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    More birthday blocks arrive

    Thank you everyone for your generosity. It was lovely to return from Sydney to find a mountain of envelopes from Aus, CAN,  USA and Europe. My lovely block makers for this post are: @bubzRugz @magalin0229 Lesley Gubery (UK) made me…

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    Aurifil Designer 2014 – October

    This month is my turn in the Aurifil Designer 2014 BOM. You can visit the Aurifil blog for the interview with Pat Sloan and the downloadable PDF pattern. Circle of LoveFinished Block Size : 12″ x 12″ I completed another…

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    Jolly Bar Blog Hop

    Fat Quarter Shop have introduced the exclusive Jolly bar. It’s the middle child between the Layer Cake and the Charm pack. Each Jolly Bar includes 42 – 5″ x 10″ pieces of Moda fabrics and a free pattern to make…

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    National Quilting and Sewing month

    It’s my turn for the National Sewing and Quilting Month blog hop from the Fat quarter shop and they have asked me to answer a few questions. 1. How did you start quilting / sewing? I was always a hand stitcher…

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    My first birthday blocks

    In a previous post ‘Born in 64’, I called for my quilting friends to make a simple cross block and sign it with their name and how quilting makes them feel. Over the last week I have received 6 blocks…

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    Aurifil Designer Block 2014 September

    Designer Pat Wys is the September Aurifil Block designer. You can read all about Pat and what inspired this block in the interview with Pat Sloan here. Pat is an amazing woman, quilter and new grandmother extraordinaire. Visit Pat Wys/Silver Thimble Quilt…

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    National Sewing Month

    It’s national sewing and quilting month and to celebrate Fat Quarter Shop is filling September with all sorts of fun projects, staff challenges and new product releases. There is even a challenge for the following bloggers to make something they…

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    Born in ’64

    I am a bit of a sentimentalist and cherish everything that is given to me. This year I turn 50 (half a century, 29 years old with 21 more years of experience, The Golden Age ), and was wondering if…

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    Nested Churn Dash Class

    I would like to thank everyone who attended the Nested Churn Dash class at Patches Indooroopilly today. It was a pleasure to teach such a fun group of ladies who embraced the block with such enthusiasm and creative flare. I…