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 […]
The pineapple block wasn’t a pattern that I loved when I first saw it, but then I came across this version by Amber and I started getting a little obsessed. I love the illusion of circles that appear between the blocks, they really soften all the prickly angles. When Melissa started posting pineapple quilt blocks in beautiful inky colours, I offered to make […]
I had so much fun making my Great Pillow Fight Swap pillow recently that I carried on and made two more pillows using the same block design. I’ve been patiently waiting for all three pillows to arrive at their new homes so that I could share them here. This is the original version, made for Debbie in the Great […]
A few weeks back I dragged my small boy’s July Stars quilt off his bed and outside for a photo shoot. I finished this quilt a year ago. When I finished it, I wasn’t sure I really liked it, but seeing my small boy tucked up with it every night this last year has completely changed my mind. What was I […]
I’ve finished my Holiday Pillow for The Great Pillow Fight Swap on Flickr. It’s always good to sew those last few stitches on the binding. Here’s a little sneak peek… I wrote about the Denyse Schmidt fabric that was the inspiration for the pillow in this post. Edited to add: I’ve now made three pillows with this block, see […]
