taking to the skies these days I love bringing along a small project I can keep in my bag. The last two trips have been part of the Liberty Scrap Challenge with Nova.My latest trip was...

memory quilt

This has to be the most special quilt I have ever made. To me it embodies everything about what quilts are about. I cannot claim to know much about the history of quilts but to me my quilts are...

Superhero quilt

This little one is so bright and colourful. Super hero playground cot quilt, headed off to it’s new owner ready to brighten up a little boy’s room. Best wishes to Nadiah on the arrival of her first...

colorbricks…emily ’s first quilt

Last week my eldest Emily, decided to make her very first quilt. I am so so proud of her. I never once doubted her ability to do something like this. She has a natural talent at learning new things...

a day sewing with my daughter

What a lovely day…The sound of two sewing machines buzzing away. Last year I bought a stash of fabric for my eldest daughter Emily. The plan was to make a quilt for her to snuggle under…well...

peak hour stash

This little bundle arrived in the mail today for a commissioned quilt for a little baby boy. I have to admit it is very adorable as it has lots of little Aussie themed elements to it. Peak Hour by...

fabric online

Every now and then a girl needs to splurge. For some it is bags, others shoes, some food and chocolate or a new pair of trainers. Me….FABRIC! Rita from Red Pepper Quilts summed it up beautiful…...

test post

Hi followers Just needing to do a test post as for a week I have not been able to upload my posts. Sorry to bother you. Melissa

super heroes quilt

After an extremely successful market last weekend. I now have another cot quilt commissioned. So wonderful! These little heroes by Michael Miller have been sitting on my shelf for a couple of...

teepee for kids

I have been toying with making a teepee for awhile now. Last year I made some Indian headbands to sell at Little Red Market and when I finally stumbled across some gingham prints in KL…yes gingham...

oakshotts…oh joy…oh colour!

I’m actually stuck for words. Where do you begin when you get a swathe of beautiful colour that makes you stop and want to drink it all in? That’s what happened to me when Oakshott’s ColourBox...

juggling way too many balls…

Oh boy oh boy! Had a huge weekend 1} Learnt to crochet, which I am very proud of. It finally clicked. No more crocheting away to admire and discover it looks…absolutely awful…and have to pull it...

join me on my travels…

When in Melbourne recently I walked in to find brand new…not been touched {they still had the one inch paper band stuck around the fabric bolt}…Denyse Schmidt range for the bigger chain stores....

WIP wednesday~ arkansas traveler block

I felt a little bit guilty today, when on my eldest daughter’s 16th birthday I was jumping for joy over getting a parcel in the mail…for me! [...]

sewing machine has a liberty cover…

After many many years my darling Bernina has her own pretty cover. I loved the Liberty Scrap Challenge droplets for February and knew straight away that it would be something I’d love to look at...

hummingbirds and starflowers…2002

Recently Rita posted about her new Flea Market Fancy Quilt on Red Pepper Quilts which is absolutely divine. Her colour choices are always spot on and her talent is one many admire. Something rang a...

scallop quilt top…yay!

This came together very quickly. I was surprised. Yes I did have to use my seam ripper, or ‘quick unpick’ as I have always called it, a few times. But I am very happy with my results and am looking...

drunkard’s path…

Here is my little project 3 for {curves} course. A drunkard’s Path pot holder. I’ll be using it for my lovely Tasmania herbal tea, from Art of Tea. Yes I ship bags of it to Malaysia! My one and...

rainbow road…a trip down memory lane

There is a little bit of history in this quilt dating back to 2000, when I started quilting in the UK. It is very out of character for me to just grab fabrics willy nilly and start piecing them...

bloglovin’…

How to link up with so many amazing blogs? There is a plethora of avenues out there. I have just stumbled across bloglovin’ which I have logged onto. I’ve found a few of my favourites already to...

small blog meet…come and say hello

Lily’s Quilts has a Small Blog Meet happening… What a great idea for us bloggers who are just starting out and love to grow. Getting a comment from another person on your blog is wonderful. It...

Lily’s Quilts has a Small Blog Meet happening. What a great idea for us bloggers who are just starting out and love to grow. Getting a comment from another person on your blog is wonderful. It...