Blossom Heart Quilts

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway – Japanese Fabrics

*****GIVEAWAY CLOSED – Congratulations Mary Ann #85***** Welcome to the Sew, Mama, Sew Giveaway Day! Living in Japan, I can’t possibly buy all the fabrics I love and keep them… so instead I share my finds in my Etsy store. I have a range of different Japanese fabrics – text, kawaii, and more as well as a monthly fabric club… Read More

Name That Fabric! May Giveaway

*****GIVEAWAY CLOSED – Congratulations Lisa! ***** On the first Monday of each month, I share a fabric from the Fat Quarter Shop. Your job is to find it in their store and come back and tell me the name of that print, plus the name of one other print from the same line that you like! One random, correct winner will… Read More

Sunday Stash: Something Different…

For 12 months, I have been sending files to my husband to print off at work. All of Kristy’s paper piecing patterns, trial prints of my own patterns, paperwork, everything. But no more! A sleek Canon is now gracing the desktop! Nothing fancy, she just prints. In fact it would be cheaper to buy a new printer and the ink… Read More

TGIFF: A Clothing Virgin No More!

I have previously fooled around with clothing… discounting a nightmare pair of boxer shorts in awful silky polyester stuff in year 8 (by the way, who does that to beginner sewists?!)… having made a very quick and too-big elastic waisted skirt for Isabelle’s first birthday party. And then last week I bravely put my hand up to pattern-test for Sew… Read More

Japanese Bundle Club – Kids’ Month!

It’s the month a lot of you have been waiting for, Japanese Bundle Club is going kids’ themed! May 5th is こどもの日 (Kodomo no Hi) – Children’s Day. People celebrate this national holiday by hanging up koinobori – fish flags/kits – where the black one represents the father, the red carp represents the mother, and the blue carp represents the… Read More

WIP: Modern QAL Begins!

It’s May, and that means the Modern Blocks QAL is beginning! This month we’re making Follow The Leader – you can find the tutorial over at And Sew We Craft today! May- Follow The Leader with And Sew We Craft June- Spool with The Crafty Mummy July- Megan’s Star with Anorina of Samelia’s Mum August- Quatrefoil with Alyce of Blossom… Read More

April’s Achievements

April was quieter for sure, with a few things ticked off my list, and a few started. Jonathan’s preschool bags went off without a hitch (and he’s still loving it there!). I made this little zippered pouch both as a swap angel and also for Le Challenge. And I won a $20 gift voucher for the Fat Quarter Shop by… Read More

Bees and BOMS: April

It’s been a slightly quieter month for Bees because for one of them, I’m queen! But I’ve had fun this month – this Wombat Stew block is for Gemma who asked for birthday party themed blocks.These pompoms finish up at 6″ square, and I’ve used a light and dark solid with coordinating Sketch in the middle for each one. I… Read More

Sunday Stash: Color Me Grey!

Color Me Happy – Grey by SewBlossomHeart, on Flickr This month’s Sew Lux Color Me Happy bundle is a gorgeous bunch of greys – 2 solids, 6 prints. And it’s a lovely range of greys from the cooler grey of Simply Color Ikat and Diamonds, to the warmer greys of Mama Said Sew Pinwheel and Flirt Wavy Plaid Grey. Also… Read More

{Colour Play} Antipodean – Navy, Pink, Yellow & Green

I have just a mild addiction to colour. It feeds my creative soul and is my happy drug, with Design Seeds my crack dealer. Today I want to share with you my latest favourite colour combination that appears to have been ahead of it’s time! Pillows, Bouquet, Chair, Wallflowers, Design Seeds, Spring Blooms, Brooch Cool, dark navy with sweet pinks… Read More