Modern quilt teacher and patterns
This week is the last Tuesday of the month, which means it’s time to announce May’s special theme! You guys rocked the Stars theme this month, so let’s see what you’ve got in terms of… Purple! Oh yes, I know, purple is one of those colours that you either love or hate, and to be honest, for a long time… Read More
See this here pile of fabrics? Used once in two years. ONCE. And that was one print for one small bee block. Do I see myself using them any time soon? Not really, no. And yet I hold onto them just in case, and adding occasionally to the pile, as small as it may be. I’ve always been a bit… Read More
Sew Cute Tuesday time! I’ve been doing lots of bits and pieces in my sewing room – catching up on some blocks and doing a little experimenting too. I asked on Instagram whether to use grey or white, and the answers were split pretty evenly, along with suggestions of both, so both it was! And I’m glad I did, I… Read More
Last week we talked about helping followers to follow you around the place. You guys brought up some great points in the comments! For those with general points or questions, I made sure to respond to your comments on the blog post itself so that others could hear the answers too. Tired Old Posts You start blogging and write some… Read More
Yes, that’s right folks, TGIFF is in da house! For those who are new around here, welcome to Japan! Yes, this Aussie is currently living in Japan with her family while her husband does the sciencey stuff for a few years. So please take your shoes off at the door, come on in, and, let me show you… Read More
Gemma was February Wombat for our paper piecing Wombat Stew bee. She asked for New York Beauty/Mariner’s Compass/Star blocks – we could choose what level of curves we did or did not want! I had a Google and Pinterest around and decided to attempt this New York Beauty block showcased on Sew Sweetness. I was excited to give it a… Read More
Welcome to Sew Cute Tuesday! No wise or witty words from me this week. I’m in the first-week-of-preschool haze with double pick ups each day as my daughter finishes earlier than her big brother for the first month, and trying to be very diligent and use my couple of hours along each morning to actually get lots of work done… Read More
Last week we talked about why it is important to reply to blog comments and how and I challenged you to try and reply to your blog comments from this week. How did you go? Let me know in the comments, and I’ll be sure to reply 😉 Following Blogs How do you follow your favourite blogs? Email, a reader… Read More
I’m very proud to announce my latest blog sponsor, The Loopy Ewe – the perfect one-stop shop for all you quilter/knitters!! Sheri comes from a long line of knitters, and started The Loopy Ewe in her basement so that she could knit her socks with fun and interesting yarn. Since then, her shop has grown and grown and is now… Read More
The quilt blogging community was rocked this week with the news that an anonymous website was scraping a lot of quilt bloggers’ content and posting it on their website as if it were their’s. The site was covered in Google ads, with their hope to get people clicking through to their website from Google searches and make money off those… Read More