Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Happy Tuesday and welcome back to Sew Cute. Here in Alyce-ville, I’m currently in a excited, trying-not-to-freak-out calm mode with only 2 weeks to go until I leave for the US of A and QuiltCon! I’ve quite the list of little and medium projects to get through, both sewing deadlines and blogging ones, so that I have gifts, projects and… Read More
Being an expat, you have this ability to perceive things about your home country in a much more objective way. When you’re removed from the immediate situation, you are able to see things from a perspective you never considered before. I could go on about the cultural and societal aspects of Australia that I love and hate, especially compared to… Read More
My daughter is quite, um, opinionated in what she likes and does not like. Once she’s decided she doesn’t like something, even for something little and actually quite nice/yummy, it’s very hard to convince her otherwise! At the start of winter I gave her the Charm Pack Cherry quilt to use on her bed, but because that first night she… Read More
This year is the final year of the Japanese Colour Club *sad face* Because next year we move back to Australia *happy/sad face* So I wondered how I could make it a little bit more special to remember this amazing time in my life *think face* And then I had a fun idea *aha face* Let’s sew the rainbow! Each… Read More
Happy New Year! I am one of those people for whom the New Year really does feel like a fresh start – that change of the calendar, the turn of the new planner page… it’s definitely a mental restart for me. I’m excited about everything I have planned for this year and everything I hope to do this year. I’m… Read More
A few weeks ago, I posted about the massive problems facing those of us selling digital products to EU citizens starting January 1st. With Etsy and Craftsy still not forthcoming with any workable solutions and instead leaving the responsibility of collecting, reporting, etc all VAT sales to us sellers, I have had to seek out other alternatives. As I am… Read More
Way back when I first started mummy blogging, over 5 years ago now, I never foresaw myself ending up on the path I am now. Loving Blogging (capital B to indicate the whole thing, not just writing), loving writing, and loving writing about quilting! But here I am. Blogging regularly, writing for a magazine, and now… I have been a… Read More
Normally, you would be here for Sew Cute Tuesday. But I spent all day glued to the news, watching the news from Sydney siege unfold. This morning, I woke up to the devastating news that two hostages have died, and the hostage-taker himself too. I am heartbroken for the families of all involved, and nervous about the backlashes that have… Read More
There is no doubt that if you sell digital patterns, you would have heard at least something about the European Union’s new VAT laws that come into effect on January 1st. I won’t go into the nitty-gritty details, as there are plenty of sources out there who do it much better than I ever could, but essentially it comes down… Read More
Today marks the 2.5 years mark of our time in Japan. This time last year, we decided to extend our original 3-year plan to four years, and today I am so thankful that we did. It was a decision born mostly out of the desire to postpone having to decide what to do next with our life! But now, one… Read More