Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Today is a momentous day – I have finished my second garment ever, and the first that actually fits properly! And even bigger? No, not my hips, but the fact that I absolutely love it and will be wearing it loads! Normally I’m a pants-kinda gal, much to my husband’s chagrin. Over the years, he’s bought me a few dresses… Read More
Howdy again folks! Thanks for all your feedback last week – it’s always good to know you’re doing something right! Let’s get right to it… Kelli made this awesome Fabric Stash quilt! Very clever! Samantha has kept working on her beautiful Tula Pink sampler blocks. Love the fussy cut raccoons! Terri has also used some clever cutting and beautiful colours… Read More
Each Friday, an ex-pat mothers-in-Japan group I am in on Facebook has a Grateful Friday thread. We have the rest of the week to whine and moan about life in Japan (not all the time, just sometimes), but each Friday we share something we’re grateful for. Well, it’s not Friday, and this isn’t that group, but I am so thankful… Read More
Most of you will know of my long and deep love for Kate’s designs – the colours are just perfection and the designs… Let’s just say that if we were in America, I’d have a rug and stationery and cupcake liners and… Thankfully I have some American friends who have sent me some of her gorgeous stationery!! For a long time… Read More
You guys rocked the purple last week! So many different shades, love it!! Deborah shared this calm neutrals and purple quilt, and it looks so beautiful with all that green behind it! This gorgeous top from Sews N Bows is just so adorable! The purple fabric actually has “scratches” of pink through it, which makes the pink trims even better,… Read More
If you read nothing else today, make it this post by my Wombat Gal Jane. And then breath, and enjoy the process. UPDATE: Link was broken but is fixed now, oops!
I’m conscious of the fact that things have been a bit quiet around here lately other than the weekly Sew Cute Tuesday posts and maybe one other. Two if I’m lucky! Normally a quilt blogger being quiet has turned out to be due to secret sewing for a book or a fabric design deal. Well, nothing at all exciting like… Read More
It’s the first Tuesday of the month! The first Tuesday of every month will be a special linky – you are welcome to link up your normal weekly post, but you can also link up one extra post to do with the week’s theme! And as I announced last week, this month’s special theme is purple. Oh yes, just like… Read More
Last week talked about updating your old posts. How did you do updating an old post? Don’t forget to share the updated post with your readers and with me! There was some concern that changing the title of your post will affect the URL, but if you don’t touch the permalink section and only change the blog post title, you… Read More
I met Joshua fairly early on in his blogging adventures, when I fell for his sassy charm and sense of humour that Ms Molli Sparkles is now very well known for. I then had the awesome pleasure of meeting my quilty boyfriend in real life for a couple of Tokyo fabric shopping expeditions, and I still haven’t forgiven the record… Read More