Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Welcome to the Block Of The Fortnight in the A Very Merry HST BOF series! Every second Tuesday I have posted a block pattern to make a Christmas tree decoration. Today we’re talking sashing! Feel free to sash, join, quilt your blocks as you like, but I wanted to share a tutorial for how I’m sashing my Christmas blocks –… Read More
Welcome to Sunday Stash! Normally held over at Finding Fifth, once a month it travels around and today it’s visiting my in Japan! I previously mentioned that the shopping at the Yokohama Quilt Festival was a little underwhelming for my personal tastes, but that didn’t prevent me from picking up a few little bits and pieces… I have a limited… Read More
Yay, a build-your-own-bundle competition I can enter! Sew Lux Fabrics – home of the beautifully wrapped packages – is hosting a Guest Curator competition. Design an 8-print bundle and link up before November 20th, then they’ll choose a Top 10 and then we vote – winner gets a bundle plus features as December’s Curated Bundle! I started out doing something… Read More
Sew Seasonal – paper pieced products by SewBlossomHeart, on Flickr Wow, what a whirlwind two weeks! First up, just look at all these fantastic designs! We’ve had cushions, bags, ornaments, cards, notebook covers, advent calendars, wall hangings, coasters, notepad holders… Sew Seasonal – Ornamental products by SewBlossomHeart, on Flickr Now, the winner of the Blitzen layer cake thanks to the… Read More
Yokohama Mahoosive Quilts 2 + 3 by SewBlossomHeart, on Flickr You’ve seen the quilts, now see the rest of the Yokohama Quilt Festival! Over half the space in the exhibition hall was vendor space. I was one of the first in the doors, and headed there first to scout around as I knew it would get busy later on (thanks… Read More
Welcome to the final week of the Let’s Get Acquainted blog hop!! How long have you been quilting? I’ve only been quilting just over year, but haven’t looked back! I’ve always been creative, but it’s been through quilting that I’ve found my creative home! Favorite quilting tip I love making HSTs the alternative way whenever I can for patterns… Read More
I’ve attended a couple of quilt fairs back in Adelaide – the ones that coincide with the national craft and quilt fair – and I was impressed! But the quilts at the Yokohama Quilt Festival? Certainly up a notch or two! The originality of designs, the multitude of techniques used, the mixture of fabrics and textiles… Ah. May. Zing. Note:… Read More
What a wonderful competition! There were some fabulous bundles linked up, and I’m soooo glad I passed off the hard part of picking the top 3! It was hard enough picking my favourite from these 3 as it was! Firstly, the two lucky ladies winning a fat eighth bundle of their selections… Rita from Red Pepper Quilts picked Quiet As… Read More
I can, yet cannot, believe there’s only 50 days left in the year! Today is actually our 6 month anniversary of moving to Japan, which seems a little surreal! So, 50 days ago I listed/predicted/hoped: Finish my sister’s gender neutral cot quilt – they’re not finding out what they’re having, so therefore: My sister’s girly pram quilt – finalise design… Read More
Let me share a story… I am a qualified primary school teacher (aka elementary teacher), but our decision to start our family young, meant that I only ever worked 1 day in a school. To keep in the field, and maintain my passion and knowledge, I started a Masters of Gifted Education degree. I have spent the past 2 years… Read More