So where am I at with my WIPs (work in progress) at the start of April? Smitten I started this quilt in May 2016 and I did complete the quilt top in December 2016. I couldn’t work out how I wanted to quilt it so I sandwiched the quilt and put it away. I have … [Read more…]
Just a short post about getting STARTED and how simple it really is. You don’t need someone to tell you to START your work, you are worthy. You just need to believe in yourself, just get started and don’t stop. Don’t aim to be perfect just aim to START. Maybe what you are trying to … [Read more…]
This quilt show has been running for many years. The current organiser has been organising it for the last 11. In that time, she has helped to raise $50000 of the Monbulk CFA. There will be show bags for the first 100 people through the door. According to the blog, no quilt is too simple … [Read more…]
Resolutions are important, but remember to be mindful in what you are doing. Be present in everything you do. Love what you are doing and only do what you love. Many quilters promise to finish our projects each year, or maybe to learn a new skill or technique and of course we always strive to … [Read more…]
This is a stray away from my usual post please bear with me. I felt it needed to be written about at this time of the year and I think it is food for thought for all of us with or without children. Women don’t have children for many reasons, and they are none of your … [Read more…]
As a newbie quilter, fabric selection can be scary and fun. You don’t want to get the colours or amounts wrong because of the costs involved. But walking into a fabric store is so lovely – beautiful colours, prints and textures all so inspiring. I love running my hands over all the fabrics. There … [Read more…]
There is no shortage of resources in the world of sewing today; we have it covered well, from techniques, resources, and tools, to inspiration and endless, amazing role models. How lucky for us to be living in a world where we have such fast access to all of the above. Yet, that’s all on … [Read more…]
Everything seems to be go go go. It is so fast-paced there is something to be said for the “slow movement”. One of my favourite ways to slow down and take a breath is the sewing technique of English paper piecing (EPP). Traditionally EPP was just hexagons into flowers, but it is so much … [Read more…]
I just recently discovered William Morris. I finished a needlepoint for my mum that she had started many years ago (the trellis design) and I fell in love. So I started to look into where this design came from. I think that Morris still influences many designers and artists to this day. He was … [Read more…]
I believe we can be mindful about what our brains are doing, and change our behaviour to channel the dopamine response in the right direction. For me, that direction is creativity. I started to research creativity and ways to improve it and dopamine just kept coming up. Then other links and pathways. So a little … [Read more…]
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