A couple of months ago I popped over to Hong Kong (which is 2 hours away via train) and enjoyed some fabric retail therapy and added some gorgeous stuff to my stash. Thanks to some great tips from Cat (Raspberry Rainbow) I was able to visit a couple of lovely stores that I would… Read More
I’ve had a lot of emails from people who would love to use the same fabric I chose for my tutorial, the Quilted Sewing Machine Cover. The fabric I used was a charm pack of Half Moon Modern by Moda, given to me by a partner in a swap several years ago, and unfortunately… Read More
I’ve just got back from a fabulous couple of days fabric shopping in Hong Kong with a couple of quilting friends who flew over and met me. After organising it in January, we dubbed the trip “Quiltkong 2016”. You might know them too –Â Alison is @baroness_stella on IGÂ and Alisa blogs at A Stitch In Between… Read More
Some feedback I’ve been getting lately is that many people who read here are beginners or intermediate beginners. {Welcome! *waves hello*} Knowing that I’ve decided that every now and then I’ll write a blog post based on simple skills that can really take your quilting and sewing projects to the next level. Confession. When I… Read More
I’ve had lots people ask me about how I put together fabric combinations and choose my fabric for different projects. A few of very lovely people (Hi Fiona! Hi Mum!) tell me I have a knack for putting fabric together, which is a lovely compliment! So I thought I’d share a few tips and tricks… Read More
Metallic highlights in fabric is really on trend at the moment and I have to say, I love it! I found this anchor print at Spotlight last year, and Angie from Gnome Angel kindly sent me a few off cuts of this gold denim. I’ve never seen it at my local store, but anything good… Read More
I joined the Festive Mug Rug Swap hosted by Gnome Angel last month and was inspired to try something different for this project. I love swaps for that reason – an excuse to make something and send some happy mail, and a chance to flex some creative muscle and try new techniques. I love the… Read More
I’ve seen loads of those pretty key fobs around on Pinterest and decided that I wanted some! Why did I wait so long – making these took about 10 minutes and it is so much easier to find my keys at the bottom of my hand bag now! They are pretty basic and next time… Read More
After my creative slump confessions from last week, I completely ignored everything related to sewing and blogging until today and enjoyed the week. I spent some time with old friends who were visiting us from Wagga, their kids and ours had a blast together. I had a fun girls day out with Anna as a… Read More
Some friends of ours have just welcomed a beautiful baby girl, but I started working on this for her before I even knew she would be a girl. They chose not to find out the gender of their baby until she arrived but I took a gamble because I could just feel in my heart… Read More