Last week I showed off the first half of fabrics I’d bought in Japan, and this week’s stars of my stash is the start of my “true” Japanese fabrics, with a dash of Japanese-themed print… This shinkansen print is for my son’s transport-themed quilt that I started almost a year ago but never got around to doing much on it…. Read More
WIP Wednesday: Paper Piecing Panic
Kristy at Quiet Play is quite the paper piecer-er. And doesn’t she know it?! Always showing off her skills… Ahem, no, not really. I am just in awe of her skills and was inspired by her beautiful sewing machine cover (in Good Fortune no less!) to dive head first into the world of foundation paper piecing. And by head first… Read More
Sunday Stash: Japanese Buys Part 1
I may have only been here a few weeks, but like any good quilter, I have already indulged in some fabric buying! I brought some fabric with me from Australia – mainly that needed for the WIPs I brought with me, but also a few select fat quarters and some yardage I used to help pad and support my sewing… Read More
My First WIP Wednesday – Scrappy Style!
… Not to be confused with My First ABC or My First Numbers or other such books! So, since moving to Japan just over a month ago, I’ve faced a few hurdles to overcome. Mainly the fact that while my sewing machine made it safely through all our flights, Ellie the Elna just would not work on the Japanese voltage…. Read More
In Color Order BOM progress
I am an avid fan of Jeni from In Color Order, and when she announced that she was going to run a HST BOM this year, I couldn’t wait to start my first BOM! I even had a fat quarter bundle of Summersault by Erin McNorris that I had won from Want It, Need It, Quilt! months and months ago that had… Read More
Cushion Lovin’
As one of my final Australian sewing projects, I made my sister a cushion/pillow for her sofa. We had previously discussed the lack of such adornments and I had been wanting to make her something before we left anyway. I had also decided to recycle an old baby blanket of my daughter’s and cut it up for scraps at the… Read More
A New Venture
Welcome to Blossom Heart Quilts! After dabbling in mixing my quilting posts in with personal posts over at Blossom Heart, I have decided to split my personality properly and give this whole quilting blog thing a real proper go. So if you would like to stalk my personal life as well as my quilting adventures, then pop over to Blossom… Read More