Modern quilt teacher and patterns
I have long admired the cuteness of Elizabeth Hartmann’s Hazel Hedgehog quilt pattern, and even got to see her original quilt at the Yokohama Quilt Show last year – stunning work! Her use of colour is just so inspiring! Anyway, when Angie at Gnome Angel announced her Hazel Hedgehog QAL, and coincided with my desire to make some hostess gifts… Read More
Over the past couple of months, I’ve slowly worked away at this cushion cover with my son! We started by choosing a backing fabric – the scientist fabric which ended up being the border print – and from that fabric, pulled prints that matched the colours in the print. I pulled a few different prints from each colour, and he… Read More
I was so excited when Melissa asked me if I’d like to join in the Cushion For Christmas blog hop – just the boot up my butt I needed to start my Christmas sewing! And I’m just as excited to share with you my flat ruffle pillow tutorial. No gathering, no elastic, no nothing needed for this textural ruffle cushion… Read More
After having lost my sewjo for a week or so, I eased back on board this week with three small finishes. The first was a stroller book bag that has been in the WIP pipeline for a good couple of months. I had finished the front weeks ago, and then left the easiest part of adding a back, a lining… Read More
Two little people woke up this morning to find something new on the couch… The pillow stars “Thomas and Harold!!!!!!!!” according to Little Miss – high praise indeed. I added a border to the four blocks to bring it up to size (45cm/18″) using an orange DS print. It’s a little wonky, but the fact that the four blocks line… Read More
… Not to be confused with My First ABC or My First Numbers or other such books! So, since moving to Japan just over a month ago, I’ve faced a few hurdles to overcome. Mainly the fact that while my sewing machine made it safely through all our flights, Ellie the Elna just would not work on the Japanese voltage…. Read More
As one of my final Australian sewing projects, I made my sister a cushion/pillow for her sofa. We had previously discussed the lack of such adornments and I had been wanting to make her something before we left anyway. I had also decided to recycle an old baby blanket of my daughter’s and cut it up for scraps at the… Read More