Blossom Heart Quilts

TGIFF: Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie + Japanese Preschool Begins

I had hoped to have the doll quilt all done for today, but a lack of inspiring binding options in my stash has meant procrastination. But I do have this oh-so-fancy tissue pouch I whipped up out of 2 charms for Jonathan at preschool. He has to have a hanky in one pocket, and this in the other. Plus donate… Read More

WIP: Geometry, My Heart, My Stash

GeometryI’ve been thinking and pondering upon what to enter for this month’s Le Challenge, and the need to make an angel pouch for the Sweet Pouch Swap is the perfect little project to do it for! I’m using some leftover HSTs from my Fat Quarter Shop BOM to play with triangles – probably my favourite geometric design element! I’ve finished… Read More

What To Get Quilters For Mother’s Day

KIDS wall hanger Dear partners/husbands/significant others of quilters with kids, If the quilter in your life is anything like me, quilting is her escape. The place where she can zone out of the worries and stresses and busy bits of life and just create. Fabric is her addiction, quilt books are piled up, and heaven help you if you use… Read More

New Sponsor: Christa Quilts + Coupon Code

I have long admired Christa – she’s so supportive of the online quilting community, and you can always find her visiting and commenting on blogs and supporting blog hops, etc. So I’m super excited to announce that ChristaQuilts is my newest sponsor! She specialises in an eclectic mix of fresh, modern and fun fabrics – just what you want from… Read More

Name That Fabric! Giveaway: April – CLOSED

Yes, it’s a little late, but let’s just say it was on Easter holiday too… Usually 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… Read More

PSA: Massive Craftsy Sale!

Just a quick Public Service Announcement to share that today’s Craftsy sales include Angela Walter’s Free Motion Quilting with Feathers and Machine Quilting Negative Space, and Leah Day’s Free Motion Fillers Vol. 1! Plus lots, lots more – but they’re only on sale for 24 hours! Then there’ll be a whole new lot tomorrow. Go check ’em all out! —–… Read More

The Other First Japanese Preschool Bags

I’ll virtually high five anyone who can tell me the difference between these bags and the last lot I made… Other than the fact that there’s only 2 this time! Jonathan loved the fabric, as did I, so I was more than happy to play with it again! And this time, I had already learnt the lessons and whipped them… Read More

A Quieter Time

March was insanity. Pure and simple. I had many deadlines to meet, many things to catch up on, and I’m so proud that I made it! I’m a procrastinator by nature, and thus like to run and hide from deadlines. But I didn’t. Well, not enough to have impacted the outcome – all was ticked off by Sunday! To celebrate,… Read More

I’m Not Here Today

If you like this sewing bunting, you can find a tutorial I wrote over at Lily’s Quilts! Or perhaps a birthday bento lunch is more to your taste… pun intended… Also, I must tell you about a new quilt a long I’ll be joining in soon – the Modern Blocks QAL! We’ll be picking 2 blocks each from the Modern… Read More

Simply Helixed Table Runner Tutorial

It’s my turn on the Sew Lux Fabrics Charm Madness blog hop and I’ll be sharing a tutorial to make this quick and easy table runner – perfect for a small table or dresser! I even tried out the Threadbias Quilt Design Tool to make the illustrations… not perfect, but we will get there! I do highly recommend giving it… Read More