• Patterns,  Projects,  Tutorials

    How to make a Dresden Angel block

    The delightful duo – Mary and Barb from Me and My Sister Designs stock this fabulous Dresden ruler and new patterns in their e-store. Being a big fan of Dresdens and not having a 36 degree wedge, I simply had to get one.  Christmas…

  • BOM

    Vacation Time Mystery BOM 2015

    So ends another great year of Pat Sloan’s mystery BOM. 2015 was the year for long summer vacations, immortalised in blocks depicting the fun things we see and do on vacation. I decided to deviate from the pattern a smidgen…

  • Handy Hints and Tips,  Quilts

    Slice of Cake

      July 2015 heralded the arrival of Barb and Mary, the creative geniuses behind Me and My Sister Designs. Patches of Indooroopilly held a class for the Slice of Cake quilt. Can I say I am still buzzing from that…

  • Blog Hop

    Precut Primer 7th Grade

    Barbara Groves and Mary Jacobson the queens of pre-cuts have published the most wonderful book called Precut Primer, Precut quilts that make the grade. Me and My Sister Designs take us through 12 grades of school with 12 brilliant quilts.…

  • BOM

    Catching up

    I finally caught up with my BOMs. Last months Aurifil Designer mini is Grow Up by Nancy Rink Designs. Made with Hawthorne Threads in house designed fabrics Bengal and Etched and pieced with Aurifil 2024 50wt cotton. Read the interview with Nancy and…

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    Vacation Block – April

    Have you been following Pat Sloan’s BOM for 2015? It’s a vacation themed block of the month which culminates in a fabulous quilt. This is my April block, Penny Arcade. Made with Me and My Sister designs fabric and solids…

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    Fat Eighth Frenzy

    My version – ‘Eight-Y’ Fat Quarter Shop has added to the Shortcut Quilt family with the Fat Eighth Frenzy pattern. Here is the link to the FREE Fat Quarter Shop pattern: http://static.fatquartershop.com/media/wysiwyg/pdf/FatEighthFrenzy.pdf Here is the link to the Fat Eighth…

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    Makin’ it Cute – Butterflies and Hearts

    Me and My Sister designs have put the Cute back in cuteness with more Makin’ it Cute templates. Butterfly Bliss and Heart’s Delight. Now you can dress up anything from clothing to walls with these easy to make notions. Visit…