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Travel with the Gnomes – Part III
Norm and Nanette visited the beautiful botanical gardens at Mt Coot-tha. Nanette was looking a bit pale when she left home. I think it was all the chocolate she has been eating. It’s spring in Brisbane and all the flowers…
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Travel with the Gnomes – Part II
Thursday is Mahjong day at my place so Norm and Nanette joined in and won nearly every game. Gnomes have a competitive side and they don’t take kindly to losing. The group enjoyed a delicious lunch of marigold quiche and…
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Travel with the Gnomes – Part 1
It’s a little-known fact that gnomes love to travel. Pat Sloan packed Norm off to tour the world with only the clothes he was made with and the anticipation of exploring new worlds. His first stop was Melbourne, Australia care…
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The Glow of Friendship – FREE Christmas block
Today I join Pat Sloan to give you an early Christmas present – our FREE block, The Glow of Friendship. Pat and I met years ago through the wonderful world of quilters and we have forged a friendship across the…
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The Splendid Sampler 2 – Pineapple Block
Today, my Pineapple block is available for download at The Splendid Sampler website. I am looking forward to seeing photos of your pineapple blocks. Let me show you how I made my little pineapple block using washable, fusible interfacing, sharp scissors,…
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How I love Blue and White quilts
Cleaning out my quilt room to herald the new year, I found my beloved blue and white Aurifil BOM 2015 blocks. These were 12 mini quilts I fashioned into a 75″ x 75″ quilt for my nephew and his wife…
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The Splendid Sampler™ book has arrived
Two large boxes arrived at my gate today full of Splendid Sampler™ books. If any Australians would like a copy of the book, I have limited stock of soft cover, signed books available now in my e-shop. Price includes shipping…
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Morning Glory Sew-a-long
Join the team at the Fat Quarter Shop as they introduce their new pattern – Morning Glory, made with the gorgeous Sunday Drive fabrics by Pat Sloan for Moda. This is Pat’s seventh collection for Moda. Read about it…
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Franny and Jane interview with Pat Sloan
Pat Sloan’s podcast is live with our interview from Spring Quilt Market. Visit http://www.creativetalknetwork.com/ or http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/magazines-more/quilting-podcast to hear about our new collection – Manderley and how we became Franny & Jane. Joining Pat this week will be fellow aussie Gail Pan, Katarina Roccella and Susan-Claire…
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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…
