This week, I’ve been trying to make a couple more farewell gifts. I also sewed up a block for the Kona Colour of the Year challenge. I picked up some Highlight at QuiltCon, so I decided to give it a go. After having tried my first real improv block last month, I took a deep breath and tried it again…. Read More

Happy Tuesday, one and all! I’m finally starting back into things, with just 3 weeks left of work before the kids finish Japanese preschool (forever!), and 5 weeks until we moving countries… So of course I avoid my work and enjoy some meditative straight-line quilting on a “selfish sewing” pillow for me, myself, and I! I also hit 4000 followers… Read More

Hi, I’m Debbie from The Quilt Journal and this week I’m hosting Sew Cute Tuesday! I had a few finishes , but I thought this table runner in Asian fabric was appropriate in light of Alyce moving home to Australia after her time in Japan. This table runner pattern is an oldie but goody. It is the Braid Runner “quilt… Read More

As you’re reading this, assuming that you are reading this soon after being published, I’m probably feeling a bit jet lagged, and exploring Solvang and/or on the way back home from a day driving up the Californian coast and at Solvang. Either way, I am most definitely having fun and loving the LA “winter”, and documenting it on Instagram when… Read More

OOPS! I totally forgot to do a special theme for last week!! Let’s do it this week instead… As for me and this past week, I’ve been caring for a sick little boy for a couple of days last week, and also been busy prepping for leaving for QuiltCon on Saturday (whaaat?! That’s so soon!), but I have managed to… Read More

This week has been busy with the Tokyo quilt show and catching up with visiting quilty friends! It’s been lovely, and has been a great warm up to heading to QuiltCon and getting loads of quality quilty time with friends. I’ve also been working on lots of HSTs, sewing up some more blocks for the Modern HST Sampler QAL. These… Read More

Hello, Sew Cute Tuesdayers! It seems like half of us are freezing, and most of you who are freezing, are also covered in snow. And I’m not. Hmph, Japan weather, why did you let me down on the weekend?! If you gonna be this cold, why not snow too?! Anyhoo, these frozen fingers struggle to sew in this weather, that… Read More

Hello all! This is Alison from Little Bunny Quilts guest hosting Sew Cute Tuesday! I’ve been quilting for just about 13 years, but I became more “devoted” to quilting my first year of graduate school living alone — just me, Netflix, and the sewing machine! I’ll also have my 5 year blog-iversary this August! Lately it seems like I have… Read More

Hello hello! I’ve had a wonderful week, finishing off the winter holidays and getting back into school time routine. And also catching up on some sewing that’s not work related, yay! Another Farmer’s Wife quilt block ticked off the list… Meanwhile, I love the story behind Chrissie’s first quilt! And Patty’s quilt is promising to be absolutely stunning! Meanwhile, WOW… Read More

Happy New Year!! Who else is excited about what 2016 is to bring?! Me! For starters, next month I am off to QuiltCon again, then in March my son graduates from Japanese preschool, and on April 2, we leave Japan. Woahhh… So maybe it’s a case of excited and a little stressed, haha! To start the year off, I would… Read More