I love the pin cushion, the chocolate was delicious (the whole family thought so) and the material will show up in something really special.... Thanks Erna!
A Midnight Conversation
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*The Scene: a darkened Montreal cathedral on a quiet night in May. *
*(A man dressed all in black approaches furtively, glancing over his
shoulder bef...
Finished: Waypoint Quilt
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Hi there! It's been quiet in this space lately, but today I'm back to start
sharing a backlog of finished quilts with you all! I think this is the
first o...
Scandinavian Garden in Bella Solids
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I’m traveling this week, so my helpers aren’t here to do a thorough quilt
review. Eleanor is having a great time away too! However, I just had to
share ...
Unity Makes Us Stronger
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Unity Makes Us Stronger, Faith Ringgold, 2022. These words seem timely as
the new administration aims a barrage of attacks against democracy and
freedom. I...
A Temperature Quilt Dilemma
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I really want to work on a temperature quilt this year! The last one I
completed was back in 2021.
2022 and 2023 are in the beginning stages. I have tri...
Perfectly Pretty Patchwork
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Hello! I am so excited to be a part of the Perfectly Pretty Patchwork book
tour. This perfectly pretty book by Kristyne Czepuryk is full of the cutest
pr...
Two More Quilts for Sale
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Whew! Since my last post I've sold quite a few quilts and, I've gotta say,
it feels much less scary now to let them go out into the world. Thank you
for...
Printable holiday messages
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Thank you so much to those of you who have purchased the Dresden Photo
Frame pattern from my shop. I really hope you will find it as fun and
addictive a...
Winter hats workshop (and a bit about life)
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Winter is well and truly upon us here in Melbourne. Thankfully this year,
I have a bit more hair on my head than I did last year. It makes for
tricky mod...
February’s fluff
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This month flew by. February is a short month. And I was sick for a week!
On the plus side, we enjoyed a visit from my Aunt Bertha this month, we did
a lit...
red and white trees!-a completed quilt
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I finished my red and white trees! quilt last week. It took me a few days
to get around to hanging it up, but I think it was worth the wait. I LOVE
how i...
I'm a guest on the Crafty Planner Podcast
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Popping in to let you know that I am this week's guest on the Crafty
Planner Podcast. I was lucky to meet Sandi in real life at QuiltCon and was
thrilled w...
Pins and thoughts
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It turns out I can't keep my crafty patterny fabric life and my enamel pin
collecting and designing lives as separate as I thought. Apparently there
are a...
Sewing with Valencia by Laura Gunn
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Oh boy. I haven't blogged in ages! I have been sewing a lot but mostly
posting over on our favorite instafun, insta-addicting, instafeedback
Instagram as ...
Happy Spring decor
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Happy spring to everybody. I love the spring season, the pastel colors and
seeing new green leaves and pretty flowers growing. I only added a few
spring...
The Splendid Sampler Sew Along
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Have you heard of The Splendid Sampler Sew Along yet? Don't worry if you
haven't, I'm here to share all the details.
Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson put tog...
Blog Issue and Big Brown Bear
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First of all, thank you to all of you who emailed to let me know about the
inappropriate/awful spam that had been left as comments to some of my old
blog p...
Happy New Year! (and new patterns!)
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2016 is here, can you believe it? Happy New Year! Although I try to keep
Christmastime and the days leading up to it pretty low key in our home,
December t...
What a Week!
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My dear Mum had a massive heart attack on Tuesday, she had 3 blockages,
one which was fixed by a stent and the other two far too calcified so they
were bo...
Sew Organized for the Busy Girl Blog Tour
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A little over 3 years ago, right about when I started this blog, I met a
very nice woman who was also a new quilt blogger named Heidi Staples. To
this d...
Eternal Love
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Bernie and Sharon Wynder are like family to me. I am so blessed to have
their daughter as my sister in law. They have raised a beautiful family
together...
Fox and Hedgehog Pillows
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I recently used my Fancy Fox and Hazel Hedgehog patterns to make some
quilted pillows for a handmade gift exchange. I made my pillows using 16" x
26" IKEA ...
something new to cut on
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We all have had these days, when you look at your
coat/car/fridge/wallet/shoes and come to find out they are old. This
happened with my cutting boards this...
What I've been up to
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Long time between posts....
Now that I have these new lungs, there's just no time left to sit at the
computer composing blog posts.
I'm out and about enjo...
Looky looky!
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We have a delightful new arrival in the Locket household!
Pip the Puppy!
8 and a half weeks old and utterly adorable.
We are all smitten :)
...
It's the End of the School Year!
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[image: fabric tissue cover patterns]I know many schools are already done
but in the north they are still going strong but getting ready for summer
vacat...
Moodboard – Southwest Glam
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I love mixing colors and styles, hard and soft, edgy and sweet. So why not
take the super casual style of the southwest and mix it with some glamour
and ...
Felt Nativity Ornament
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The idea came from Pinterest. Of course. Like many of you, I find all
kinds of clever and inspiring ideas on Pinterest. But for once, instead of
just pi...
All Change...
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You'll know by my last blog that I'm having trouble with Windows 8. This
has forced me to look elsewhere for my posts as Blogger doesn't really like
8! I...
France & Spain
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I have just returned from a road trip through France and Spain with my
sister Marg for her 50th birthday.
We arrived in Paris for 5 days then hired a car a...
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Not sure it there is anyone still out there but with all the google reader
happenings I thought I might get back to blog posting, maybe.........
Anyway I'm...
The last day of 2012
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Hello dear readers...
I like to reflect the year on this day. It has been a much more stable
year compared to 2011 which is rather nice. Trying to think...
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Good Morning To You All. First of all I want to thank my newest follower,
Farm Girl, for joining me; Second, to Thank All of You for the comments on
my la...
A Quilted Prom Dress!
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Today I thought I would share with you something a little bit different. My
oldest daughter had prom this Saturday and the darling girl actually agreed
to ...
Love Life!
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“Life loves you.” This is the message of the beautiful, Louise Hay. It’s
a fact that whatever you put out to the Universe you will get back. What
energy ...
Popping in quickly…
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…taking a second to catch my breath
…pausing for a moment to collect my thoughts
Things are moving quickly round these parts. This space slows it down.
I...
SO I guess it’s been a while…
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Sorry about that. It’s my usual excuse: time. One moment it’s there, the
next it’s just a memory. But lately they’ve all been good memories!
Anyways, I t...
Trying
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Interesting how some big picture realizations can cause one to slow down
and take notice of the simplest of things. A coffee-for-me/cocoa-fo...
Crafty developments with an election twist...
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I know it's 2010, but NEXT YEAR is 2011!!! I couldn't help myself with this
take on the old Kevin '07 t-shirts.
Mr BB says I should have put it on a 'gree...
Bubbles, balloons and a bit of chafing...
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The BrisStyle Indie Mother and Child Market was heaps of fun. And my faerie
wanderings were also lots of fun. A crackin' day. Happy kids. Lots and lots
of...