A huge thanks to Melissa and Ros for stepping up to the plate (a little last minute) so that I could enjoy two glorious weeks with my sister, her husband and my adorable nephew! We had such a fun week and I’m now in baby-cuddle withdrawals *sniff* As I announced last week, June’s special linky was postponed until this week… Read More

I’m still busy snuggling a baby boy, and in fact today I am headed to the fabric shop with my sister so she can choose fabric for her very own Flirty Skirty. So today you can find the linky-dink over at Sew Delicious! The beautiful Roslyn has become a good online sewing buddy and has plenty of sewing goodness over… Read More

You guys rocked the purple last week! So many different shades, love it!! Deborah shared this calm neutrals and purple quilt, and it looks so beautiful with all that green behind it! This gorgeous top from Sews N Bows is just so adorable! The purple fabric actually has “scratches” of pink through it, which makes the pink trims even better,… Read More

It’s the first Tuesday of the month! The first Tuesday of every month will be a special linky – you are welcome to link up your normal weekly post, but you can also link up one extra post to do with the week’s theme! And as I announced last week, this month’s special theme is purple. Oh yes, just like… Read More

This week is the last Tuesday of the month, which means it’s time to announce May’s special theme! You guys rocked the Stars theme this month, so let’s see what you’ve got in terms of… Purple! Oh yes, I know, purple is one of those colours that you either love or hate, and to be honest, for a long time… Read More

Sew Cute Tuesday time! I’ve been doing lots of bits and pieces in my sewing room – catching up on some blocks and doing a little experimenting too. I asked on Instagram whether to use grey or white, and the answers were split pretty evenly, along with suggestions of both, so both it was! And I’m glad I did, I… Read More

Before we get to showing off your work from last week, I wanted to share some quick sponsor news. These wonderful businesses support this blog and they mean that I can devote the time that I do to this blog! You can get 20% off your next order at the Fat Quarter Shop using the code thanku4 until April 3!… Read More

It seems that the Pantone Quilt Challenge really did bring around spring, at least, here in Japan it has! My Instagram feed will have one American celebrating beautiful spring weather with the next complaining of yet more snow… hopefully spring spreads wide this week! Talking of the Pantone Quilt Challenge, this week also brought my Bright Sky quilt reveal and… Read More