Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Three months ago, I was sent my bee block pattern for Jane for her month as Wombat Stew queen… And I finished it on Friday. Um, oops?! I detest being late for anything, especially this late! But I finally did it, and of course it didn’t take that long, and it was so much fun to choose my own colours… Read More
A couple of weeks ago, I needed to buy some more Horizon by Kate Spain to use for Aurora blocks. It coincided with a Shabby Fabrics sales, and as I had been eying off their Violet Elements bundle, I decided it was the perfect time to stock up! I also popped some Dreamin’ Vintage into the cart too, because pretty!… Read More
There is nothing a pattern designer loves more than seeing people actually using your patterns!! I was tagged the other week in Sheila’s stunning feather mini quilt that she made using my free paper pieced feather pattern and tutorial… Isn’t it stunning?! Those saturated colours with the pops of aqua and the wavy quilting as if the feathers were floating…… Read More
This was the first year that both kids have really gotten into decorating the Christmas tree. It was an absolute joy to see them excitedly pull out each decoration from the box and loudly discuss what it was or who had made it or who was in the picture… before piling them all onto the lower right quadrant of the… Read More
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – Christmas!! I just love Christmas. The atmosphere, the lights, the colours, the joy, the celebration of Jesus’ birthday with family and friends, and teaching my kids about the true meaning of Christmas… I just love it all! Our tree went up Sunday night, the Advent calendar has begun… I made this… Read More
This year has been a fun year of Japanese fabric bundles for the Japanese Colour Club! Each month, I’ve been selecting, cutting and sending fat quarter and fat eighth bundles of 6 delicious Japanese prints around the world. As you can see, they’re mostly a mixture of blenders with the occasional more colourful print! And I will be doing it… Read More
There is one aspect of blog sponsorship that isn’t quite as nice to talk about, but is still important to discuss. What do you do when the sponsorship relationship just isn’t working out? As The Sponsor I have actually dabbled a little in being a blog sponsor myself back when I sold fabric on Etsy. Both times, the blogger approached… Read More
It’s that time of the year – what started in America and has now spread around the world… Black Friday sales, that now also tend to start earlier in the week, and now continue through til at least ‘Cyber Monday’. Yeah, sorry, a little cynical about all this, but hey, if it’s any consolation, one day I would really, really… Read More
There is no doubt that if you sell digital patterns, you would have heard at least something about the European Union’s new VAT laws that come into effect on January 1st. I won’t go into the nitty-gritty details, as there are plenty of sources out there who do it much better than I ever could, but essentially it comes down… Read More
Welcome to Sew Cute Tuesday! The part of the week where we link up our beautiful projects and check out the eye candy. Like this scrappy, patchwork Liberty infinity scarf! Infinity scarves are my favourite go-to quick and easy gift. And this VW Combi van cushion! Or this adorable cross-stitch Christmas tree from Michelle! Talking of Christmas… Next week’s theme… Read More