Blossom Heart Quilts

Secret Santa Reveal!

I’ve shared my Secret Santa gift from Kristy, but I’ve had to wait to share what I made for my Secret Santa partner as she was away over Christmas and only just got home! The audacity! I scored the beautiful Marieka from Bespoke Bites. She had mentioned that something organisational and functional for her sewing space would be much appreciated… Read More

Name That Fabric Winner!

Oops, I forgot to announce the winner! This month’s mystery fabric was Impressions Event Celeste by Ty Pennington. Most of you got it right, and the winner is… Lindsey from Happier Than A Bird Quilts! She chose Impressions Event Flora as her favourite print from the line – what a beautiful print! Congratulations Lindsey! I’ve sent you an email. By… Read More

New Pattern: Tea For Two + Giveaway

Tea For Two by SewBlossomHeart, on Flickr I’d like to introduce you to Tea For Two! Believe it or not, this pattern was inspired by a manhole cover here in Japan! Only I made it much prettier. The pattern includes instructions to make 4 different size options with 15 full pages of photos, diagrams and colouring templates for you to… Read More

Gettin’ Bloggy With It: How To Add A RSS Feed Footer

I’m loving that you’re loving this little series! I’ve had several emails asking for some bloggy tech assistance, one of which is today’s feature. Kara from Me And Elna asked how I got my RSS feed to have a footer with the link to my blog. This tutorial is for Blogger – if you’re on WordPress, the WordPress SEO by… Read More

TGIFF: Apple Bites

Apple Bites pram quilt by SewBlossomHeart, on Flickr Wow, already a finish off my FAL list! Mind you, I did only have to finish the binding last night to get it ticked off. Zig zag quilting by SewBlossomHeart, on Flickr This is Apple Bites – a little stroller/pram quilt for my sister using my Quick Piece Herringbone method. It measures… Read More

The Official List(s)

The great thing about being a list-maker and a quilter, is that there are so many WIP and UFO link-ups to enable your need for lists! So I’m combining a few of them all in together. First up – the must-be-done this month… Quick Piece Herringbone stroller quilt by SewBlossomHeart, on Flickr 1. Stroller/pram quilt – Just gotta finish the… Read More

WIP Wednesday: Tea and Sandwiches

Quick Piece Herringbone stroller quilt by SewBlossomHeart, on Flickr It’s been the fortnight of quilt tops around here. I have 3 quilt tops ready to sandwich and quilt for my sister. I’ve been putting them off until 600 curved basting pins arrived, but there’s been postal issues and one month later, they still haven’t arrived. So Plan B is to… Read More

Quick Piece Herringbone Block Tutorial

I must thank an anonymous Japanese paving block manufacturer for this design. I spotted it on a footpath in Sendai last September and it has been haunting me ever since, demanding to be made into a quilt block. It’s perfect to make as planned or as scrappy as you like, and as few or as many as you need! I… Read More

Name That Fabric! Giveaway

It’s the first Monday of the month, and that must mean it’s time to Name That Fabric! On the first Monday of each month, I’ll be sharing 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… Read More

Next BOM Please!

There was some very exciting news in my Reader this morning… It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of the Fat Quarter Shop’s Designer Mystery Block of the Month, and I’ve just signed up for the next one! Yes, we’re only up to Block 7 of the current BOM, and yes I’m still halfway through Block 5, but when… Read More