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Stripping the Dresden
Next month is my turn to create a block for the 9 members of the Bee to re-create. I love Dresden Plates but wanted to experiment with strip piecing the blades. I chose solids out of my scrap bag to…
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Tuesdays Treasure – my mum
My sister is going through all the old slides and converting them into digital format. I wanted to share this one photo of mum as a piper in her band when she was only 20. It is one of my…
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Simply Charmed Blog Hop – Day 10
Corey from Little Miss Shabby has made a beautiful Valentines pillow for the last day of the Simply Charmed Blog Hop. Corey is giving away a $25 gift voucher from The Intrepid Thread. Don’t forget to leave a comment on…
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32 weeks of The Desperate Housewife’s Quilt
32 weeks down and only 18 to go until I reach my goal of 50 blocks and 50 guest blogger blocks. 1. DHWQ Week 21 – The Star, 2. DHWQ Week 12 – Diamonds in the Rough, 3. DHWQ Week…
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Vintage Modern arrives Tuesday
In store Tuesday, the new pre-cut collection from Bonnie and Camille for Moda fabrics – Vintage Modern. Hurry, limited stocks.
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Quick Stitch Open Studio Day
Isla and Tamara Today, Tamara from Quick Stitch Quilting professional quilting services, held an Open Studio day, where all her customers (and me) were invited to show their quilts, beautifully quilted by Tamara on her Gammill long arm and Statler…
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Simply Charmed Blog Hop – Day 8
Kate from Swim Bike Quilt has made this gorgeous Valentine Zipper Pouch. Visit Kate’s site for the tutorial and a chance to win a $25 gift voucher from Burgundy Buttons. Tomorrow is my turn to present a Valentines project as part of the blog hop.…
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Lollipop Quilt – Sandy Gervais in the Spotlight
Sharon Pernes from Craizee Corners has invited me to join in the her spotlight on Sandy Gervais. Sandy is a very talented designer for Moda that has dazzled the quilting world with her bright and cheery fabric collections. One of…
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The Desperate Housewife’s Quilt -Block 32 Shattered Pane
Welcome to week 32 of the ‘The Desperate Housewife’s Quilt’. Todays block is about foundation piecing. Remember, this is not a quilt-a-long. Just follow the blog every week and pick and choose which blocks you would like to make. I will…
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Birthday Blocks
It’s Claudia from our LQS very significant birthday in 3 days and everyone was invited to make her a 5″ or 10″ in Batiks to present to her before the day. My dear friend Lady Anne and I spent the…
