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Jacob’s Ladder Fun Sew Along
As part of the “Classic and Vintage” series, Fat Quarter Shop are releasing their Jacob’s Ladder pattern. An oldie but a goodie! I love the pattern a group of blocks make. This quilt has endless fabric options – scrappy, two-tone, reverse the…
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It’s all about Love
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and that means quilters everywhere will be sharing the love. It’s school cricket on Saturday’s for the next 10 weeks so I’m planning small projects to fill in the hours. The pillow finishes at 18″…
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Gift Wrapped Star Block
Today at the Splendid Sampler™ I will be posting this cute, little 6″ finished block. I couln’t stop at one ….
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One bite, Paradise Lost?
‘One bite, paradise lost?’ was my entry for the Australian Modern Quilting show. It was only a small, improv quilt, measuring 32″ x 35″. It was said that is was not my usual style but secretly I have many styles…
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Everyday thread from Aurifil
Fran and I are excited to announce our first Aurifil thread collection – Everyday Escape. This box of 12, 50wt cotton large spools is filled with complementary colours to the Manderley collection, colours that work perfectly with every project. …
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Catching up on Splendid Sampler™ Blocks
These blocks are so addictive. Secretly, I want to keep sewing my Splendid Sampler™ blocks and forget about everything else that needs to be finished. From Left to Right: Crocheted Thought by Alyssa Thomas, Checkerboard by Pat Sloan, Scrap Stars…
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The Splendid Sampler™ – blocks 8,9 and 10
Tomorrow Alyssa Thomas from Penguin and Fish will be revealing her Block 11 – Crocheted Thoughts. So get your embroidery floss and needle ready. Alyssa has great videos on Periscope showing you how-tos of embroidery. Here are my last three blocks.…
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The Splendid Sampler™ – Block 7
Amy Sinibaldi – NanaCompany has created the cutest stitchery. Download the 7th Splendid Sampler block, Snug as a Bug, here. I have used folk art paints mixed with a textile medium and painted the child, toys and quilt then embellished…
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Splendid Sampler™ – Blocks 5 and 6
[wc_divider style=”dashed” line=”single” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=””] Block 6 has been released and it is a delightfully pieced block by Natalia Bonner of Piece n Quilt. Celine Perkins gorgeous block, Simple Simon was published on Sunday. If you have missed any…
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Block 3 and 4 – The Splendid Sampler™
Last week I posted about a competition to win a Splendid Sampler ™ FQ bundle of your choice from Fat Quarter Shop. There were so many beautiful and inspiring stories. I loved reading them all. Congratulations to Tammy Wilcox (I will…
