When I start quilting last year (the last day I can say that!) I never imagined myself to be here. Where’s here? Well… Seven incredible months of blogging! I am besotted with the quilting bloggosphere – such an incredible community full of fun, support and friendships! Meeting a wonderful bunch of Aussie women and forming not only beautiful friendships, but… Read More
Archives for December 2012
Sunday Stash: One Lucky Chicky
Happy mail by SewBlossomHeart, on Flickr This week has seen some very happy mail for this lucky little girl! Many months ago now, I posted on Facebook about Sakura Park and how I was adding it to my Santa list as it was being released just before Christmas. Santa piped up and said that I should keep an eye out… Read More
How The Hustle Went Down
Oh my word, just 2 days left of the year! And now it’s time to check off my WIP list for the last 3 months… Finish my sister’s gender neutral cot quilt – Top is done! And the backing doesn’t need piecing, so I’m just awaiting the arrival of 600 curved basting pins so I can baste and quilt it…. Read More
The Year Of Giving Back
I have had such a wonderful few months of blogging and quilting. I’ve met beautiful friends-for-life, I’ve absolutely loved sharing Japanese fabric with you all, and I’ve been thrilled with how I’m beginning to be brave and try new quilting techniques, styles and patterns! I like my comfort zone and am a perfectionist, and quilting has seriously been such a… Read More
KIDS In Situ
My husband is on holidays, but being a scientist, he still has to check back in every now and then to check on his experiments. This morning was one such short trip to work and I received a photo via text message… KIDS in situ by SewBlossomHeart, on Flickr Look! They’ve hung up the KIDS wall hanging right in front… Read More
In Color Order HST BOM Blocks Finished!
I cannot believe it has been a year since I started this BOM! My first full-length BOM finished, and most certainly not my last. The funny thing is, I love these blocks so much. I love the colours and the great mix of block designs. Why so funny? Because half of the prints I used just aren’t a big favourite… Read More
Gettin’ Bloggy With It: Three Top Blogger Tips
Thanks for the lovely words last week! I thought I’d continue on and share some of my favourite tips from around the blogosphere that I have used previously on Blogger. Numbered Blogger comments If you ever host giveaways, you MUST have numbered comments! I mean, do you really wanna sit there and count, then recount to double check, lose your… Read More
Scrappy Log Cabin Polaroid Blocks
There are many different ideas for using polaroid quilt blocks, but being the stubborn kinda person I am, I was wanting to do something special and different for my polaroid blocks. I was originally thinking of something rainbow-errific, but Jane has already done the rainbow solids, so what else could I do?! Orange, yellow, green by SewBlossomHeart, on Flickr Rainbow… Read More
And Sew On… Paper Pieced BOM
My dear friend Kristy is hosting a paper pieced BOM next year called And Sew On… featuring 9 different sewing-themed patterns! I am planning on joining in, and hopefully won’t get too far behind! Each pattern will be available on the first of each month Kristy’s Craftsy store, and will be free for the month. In October you put the… Read More
5 Ways To Use Your Polaroid Blocks
Polaroid blocks are quite the rage these days – swaps are flourishing and the products coming from them are so inspiring! I recently participated in a swap host by Kristy from Quiet Play and received a happy little bunch of polaroid blocks the other day. I’ve been collecting a few ideas for what I could possibly do with them. 1…. Read More