The winter school holidays ended up being a sew-free two weeks. I hadn’t intended to take time out from sewing but it turned out to be a welcome break. So welcome in fact that even though the kids went back to school on Monday, I still haven’t done any sewing. I have been playing with fabric though, […]
Last quarter I finished two of the nine items on my list of goals. Not exactly inspiring numbers but I finished several other projects that weren’t on my official list and I certainly did a lot of sewing. The two items from my list that I finished were my 2015 Pantone Challenge Marsala Quilt (I […]
Registrations are open for Lizzy Houses’s Down Under Meadow Tour! I could not be more excited! I was so disappointed when I missed out on Lizzy’s Meadow Class at Quiltcon, I can hardly believe that she’s coming to New Zealand! If you’re interested in taking a workshop while she’s visiting Down Under make sure you hurry […]
I’m making my first appearance in print. Eek!! You can find me in issue 6 of Make Modern Magazine which is out today. Make Modern is an e-zine put together by three talented Aussie girls, Kristy, Jane and Lara (these girls are so great to work with, they made my first publishing experience a breeze!). In this […]
Yesterday I spent a wonderful day sewing with friends. As always it was a day full of laughter, great food and even a little sewing. Our very first sewing day was just over a year ago, but it feels like we’ve been getting together for so much longer. There’s something about sewing with friends that means […]
Last weekend I finally made a start on my overdue birthday swap item for Rachael. After weeks of indecision I decided to make a pouch. Thank goodness, with that decided, the decision making got easier! I’ve been wanting to make a mini lone star pouch ever since Melissa (clothwork on Flickr) made this incredible one for me in our swap last […]
Yesterday I listened to Carolyn Friedlander’s Hand Work is Fun Webinar (which I loved!). It got me thinking about the applique quilts in Denyse Schmidt Modern Quilts Traditional Inspiration and how, given how slow I’m likely to be, I really should make a start on them. So today I spent some time going through the […]
Yesterday I shared Part One of my “no ripping foundation paper piecing tutorial”. Part One covered preparing the block templates from freezer paper and preparing cutting templates. Today I’m covering how to cut the fabrics and sew the block. These instructions refer specifically to my Sugar Loaf block but you can adapt the instructions to any foundation […]
As promised yesterday when I released my free Sugar Loaf Block pattern, here is my tutorial for foundation paper piecing, no paper ripping required. I’ve broken the tutorial into two parts. Today I’m sharing Part One, Preparation. I’ll show you how to create your block template using freezer paper and how to create cutting templates […]
My first downloadable pattern is ready to share! It’s a super simple foundation paper pieced pattern for the Sugar Loaf block that I first used here in a pillow. You can find the pattern in my brand new Craftsy Store. And best of all, it’s free!! I’m a little excited to have finally got to this […]
