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    New Moda Arriving tomorrow

    Arriving in the little e-shop tomorrow are the collections – Kasuri, Enchanted Garden, Simple Marks, The Morris Apprentice and Ticklish. Enchanted Garden by Sentimental Studios This collection of hand painted floral prints are as breathtakingly beautiful as a gallery of…

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    100 Quilts for Kids

    Katie from Swim, Bike, Quilt  is a wonderful quilter who donates a large portion of her talents and time to making charity quilts.  Katie and other quilters around the world support many of the charities providing joy and comfort in the…

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    Love it,Pin it,Win it

    LOVE IT Browse through the Moda Bake Shop recipes and choose your favourites. PIN IT Pin and re-pin photos* of your favorite recipes on Pinterest with the tags #modabakeshop #modafabrics #lovepinwin. Be sure your pin is linked to the recipe…

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    The Netball Quilt

    How is this for someone’s first quilt? My talented neighbour wanted to make a quilt for her oldest girls netball coach. With some basic tuition from me and Mandy’s amazing natural ability to quilt, the Netball Quilt was born.  Mandy…

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    A bit of this, a bit of that

    Only 8 days into spring and already it is 28 C. It has not rained in over 40 days and all the plants are just starting to flower. I am inside working on my neighbours netball quilt (which will be…

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    Visit  http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/blogs/apqstaff/2012/08/31/one-million-pillowcase-challenge-blog-hop/ To join in a worthy cause and make a pillowcase for some one in your community. September 1 – 30 1. Welcome from American Patchwork & Quilting (http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/blogs/apqstaff/)2. Rashida Coleman-Hale (http://www.iheartlinen.typepad.com/)3. Olivia and Alayna’s Pillowcase Project (http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/blogs/apqstaff/)4. Morgan’s Smile Factory (http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/blogs/apqstaff/)5. Pat…

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    Christmas Ribbons by Mary

    I received a lovely e-mail from Mary C J who had made my Christmas Ribbons quilt for her friend of 51 years. Mary has done a wonderful job and it looks spectacular.  It was machine quilted by Mary Flynn at Quilt…

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    Indie

    Look what am I playing with at the moment. The new Indie collection by Pat Bravo of Art Gallery Fabrics. Thank you Fatquartshop for stocking this scrumptious range of fabrics and the Pure Elements colour swatch card so I can…

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    Moda Designer Blog Hop

    Join the Moda design team as they celebrate National Sewing Month during the month of September, starting 5th September, there will be a post from 3 designers each day. Sept. 5BARBARA BRACKMAN       ANEELA HOEY and ME & MY SISTER Sept. 6BLACKBIRD DESIGNSBASICGREYandPAT SLOAN Sept.…

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    Can’t grow a Mo, Sew a Mo

    Danielle from DJ Cool Bear blog is organising a quilt to raffle to raise money for Movember and the Mary Potter Hospice in Wellington NZ. Danielle’s father passed away this year from prostate cancer and is calling quilters from all over the…