Blossom Heart Quilts

Sunday Stash: A Little Of Everything

I’ve had a couple of weeks of random gatherings. It started with the arrival of these beautiful ceramic buttons are from Incomparable Buttons. I won them during the Blog Hop Party Giveaway and they’re all the way from South Africa. You should go read about the business – such a beautiful idea! They’re all handmade and hand painted by women… Read More

Sweet Treats Blog Hop: Grand Finale Giveaway!

Wow what a week! Six amazing bloggers have shared some fantastic mini charm pack patterns. Quilted wine tote | Rainbow mini quilt | Photo frame mini quilt Kids’ book bag | Paper pieced cushion cover | Christmas wall hanging Thanks to the Fat Quarter Shop, each blogger also has a $25 gift certificate up for giveaway – go and enter… Read More

TGIFF: Blue Birds Fly

On Sunday, I shared my finished Sweet Treats blog hop project, ‘Blue Birds Fly, and promised to come back and share all the nitty gritty details. So here they are… I had such a blast making this! Working out which arrangement would be best both aesthetically, rainbow-ally and efficiently with the mini charms I had to use; then piecing it… Read More

Chicken or the Egg? Writing or Making?

What comes first, the pattern writing or the pattern making? Or both? Source: Totoro via BlossomHeart on Craftsy When I designed the Totoro pattern (well, sketched up and sent to Kristy to put it through EQ7!), I wrote the pattern after I had made it. Right now, I’m writing up a new pattern. Twelve of them in 2 different sizes…. Read More

Sweet Treats Blog Hop: Don’t Drink And Hop

Oh. My. Goodness. Have you seen the awesomeness that Lindsey at Happier Than a Bird Quilts has come up with for her Sweet Treat project?! Now there is nothing classier than a quilted wine holder! Except maybe if it was leather. Which would defeat the purpose of 1) this blog hop and 2) being a quilter. Cheers! —– If you… Read More

WIP Wednesday: Fourth Quarter FAL

So, pulling from my 100 Day Hustle list, there are a few that qualify for the 4th quarter FAL! In no particular order… – My sister’s girly pram quilt – I’ve finalised the design and am using my precious Art Gallery Fabric stash. – My sister’s boy-ey pram quilt – Got the fabrics, got a design, gotta make time! –… Read More

Sweet Treats Blog Hop… Literally!

The funny thing about hosting a blog hop with bloggers from around the world is juggling time zones! Clara from Clover and Violet has just posted Tuesday’s hop post – the sweetest little book bag and featuring a line very apt for a blog hop. Hop over and see what I mean, and enter their giveaway too! PS – You… Read More

A Very Merry HST BOF: Christmas Wreath

Welcome to the Block Of The Fortnight in the A Very Merry HST BOF series! Every second Tuesday I’ll be posting a block pattern to make a Christmas tree decoration. Today’s block is the Christmas wreath! What you will need Traditional method: 10 – 4″ squares of background fabric 6 – 4″ squares of print fabric Pair your fabrics up:… Read More

Sweet Treat: A Quilted Photo Frame Mini

Have you ever made something your children designed? Plum and June has and you can see their creation today! Very cute and very clever! Plus theres’s a $25 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop in it for ya! Go, see, now!

Sweet Treats Blog Hop: And We’re Off!

Welcome to the Sweet Treats Blog Hop, where myself and 5 wonderful bloggers will give you some ideas for using those adorable new mini charms from Moda! We each have 2 mini charm packs and a half yard of coordinating fabric to use, plus any bits and pieces like binding, or backing or whatever else our projects needed to finish… Read More