When I first received these gorgeous fabrics from our beautiful Bloggers Bom Host Jackie, they made me think of sparkling jewel stones...purple amethyst, yellow sapphire, pink diamonds, green emerald...
Photos as promised!For those who havent seen this before, Im using Kim McLeans beautiful pattern called Flower Garden.I am only making five out of the six flower panels in the pattern, and...
I love the fact that some designers are re-releasing some of their older lines (Denyse Schmidt Flea Market Fancy, Amy Butler Gypsy Caravan to name just two!). This means that those of us who mis...
It has been a while since Ive shown my Bloggers Bom blocks. Considering I am posting my block on the 25th May, I thought it was time to catch up.Mrs Schmenkmans is the current block and I just love i...
Spoonflower is a website where people like you and me can go to design their own fabrics. I certainly have not thought about designing my own fabrics at this point, but I have purchased a few from ot...
Lately Ive had a few!! Ive just come home from a wonderful day teaching some beautiful women how to assemble their quilt tops at Treehouse Textiles. It has been such a fabulous treat to watch these l...
This quilt was made for a very dear friend of mine, so will always be a special one to me.The French General fabrics are so beautiful. I came up with this pattern because I only had a small pile of f...
I promised the girls at Treehouse Textiles that I would put together a quick tutorial about how to sew your square blocks into a quilt top. If you are new to quilting it is fun to research the differ...
Last November we had a stitch day at my house, it was so much fun I have decided to do it again.Starting at 10am on Saturday 28th April, byo lunch, stitching and something for show and tell! Tea, cof...
OR...What to make for your Sisters Birthday when she probably has enough quilts already!!!A Heart Mini Quilt in Sea Glass Colours, glued to a 5 x 7 inch fabric covered painters canvas!!This was very ...
I am waaay behind gift making this year and this quilt top should have been made and given to a gorgeous friend turning 60...back in January, oops! These beautiful French General fabrics have been si...
Last Saturday we had another Hugs and Kisses class at Treehouse Textiles. Five gorgeous women, piles of beautiful fabrics, amazing food and lots of coffee and treats all added up to a wonderful day. ...
And a great time it was! My quick trip to Sydney was fabulous, and of course it started off with a visit to Kathys colour saturated shop Material Obsession. The title of this post also relates to a m...
I had a wonderful day at Treehouse Textiles yesterday. Emma and Sarah are the most amazing hosts and their talent and attention to detail is seen everywhere. They kept up our strength all day wi...
Firstly I want to thank everyone who took the time to chat about how they did their foundation piecing and whether they liked it or not on my last post. It appears that on the whole, most people love...
I dont. Or at least I didnt until this week. I never liked the idea of sewing over paper then spending time ripping it all off. That put me off. But I know I should have tried it before I decided whe...
Considering I am teaching these blocks at Treehouse Textiles next week, it was nice to finally finish quilting my Japanese x and + quilt.I always really enjoy using a freemotion style of quilting on ...
We have had my in-laws visiting from Brisbane. It is always wonderful to have family visit, partly because it gives us another reason to explore the beautiful place we live here on the Mornington Pen...
Every Thursday the wonderful Victoria (Bumble Beans) has been hosting interviews all about colour. This week its my turn. I just checked it out and I cannot believe my stash was ever that tidy (see i...
Prior to Christmas I talked about the fabulous new craft destination here on the Mornington Peninsula...Treehouse Textiles. This Saturday Treehouse Textiles will be opening its doors for the first ti...
Wow its difficult to get back into the blogging mode when you have been awol for a few weeks!! My time away was forced upon me with yet another bad shoulder flare up. Things are settling down now, fi...
...was the theme I had in mind when I designed the wallhanging quilt to send overseas to my SSCS partner.I was thinking of the bright colours we see at Christmas time here in Australia, the clear blu...
Do you find that because you are a quilter, people dont tend to give you handmade gifts anymore? Perhaps they are worried we will see any faults or think that is it something we could make ourselves....
Recently my SSCS pressie arrived in the post all the way from the Netherlands! Now according to the wonderful Christmas elf Chookyblue, I have to wait patiently until Christmas morning to open my pre...
There is a buzz going on down here on the Mornington Peninsula and Im so excited to be a small part of it. A very talented Mother and Daughter team (Sarah and Emma) are launching a ne...
Last night was a beautiful evening here on the Peninsula, so I decided to take my star quilt to the beach (as you do!!!).These photos were taken around 8:30pm, the light was just perfect.If you want ...
How I made this...When I spied Amy Butlers new lark range of fabrics and found this one with large, gorgeous circles I immediately saw Christmas decorations.First I cut out two circles...Then I found...
The lovely Stephanie (Loft Creations) designed our third bloggers bom block and I just love her split star block. Her great instructions are here. Once again I have made two blocks using the gorgeous...
...my friend Deb and I were stitching away at The Grange at Lancefield, near the beautiful Macedon Ranges. We had joined up with a group of women on their stitching retreat, hosted by the gorgeous Je...
On the Saturday morning of our stitch day a week or so ago it was pouring with rain. I did wonder if anyone would come, but we had a fabulous turn out! L-R: Melissa (Meli B is Making Thing...
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