Modern quilt teacher and patterns
The joys of living in Japan just keep growing. On Tuesday afternoon, I placed an order at Miss Matatabi for some Cotton + Steel. I had already ordered a little bit from Hawthorne Threads, but due to shipping, I kept it small. But this time, I ordered the rest of what I was wanting… for now. A half metre of… Read More
As many of you will know, I love playing around with my blog. As my husband knows, it’s usually after about a year of the same, I feel the urge to change things up! Last year, it was moving to WordPress! Best blogging thing I ever did, by the way, and I wish I had done it sooner. This year,… Read More
This week my husband had 3 days off work for summer holidays and so on one of our quiet-at-home days, I decided it was time to do some sewing with my son! He’ll be 5 in November, and is highly creative, so while I do most of the actual sewing, he can easily choose fabric and colours and make a… Read More
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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