Modern quilt teacher and patterns
The first Friday of each month I will be sharing five patterns for five letters! You can find all the other posts for each letter’s pattern here. Read through the pattern thoroughly, use a 1/4″ seam and press all seams open unless otherwise stated. What you will need Print: 1 – 4.5″ square 1 – 4.5″ x 6.5″ 4 –… Read More
Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start! The first Friday of each month I will be sharing five patterns for five letters. You can find all the other posts for each letter’s pattern here. Read through the pattern thoroughly, use a 1/4″ seam and press all seams open unless otherwise stated. What you will need… Read More
This month’s Japanese Bundle Club is a collection of six Japanese fabrics in cool colors – blues, greens and a dash of purple. As usual, you have until July 31st to order it, and they will ship by the second Friday of August. You can get it in a fat quarter bundle or a fat eighth bundle and don’t forget… Read More
A little while ago, Laurie Wisbrun sent me of her newest Christmas line – Holiday Sweet Tweets – to play with. I was so thrilled to get to play with the fabric, but I felt the pressure to get the design right! I went back and forth over design ideas, almost doing a lantern-esque design until my husband commented that… Read More
Today’s the final day of a fabulous month of Kate Spain blog hopping and the incredible eye candy it has brought us. All of these bloggers have shared amazing inspiration for using Kate’s fabrics, and the links will take you straight to their blog hop posts! Monday June 3rd – Interview with Kate Spain Tuesday June 4th – Interview Part… Read More
I had completely forgotten until M-R emailed me that TGIFF is spending the week with me! That’s what happens when you’re in the throes of terrible twos and hanging out for your weekend away with girlfriends sans children… Thankfully, it’s been a big week of finishes for me! First up was my bento bag and tea bag pouch for my… Read More
After the interview with Kate Spain at the beginning of the blog hop, you had the chance to ask Kate some questions yourself! And in her true, beautiful and generous self, she couldn’t just choose a few and she’s answered them all! Thank you Kate! Heidi Staples wrote: I’d love to hear more about Kate’s journey more recently. Is she happy… Read More
My husband is headed to New Orleans in September for work, and I am super keen to get an order or two sent to his hotel during that week. But when should I order?! How long does it usually take for fabric to ship around the country? I realise it depends on what state it’s coming from, but does anyone… Read More
We have a friend here – an older lady from my husband’s work – who has been such a blessing to us. For most of the first year, she would “hang out” with the kids and I on Wednesdays, taking us to different places around Chiba. She continues to look after the kids on Wednesday afternoons while I’m at work,… Read More
Yesterday I had a big run-in with Ellie. First the bobbin casing somehow got stuck on the spindle bit it sits on (fancy technical words). Managed to wiggle that off carefully. Then as a result, her tension went nuts and the bobbin thread wasn’t getting caught by the top thread to create a stitch. Turned out the bigger needle I… Read More