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    My little Singer Sewing Machine

    My grandfather had 8 siblings and one of them was Aunty Sadie. She was the most delightful lady. Full of mischief and happiness. When Aunty Sadie passed away I was given this sewing machine by her daughter. I believe it…

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    Curvaceous

    Curvaceous is now available as a digital pattern on Craftsy or in my little e-shop. The finished quilt is 96 ½” x 96 ½” made with 24″ x 24″ 6-patch blocks. A great project for the advanced beginner, this pattern…

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    A year of Mod Aus Bee blocks.

    I finally made the last months blocks for the Mod Aus Bee. It has been 12 months since we started and I have enjoyed making the chosen blocks each month. I am especially getting good at the AMH feathers and…

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    Aurifil Designer Block 2014 – March

    This months Aurifil Designer is Emily Carrick from Crazy Old Ladies. I love crazy, especially when Emily spins her magic in designing fabrics, quilts and blocks.   Visit Aurifil’s blog page for Pat Sloans interview with Emily. This block is…

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    Spell it with Fabric – Moda

    This looks fun! Visit the Cutting table today to see the list of the participants for the ‘Spell it with fabric’ blog hop. Share your progress and finished quilts using #spellitwithmoda. 

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    APQ Quilt-a-long ‘Tone it Down’ Finish

    Ta Da! Finally bound and photographed (in 36C weather with no chance of rain), my Tone it Down Burgoyne Surrounded quilt by Lissa Alexander as part of the American Patchwork and Quilting QAL. This has been a wonderful QAL and…

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    A purpose, shot cottons and a weekend

    This weekend I pulled out my collection of shot cottons from Oakshott and Kaffe Fassett and made a very quick and simple quilt for a friend. FInished size 72″ x 86″ Aurifil 5002 50wt cotton thread. Sunflower digital design. Backing:…

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    Block 2 – Aurifil Designer Challenge 2014

    This month it is Amy Gibson’s turn to make a block. Amy has named her design, ‘Mothers Day’. The block is a 12″ finished block made entirely from Half Square Triangles (HST). Amy’s instructions for completing this block can be…