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    Tuesday’s Treasure – Happy Hens

    My husband always thinks of something different for Anniversary presents and one year he gave me some Happy Hens. These little darlings are made in Portobello in NZ. I have even seen them in fabric. These are my happy hens.…

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    Another printed whim

    This is my second attempt at (personal) fabric design. One of my colours came out a little too light but nothing I cannot fix. Once again you can see my addiction with hexagons. I have a plan for this piece…

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    A printed whim

    I am a great fan of Spoonflower and one day decided to whip up a design in Illustrator (in 5 minutes flat) and make a sample of fabric to play with. Being an avid hexaculturalist, my design emerged as hexagons…

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    The Garden Grows

    Yesterday in the mail arrived three lovely flowers from my swap groups. One each from Hanne S, Sharyn and Kate. Thank you ladies. They are just perfect.

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    Block Swap 2 for February

    Currently, I am in two 12″ block swaps. This is my block for a fellow aussie who loves earthy greens and browns. I used William Morris fabrics and reproductions to give it a very earthy character.

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    Tuesday’s Treasure – Mini Me

    Cleaning out a cupboard one day, I stumbled upon a rolled up piece of paper. On this paper was a charcoal portrait of my husband, sketched when he was only eight years old. The paper was slightly creased and yellowed…

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    January Block Swap

    I just received this gorgeous block from Becky in Tulsa. The fabrics are hand dyed by the artist herself. WOW. I love it.