Alyce, Author at Blossom Heart Quilts

WIP: Modern QAL Begins!

It’s May, and that means the Modern Blocks QAL is beginning! This month we’re making Follow The Leader – you can find the tutorial over at And Sew We Craft today! May- Follow The Leader with And Sew We Craft June- Spool with The Crafty Mummy July- Megan’s Star with Anorina of Samelia’s Mum August- Quatrefoil with Alyce of Blossom… Read More

April’s Achievements

April was quieter for sure, with a few things ticked off my list, and a few started. Jonathan’s preschool bags went off without a hitch (and he’s still loving it there!). I made this little zippered pouch both as a swap angel and also for Le Challenge. And I won a $20 gift voucher for the Fat Quarter Shop by… Read More

Bees and BOMS: April

It’s been a slightly quieter month for Bees because for one of them, I’m queen! But I’ve had fun this month – this Wombat Stew block is for Gemma who asked for birthday party themed blocks.These pompoms finish up at 6″ square, and I’ve used a light and dark solid with coordinating Sketch in the middle for each one. I… Read More

Sunday Stash: Color Me Grey!

Color Me Happy – Grey by SewBlossomHeart, on Flickr This month’s Sew Lux Color Me Happy bundle is a gorgeous bunch of greys – 2 solids, 6 prints. And it’s a lovely range of greys from the cooler grey of Simply Color Ikat and Diamonds, to the warmer greys of Mama Said Sew Pinwheel and Flirt Wavy Plaid Grey. Also… Read More

{Colour Play} Antipodean – Navy, Pink, Yellow & Green

I have just a mild addiction to colour. It feeds my creative soul and is my happy drug, with Design Seeds my crack dealer. Today I want to share with you my latest favourite colour combination that appears to have been ahead of it’s time! Pillows, Bouquet, Chair, Wallflowers, Design Seeds, Spring Blooms, Brooch Cool, dark navy with sweet pinks… Read More

WIP: That Time Of The Month

… The busy, getting-bees-and-BOMs-and-QALs-done-before-the-end-of-the-month time of the month! Especially given the wet and windy weather here this week. Perfect for bunkering down for sewing! This is the first of 4 butterfly blocks for QCA Bee #5. Tracy has asked for 6″ finished butterfly blocks to make a quilt for her daughter. She will be embroidering different uplifting words and phrases… Read More

Enter All The Competitions!

With a bad cold knocking me flat over the past few days (and still going strong), energy to do anything other than sitting has been sorely lacking. But it’s meant I have had the time to enter a few competitions on the webz! First up being the Briar Rose competition on Threadbias – this is my quilt design entitled ‘Woven… Read More

Shop Updates – New Stock and Exciting Pattern News!

I’ve been busy updating the shop again – I’m trying to add more stock more regularly whenever I get the chance to go shopping! I have one more Sakura (cherry blossom) fat eighth bundle, plus a few individual prints too. Plus this delicious new Lecien text print featuring cake recipes and news articles! There’s only a week left to get… Read More

Gettin’ Bloggy With It: Pin It Photo Hover Button

If you’re reading my blog, and come to a picture you really like, you can now hover your mouse over it and a Pin It button will pop up! This photo hover Pin It button tutorial is the one I used for Blogger – you can choose your own picture, your own position, and yes, it takes some HTML fiddling,… Read More

Thanks and MORE BOMs!

Firstly, thank you so much for your kind words and much encouragement on my FMQ struggles post yesterday! A pair of gloves is definitely on my get-very-soon list, and hopefully my clever husband can work out some kind of improvisational platform or such in the place of an extension table – my basic Elna is too basic for an “official”… Read More