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Travel with the Gnomes – Part 1
It’s a little-known fact that gnomes love to travel. Pat Sloan packed Norm off to tour the world with only the clothes he was made with and the anticipation of exploring new worlds. His first stop was Melbourne, Australia care…
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Morrison Park by Pat Sloan
Take a walk in Morrison Park with Pat Sloan with her new fabric collection for Benartex. Bursting with colour and personality, this collection heralds the beginning of warm weather and fun-filled adventures. Join us each day …. Visit designers each…
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Postage Stamp Star – Vintage Series
Visit the Fat Quarter Shop blog to read about the new block in their Vintage Series. I made two blocks using my Rosa and Ombre scraps from Moda Fabric and one of my favourite backgrounds, black cross weave. It’s an…
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Zakka Home book tour
Zakka (from the Japanese ‘zak-ka’（雑貨）or ‘miscellaneous things’) is a fashion and design phenomenon that has spread from Japan throughout Asia. The term refers to everything and anything that improves your home, life and appearance. (ref Wikipedia). I am very excited…
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Back to school blog hop – Making multiple scrappy HSTs
Today is my day for the ‘Back to School Blog Hop – 2017’ hosted by the very talented Sam Hunter from Hunter Design Studio. There are so many patterns that use the humble half square triangle (HST) and I am…
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No bake Jolly bar quilt
The Fat Quarter Shop in conjunction with Moda fabrics have created the fabulous pre-cut the Jolly Bar. Measuring 5″ x 10″ (half a layer cake piece), this 42 piece bundle of sweetness comes in your favourite Moda designer collection with a…
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Fat Quarter Baby – Matthew
I am so excited about this book. Fat Quarter Shop are proud to present their first ever quilt patterns for baby all wrapped up in a book called Fat Quarter Baby. Twenty delightful patterns for boys and girls. Butterflies and…
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Cozy Cottage Calendar 2016
Lori Holt from Bee in my Bonnet has a brand new calendar out for 2016. Each month has photos of quilts and projects photographed in Lori’s own cosy cottage. The calendar also includes a pattern for a 4″ and 8″…
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DIY Block Design
Alyce from Blossom Heart Quilts is a blogger, quilter and designer extraordinaire who has recently published a digital book called ‘DYI Block Design‘. This publication is full of techniques for making the most common design elements for blocks as well as…
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Back to School Blog Hop – Corner Triangles
It’s my turn to talk about corner triangles as part of the Back to School Blog Hop. Sam Hunter from Hunter’s Design Studio is hosting a month (and a bit) long feast of tutorials on many of the techniques we…
