Hooray, my daughter finally has a bag for her ballet gear. A year ago I did some pattern testing for Juliet from Tartan Kiwi, the pattern was these paper pieced ballet shoes. I knew I wanted to turn them into a ballet bag but couldn’t decide what bag to make. Then a few weeks ago Svetlana asked for testers for her […]
After a dismal performance against my first quarter goals I wasn’t sure whether to attempt a Q2 list. But I’ve been through my list of projects and there are quite a few that I would like to finish in the next few months and a little accountability is always a good thing! So here goes… 1. […]
My daughter’s Penny Patch quilt is finished. Actually it was finished a few months back, I’m just now getting around to blogging about it. Luckily I took some photos back when it was finished so you can see how it looked before it was dragged around for a few months. I made this quilt as part of the Penny Patch Quilt Along […]
Back in January when I wrote my first quarter Finish Along goals, I optimistically thought I might be able to finish up four of my current WIPs this quarter. I’ve made no progress at all on three of those projects but I did achieve one my of goals, it was the one project that I really wanted to finish so I’m happy […]
I’ve been back from Quiltcon for just over a month and while I’ve been quiet here on the blog, I’ve been busy catching up on my sewing commitments. One of those commitments was the Great Pillow Fight Swap. I had an idea for a little paper pieced triangle block but I wasn’t sure which way to go with colours. […]
I’ve had some wonderful mail from online friends this week that I just have to share. Late one afternoon, a courier van pulled up, it’s always fun to receive a parcel when you’re not expecting anything, and how exciting when you see the return address is Amy Sinibaldi from NanaCompany! I was so surprised and delighted when, after very carefully […]
Only a few more hours until Deb and I are on our way to Austin (via San Francisco and Salt Lake City) and QuiltCon 2015. It’s been a while since I’ve done any international travel, I’d forgotten how much there is to organise. I’ve been madly racing around ticking everything off my list. My family are staying behind, my parents and in-laws […]
Last weekend I did a hand quilting class with Sarah Fielke. I’m a novice hand quilter and who better to learn from than Sarah! The class was part of the five-day Quilt Symposium, held every two years in New Zealand. This was my first Symposium, I really had no idea what to expect. In the […]
I have loads of plans for 2015 but these are four projects that might actually get finished in the next three months… Projects to Finish 1. Courthouse Steps quilt for a friend I’m hoping to finish this one before leaving for QuiltCon in mid February. It’s currently a completed quilt top. I found a Florence fabric in […]
My obsession with Courthouse Steps blocks started a while back after I saw this quilt by Melissa and this quilt by Audrie from Blue is Bleu. I really wanted to try this pattern! The Sewing Room Swap last February gave me the excuse I needed, my lovely partner, Carmen, had a Courthouse Steps Pillow in her inspiration mosaic […]
