We all love notions, I often have a good wander around shops just looking at little gadgets and notions to see what is new or interesting. Obviously, for patchwork a ruler, rotary cutter and a cutting mat are all must haves but there are little things that make things easier or more fun and those … [Read more…]
On Sunday 17th January I boarded a bus with around 50 other women to take part in a Fabric Frolic. What is a fabric frolic? It is an event organised in Melbourne where from the 15th – 23rd of January each year there is a shop hop organised taking in seven shops. The fabric frolic … [Read more…]
So as a newbie you quickly realise that everyone uses rotary cutters and mats it is MUST. But how do you use them? Firstly you must keep in mind that it is basically a rolling razor cutter and it is therefore extremely sharp. I have seen a few injuries through the hospital involving rotary cutters … [Read more…]
I am taking part in another Instagram challenge. I have blogged before about how much I LOVE Instagram. I really enjoy sharing creativeness and sharing moments all captured with a quick snap on your camera phone. You can take it to another level and take fancy photos and style them, but I prefer the less … [Read more…]
In order to reduce and enlarge quilt blocks using the photocopier, you need to use a calculator/proportional scale to reduce or enlarge you quilt block patterns to fit your project. You need to know the size of the finished block that you would like to have in your quilt. You also need to know the … [Read more…]
HAPPY 2016! A new year is always so fresh and sparkly – a clean fresh slate to start over, carry on with the good and move away from the bad. A new chance to get things right. There is a great anticipation of how our lives/lifestyles will change in 2016 if we just put the … [Read more…]
Now just imagine how many posts there must have been on WordPress.com blogs in 2014. Actually, you don’t have to, because they gave that number too. 555,782,547. That’s over 1.5 million per day with 47 million published from mobile devices. There isn’t data available for 2015 yet and of course, there are many other blogging … [Read more…]
There is something super cool happening in the quilting community on Instagram. You really should check out the #getyouraussiequiltywish (if you are in Australia) or #getyourquiltywishesgranted (if you are in the US). It is so easy to participate. IG quilters are posting a wish for a pattern, a fabric, scraps or a colourway. Other others … [Read more…]
A new month means new planning, but December is always so busy. Image of this month’s quilt planner Since I last checked in I have only added to my WIP list of to-dos. I have only completed rosettes 10a and 10b. I have been sewing together all those rosettes. So they are nearly completed. That … [Read more…]
If you are a regular reader you would have realised that last year I was picking up interest in patchwork. So I was reading a lot of magazines and blogs etc. I saw a competition in Quilters companion and decided to enter. I had obviously never ever been in a competition before and was excited. … [Read more…]
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