After having had 3 months of preschool days to myself, it is now summer holidays and both kids at home for 6 weeks! Between day trips and pool dates and trips away, it was easier to just get 6 fabulous Sew Cute-rs to pitch in and help guest host this summer to make sure things run smoothly and consistently. Today… Read More
Archives for July 2014
Final Week Of Etsy Shop
A huge thanks to those who have helped clear out stock in my Etsy shop! There’s still a few goodies left who are looking for a loving home and use the code SUMMER20 to get 20% off all items. I will be closing the shop at the end of next week, so if you’ve been eying something off, you’d better… Read More
Sew Cute Tuesday – Summer Programming
For regular Sew Cute visitors, you will notice this is a little late going up today. The past few days have been pretty busy with the start of summer holidays here in Japan! On Saturday, we had our preschool’s matsuri aka summer festival. Imagine around 400 little kids aged 3-5 years old running around doing traditional matsuri activities like carrying… Read More
Simply Helixed 2.0
I recently took part in the Aussie Kate Spain Charm Swap. My love for Kate’s fabric has long been widely professed, so my participation was a given! I have also long-harboured a desire for a purely Kate Spain patchwork quilt, and have been collecting her fabrics to do just so. This swap has saved me a lot of cutting of… Read More
Big Blog Bash winners
Thanks to everyone who entered the Big Blog Bash giveaways!! Congratulations to the winners: Fat Quarter Shop $50 gift certificate – Carol Japanese Fat Quarter Bundle – Kara Southern Fabric $50 gift certificate – Whitney Sew Seasonal Pattern and Joy charm pack – Taryn Emails have been sent to the lucky ladies!
Sew Cute Tuesday
I’ve been back at the sewing machine this week, and it feels great! I’ve just got binding left on a table runner, which, being my least favourite part of a project, has been sitting around waiting for a few days. I also have a mug rug to make and a quilt block, so I will be at the machine again… Read More
Big Blog Bash – Quiet Play and I
My friendship with Kristy from Quiet Play is one that I can barely remember the beginnings of, but I believe it was when she shared one of her very first paper piecing patterns – a fire truck – and I boldly put myself out there to pattern-test for her. In fact, yes, it was! And that pattern turned into a… Read More
Big Blog Bash – Southern Fabric Giveaway
Aubrey and the girls at Southern Fabric have always entranced me with their beautiful range of fabrics, enhanced by their gorgeous photography! It really helps you feel like you’re in store in person, rather than just online! For instance, I would really love to be able to stroke Social Club – I love the circle feature print! It would make… Read More
Big Blog Bash – Japanese Fabrics
Today’s giveaway is one from my own stash of Japanese fabrics – what would be a Blossom Heart Quilts giveaway without some of this deliciousness?! Before we moved here, I had always heard rumours of this magical material known as Japanese fabrics, but I had yet to experience them for myself. And it didn’t take me very long to realise… Read More
Big Blog Bash – Fat Quarter Shop Giveaway
The Fat Quarter Shop has been a longtime supporter of Blossom Heart Quilts, and I’ve had a lot of fun collaborating with them over the past couple of years! Together, we’ve done the Having a Starry Time blog hop featuring a range of different star quilt blocks using Triangle Papers to make the HSTs, and we also ran the Sweet… Read More