Works in Progress
I find I tend to only want to blog when I have something finished to show off, which I find amusing since some of my favourite blogs are ones where I feel totally immersed in the person’s whole...
View Article{how to} recycle batting scraps
Craft and sewing supplies are pretty expensive down here in Australia compared to our lucky American cousins, so consequently I’m pretty thrifty (read: stingy!) with my supplies and I like to get...
View ArticleFinally finished
I’ve had a lot of time off recently (I broke my ankle back in April), and it’s been frustrating and relaxing and boring – but most of all it’s been really productive! I’m really enjoying working on a...
View ArticleMy first quilt.
This has been a long time coming, but man it was worth the wait! I am utterly in love with my quilt, and although it’s not perfect (I made the blocks way back in 2009 when I wasn’t as much as a...
View ArticleAugust’s Far Flung Bee blocks
August was my month to make two blocks for Essie, and you know I think these are my favourites that I’ve made so far! That wasn’t a surprise to me as Es and I have similar tastes in colours,...
View ArticleDUDQS3 received
There is something exciting about participating in a swap. The nervousness of making something for someone you (usually) haven’t met before. Will they like it? Is it their taste? And then the excited...
View ArticleCheers to the weekend
Can I just pause for a second and say I’m so glad it’s Friday! Because that means tomorrow is the weekend, and I so need it to be the weekend tomorrow. The last couple of weeks have been R O U G H....
View ArticleMadrona Road
I haven’t bought fabric since August 2012, and for someone who loves sewing that’s a LONG time! Unfortunately for 2012, new fabric just wasn’t really in the budget. Enter Mr Cheese, who came to the...
View ArticleEnjoying the process :: hand piecing Marcelle Medallion
Now that my Scrappy Trip Around The World is almost finished (just waiting on choosing backing and binding – and then quilting that big sucker!), my hands were itching for a new project. Although...
View ArticleMY DUDQS3
So I just realised that I never showed my half of the Down Under Doll Quilt Swap (#3) that I sent out to my partner, and this swap was nearly a whole ago! Sheesh guys, talk about slacking! This...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....