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Moda Friendship QAL
Join the Moda Designers for a Friendship blog hop where they will be sharing friendship block patterns along with some fun stories. Each day visit 3 moda designers’ blogs as they share with you a 9″ friendship quilt block. Add…
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Visit your local quilt store blog tour
January 24th is ‘Visit your local quilt shop day’. Show some love for your local quilt shop and visit your favourite store this Thursday. My local store is Quiltessentials. 8 Bunya Park Drive, Eatons Hill QLD 4037 Nestled in the…
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Australia Day Sale
Visit Want it Need it Quilt
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What to do with those orphan blocks?
I had a stack of orphan blocks in the cupboard so I started making cushions. One night on Twitter chatting with Katy from ImAGingerMonkey, I offered to quilt a few of her orphan blocks so she could make them into…
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On the Pond
Fellow Australian, Sarah Fielke has just released a new fabric collection for Spotlight called – On the Pond. Source – On the Pond by Sarah Fielke 112cm wide 100% cotton, $16.99/m Scattered through the 15 pieces are 5 designs in 3…
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Happy Go Lucky
Arriving in the store next week are the Moda collections – Spring House by Stephanie Ryan Inspired by an old stone house nestled next to a brook surrounded by a beautiful meadow full of of flowers and butterflies, the Spring…
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Out of the Ashes
Photo: Jason South / The Age The cocktail of extreme hot weather and no rain has left Australia vulnerable to bush fires. If anyone has ever experienced a bushfire you know they are unpredictable, aggressive and fast. They can destroy homes,…
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Too hot to handle
It has been extremely hot and humid in Brisbane for over a week so I locked myself in the sewing room with the air-con on and did some intensive cleaning and de-stashing. In total, I sold over 30 kilos of…
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Bits and Bobs
I had a lovely visit from Lorena and her family and had the privilege to quilt Lorena’s magnificent Scrappy Trip Quilt. Lorena chose a simple all over daisy pattern quilted in Aurifil 2805 50wt thread (light Turquoise). I had to…
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You had me at Scrappy – a trip around the world
Trying to keep up with the quilting world while I was on holidays, I noticed beautiful scrappy ‘trip around the world’ blocks appearing everywhere. I am a real sucker for scrappy quilts and I have been drawn in by their…
