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Sew Cute Tuesday: Needle Down

So, remember how last weekened I surprised my parents by popping down to Adelaide (a 3-hour flight for the non-Aussies)? Well, I was woken up at 6am on Saturday by my bedroom door opening… and my husband walking in the door! Yep, the husband who was supposed to be in Japan for 10 weeks. He’d […]

Modern HST Sampler #10: Faceted Stripe

Molli is the fabulous guest designer for the tenth block for the Modern HST Sampler QAL. If you need more information, you can find out more about: The QAL and fabric requirements Required and recommended tools Tips for HST accuracy Frequently Asked Questions Hey you Blossom Heart Quilters! This is Molli Sparkles, checking in with […]

Sunday Stash: May Is For Makers

This month I’ve joined the May Is For Makers campaign to support fellow quilt designers by purchasing 5 patterns this month. Lindsey suggests one per week, but I’ve already gotten all 5… I just wanted to order in bulk from Fabric Patch to save on shipping! You see, I’ve decided to buy paper ones for […]

Sew Cute Tuesday

This weekend, I snuck away to Adelaide to surprise my parents for Mother’s Day. It’s the first time I’ve seen them for over 3 years! As I’m writing this on Friday, I’m hoping that it went well, haha! So it’s been a busy week of preparing to go away for a few days (without the […]

Sew Sampler April 2016

Ahhh, I finally have my hands on the Sew Sampler box from Fat Quarter Shop! When the team at Fat Quarter Shop emailed and asked if I’d like to help them launch their new club, the Sew Sampler box subscription, I was sooo on board! And when I started seeing them around the place on […]

Quilt Pattern Survey: What Customers Want

One of my goals this year, now that we’re back in Australia, is to get some patterns printed and into stores. I’ll be honest – it’s a little scary taking a Big Step like this, but it’s exciting too! As a part of planning to do this, and looking beyond, I did a little bit […]

May The 4th Be With You: A Star Wars Quilt

When I saw Kristy mention that she’d signed up for the May the 4th Mini Quilt Swap, I jumped onto the computer that very minute and signed up myself. The fact that I was moving countries in the middle of it all? Who cares! I needed to get in on this business! The result? My […]

Sew Cute Tuesday – Home

What little time I’ve had to sew this week has been consumed with the epic stacks of these guys… this is the last I can show of this project for now, but all will be revealed later this month! Elaine shared this super sweet 1930s style quilt. Heather added a row to a round robin […]

Modern HST Sampler #9: Diagonal

Welcome back to the second quarter of the Modern HST Sampler! If this is the first time you’re reading this, fear not, you can join in at anytime. Start with this one or go back to the beginning, it’s up to you. This year, we’re making 24 modern half-square triangle quilt blocks, and by the […]

My Quilting Library: The Ultimate Guide To Machine Quilting: Long-Arm and Sit-down

Last year, I had the pleasure of reviewing Christa Watson’s first book, Machine Quilting With Style, and made this beautiful quilt for my new niece as a part of that. It was a great book, matching quilt patterns with a wide range of quilting designs to suit. So when Christa emailed and asked if I’d […]