Alyce, Author at Blossom Heart Quilts

All You Need To Know About Bloglovin’

July 1st marks the closure of Google Reader and it’s now time to make the move to Bloglovin’ if you haven’t already! Today I’m sharing everything need to know about Bloglovin’! How to import your Google Reader blogs to Bloglovin’, how to claim your blog on Bloglovin’, how to add a Bloglovin’ button to your blog and how to follow… Read More

Kate Spain Blog Hop: Link up your favourite projects!

We are halfway through the Kate Spain blog hop! It has been a lot of fun seeing what projects people have made using Kate’s fabrics. For those who are new here, make sure you check out the interview with Kate Spain and submit any questions you would like to ask her on that first post – she will be answering… Read More

Kate Spain Blog Hop Updates

Today’s stop is at Kristy from Quiet Play. We originally bonded over her paper pieced transport patterns when I boldly offered to pattern test them for her and the rest, as they say, is history! We’re bonded even tighter over our mutual love for Kate Spain’s fabrics, as is evidenced by her fabulous array for projects featuring them! For the… Read More

Peeks And Plans

You’ve already seen this sneak peek of the upcoming QAL, and I’m so excited to hear you like what you see! And thank you so much for all your kind words yesterday about my first year of blogging, I was really touched. Thank you also to those who have taken advantage of the Craftsy sale already! Another sneak peek for… Read More

Happy Bloggiversary To Me!

This week marks one year of Blossom Heart Quilts! I never would have imagined I’d be celebrating this milestone interviewing Kate Spain! Ok, so that was just a happy coincidence… This month and next are actually pretty big for Blossom Heart Quilts. Besides the Kate Spain blog hop, I will be announcing my first QAL very soon (sneak peek below),… Read More

Bees and BOMs: May

These pretty little butterflies are for QCA Bee #5 – Tracy asked for fun, bright prints that make us happy for her daughter. She is going to embroider happy, encouraging and inspiring words and phrases on the white strips. Some bee members embroidered their’s, but I didn’t want for my first, probably rather wonky, attempt at embroidering to be for… Read More

Sunday Stash: Fandango!!!

Oh yes, I finally have my hands on Fandango! And that means I finally have at least some of all of Kate Spain’s fabric ranges, if not all for some of them. My life is complete. And a Kate Spain luggage tag for bonus love. I once put a call out on Twitter for a Terrain precut and Kate pointed… Read More

Miss Polly Had A Dolly

Alternatively titled: A 2 Year Old Directs A Quilt Photo Shoot. And it’s not the dolly who’s sick, it’s mummy with bronchitis. Ladies and gentlemen, if you have a cough lasting 2 weeks, go to the doctor! For her second birthday, Isabelle was sent a baby doll set complete with a bag of accessories, a bed and a pillow. But… Read More

Floressence + Wiksten = Eep!

So, I was going to wait until Koi Voile came out to brave garment sewing for the first time, but when I looked at the Wiksten tank pattern, it seemed pretty straight forward and I was itching to get started. As these things usually turn out, I found this gorgeous Floressence print on sale for $7.80/yd at The Intrepid Thread… Read More

Getting To Know Kate Spain: The Interview Part Two

Welcome to the Kate Spain blog hop, a month-long celebration of the beautiful Kate Spain and her equally as beautiful designs and fabric! We began our interview with Kate Spain yesterday, and we’re concluding today! How do your designs come to life? Do you sketch on paper, scan them in, draw on the computer? No matter what I’m designing for,… Read More