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Un-PEAR-ably Cute Mugrug Tutorial – Free Pattern

Recently I attended my first ever quilt retreat! It was a complete blast to say the least, and just what my creative soul had been crying out for! We had three whole days together, just a group of us sewing nutters, who totally understood each other! If you're...

Liberty Society Chips and Arabesque Scissors Mini Makes

If you've always loved the look and feel of Liberty fabrics, and thought the idea of owning any was wa-a-a-ay out of touch with reality, perhaps it's time to think again! Joining a monthly Liberty club is a fantastically affordable way to grow your collection. The...

Grow Your Mini Quilt Garden – WINNER

Thankyou to everyone who entered my giveaway, and for your tremendous enthusiasm to my Seed Packet mini quilts! I've loved reading each and every one of your comments, and thank you all for your suggestions...there are certainly some flowers that I've not thought of...

Grow Your Mini Quilt Garden One Seed Packet at a Time – and a GIVEAWAY!

***GIVEAWAY CLOSED*** As a keen gardener, I love watching my garden grow. I find all the steps involved in this, from the planning stage to the preparation (yes, even weeding!) just so compelling. I love browsing all the pretty pictures of flowers, fruits and...

Flying Geese – Sunset Isle QAL row 2

Today I'm sharing my flying geese for row 2 of the Sunset Isle QAL designed by fellow Aussie Alyce Blythe of Blossom Heart Quilts. This was just such a fun row...I really enjoy the process of making flying geese, even when I can't use any shortcuts. Usually I would...

Spring Seed Catalogue Quilt Series – Combining Quilting & Gardening

I'm very excited to share with you a new series of mini quilts that I'm designing...the Spring Seed Catalogue Quilt series. This combines two of my great loves: gardening and quilting. When I can't quilt, I'd rather be gardening. When I can't garden, I'd rather...

Marsupials & Monotremes Blog Tour – Peppermint Trundle Quilt

Welcome to my stop on the Marsupials & Monotremes blog tour! This is Aussie designer Amanda Brandl's next big fabric launch, and she has continued the theme from last year, with more of our adorable native flora and fauna. It's always a delight to work with...

3 Tips for sewing with Liberty and Japanese Chambray

The Sunset Isle QAL has begun for 2019! This is a row by row quilt designed by talented Aussie quilter Alyce Blyth of Blossom Heart Quilts, in conjunction with my favourite Liberty supplier Ava&Neve. This is a geometric modern style quilt, where you can play with...

A Stitch in Time Dumpling Bag

I'm was very honoured to be asked to join the blog tour for Sharon Burgess's second book 'A Stitch in Time', another lovely book published by Tuva Publishing. Following on the from the great success of her first book 'Quilting on the go: English Paper Piecing', which...

Doll’s Bed Set – FREE PATTERN

Today I can finally share with you something I've been working on for a while now - the beginning of me filming instructional videos for youtube! I'm hoping to make a series of 60 minute projects that are hopefully both inspiring and useful. Hope over and have a look...

Tilda Birdpond FREE Retro Potholders Pattern

I've recently had the best fun creating with the newest Tilda Collection called 'Birdpond'. This collection has the prettiest bright tones, with a real retro vibe. There are also more coordinating basic in the dots that match perfectly. I've pulled out the purple/navy...

One of a Kind Birthday Pillow

My favourite part about sewing, is the joy there is in creating a completely one-of-a-kind project. This is a one of a kind birthday pillow I created for my daughter's 14th birthday , and is the embodiment of what she is about at the moment... This one certainly comes...

Liberty Rainbow Mini Quilt

Hello, and welcome to this pretty post full of Liberty eye candy! If you like rainbows and minis, and quilts, this one is all for you! This week I've been making a few sewing projects to go on display and up for sale at Ava&Neve's display at the Brisbane Quilt and...

Scrappy Hexie Quilt – Part 1

Hello lovely friends! I thought I'd check in today and show you a long term project I've begun...I'm calling it my Scrappy Hexie quilt, and as you can see it's made from hexagons. These are 1 inch hexies, and are sooo fun to make and fussy cut. If you're new to this...