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Melbourne Cup and birthdays
Melbourne Cup – The race that stops a nation. It was a Tuesday morning 1964 and mum was making sandwiches for the race lunch when I decided to pop into the world. Ladies Day at the Races is a colourful…
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Fantasia
Sara Lawson is releasing a new collection for Art Gallery Fabrics called Fantasia. A whimsical collection of unicorns, mushrooms, stripes and geometric prints in a warm palette of pinks, oranges, mustards, teal and a hint of mulberry. I am very…
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My top 10 Favourite Backgrounds
Background fabric plays a major part in the staging of your quilt. It can blend in with the block and make it float or provide a stunning contrast to lift the pattern out of the block. Currently, my Top 10…
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You had me at Scrappy – a trip around the world
Trying to keep up with the quilting world while I was on holidays, I noticed beautiful scrappy ‘trip around the world’ blocks appearing everywhere. I am a real sucker for scrappy quilts and I have been drawn in by their…
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Simply Fatquarters Showcase Tour and Giveaway
How excited was I to be asked to re-create one of the quilts featured in Simply Fat Quarters, the first published book from the team at It’s Sew Emma. I am a huge fan of the Fatquartershop and the design team…
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Indie
Look what am I playing with at the moment. The new Indie collection by Pat Bravo of Art Gallery Fabrics. Thank you Fatquartshop for stocking this scrumptious range of fabrics and the Pure Elements colour swatch card so I can…