I made this teacup carrier on the weekend at Social Sewing and I'm so pleased with how it turned out. A friend of mine is moving overseas in a couple of weeks. She has been known to carry her own teacup around because she believes that tea tastes better from a pretty china cup. I have to say I agree with her! I thought a little teacup carrier to safely carry her teacup around ...
Quilting/Quilts
Kite Flight Quilt
I realised it has been a while since I've posted anything, so I thought I'd show you something special. Here is the story of my Kite Flight Quilt. If you follow me on Instagram you will have seen this quilt at the end of last year. It's so beautiful it gives me a big smile every time I go past it on the bed. The Kite Flight Quilt is a pattern from Better Off Thread. I ...
My #QuiltLikeABoss Project
Today I wanted to share the project I am making for the #QuiltLikeABoss sewalong. Are you going to join in too? I've had this paper piecing pattern by QuietPlay for a while now and I'm quite excited to use it. I've done a little bit of paper piecing and it's a lot of fun. I love how accurate it is and how much detail you can squeeze into a small block. I've chosen to do the ...
Why Making Quilts is Awesome!
I'm not trying to start a fight here, but after working on the fifth iteration of a bodice muslin recently, I was wishing I was working on a quilt instead. Here are some reasons that making quilts is awesome. If you've never made one then you should give it a try! You get to use fun fabric ranges that you wouldn't use on clothes. There are so many gorgeous fabric ranges ...
Learn To QuiltLikeABoss
Today I am excited to announce that together with Rachel and Sarah, we will be hosting a QuiltAlong, called Learn to QuiltLikeABoss. Many of you have said you'd love to learn how to quilt, but don't know where to start. Since the three of us love quilting, we are going to show you how! Like any new craft, quilting can seem overwhelming - but compared to making a dress, ...
Cotton + Steel Quilt – A Work in Progress
You might have seen this quilt in my Instagram feed, but I'm posting a few in progress shots of my Cotton + Steel Quilt here for y'all! When Ms Midge announced the Cotton + Steel charm swap, I jumped straight in. I love the Cotton + Steel range and thought this was a wonderful way to get my hands on 112 different charm squares from the range. For this quilt I used 110 of them. ...
A Happy Quilt with a Sad Story
A few weeks ago, Roman's friend's Dad died. She is a friend from his kinder class and everyone in the kinder community was shocked and upset. We all wanted to help in some way but had no idea what we could do. What would a family who has just lost their father/husband need?! We've organised a dinner roster for the next couple of months, but when I was talking to some friends ...
7 Quilt Mistakes I Made
I have made two quilts now (Luminous and Charm Dash) so I'm no expert, but I wanted to share the silly mistakes I made with my first quilt. Hopefully, they will help one of you so you don't make these quilt mistakes too! 1. Not using enough pins I thought I had used plenty of pins when I was making my quilt sandwich (the backing, batting and quilt top all 'sandwiched' ...
Charm Dash Quilt
I can now say that I've made two quilts! Yep, two whole quilts. This one was made using the pattern Charm Dash from Ms Midge. This quilt is not one to snuggle under with a hangover...it's very bright! I even had trouble taking photos of it. I had the pink and green (Peapod from KONA) as well as a FQ each of the Alison Glass prints already in my stash. I needed to buy another FQ ...
Rainbow Mini Swap – Luminous Quilt
When I came across the #rainbowminiswap on Instagram, I knew I had to participate. I love rainbow stuff. ALL. THE. COLOURS! You can't go wrong. This swap was just made for me. I had so much fun participating in my first Instagram swap and I can't wait for my mini to arrive. I really enjoyed making this mini and as you may know, it is the result of my first quilt pattern, ...
The Luminous Quilt Pattern is here!
I've always loved colourful quilts. The first quilt I vividly remember was Paintbox from Elizabeth Hartmann. The pop of the white background and all the colours of the rainbow is music to my eyes! When I first saw a transparency quilt, I instantly fell in love. The effect that the colour choices gives is brilliant. Such a clever trick of the eye. They remind me of watercolour ...
My First Quilting Project: Sewing Machine Covers
Well, I've finally gone to the dark side. The place all garment makers think they'll never go. The place where you cut perfectly good fabric into tiny little pieces, only to stitch them back together again...quilting! I have a big quilting project in the back of my mind, but wanted to tackle something a bit simpler first. Before Summer hit, we had evaporative cooling ...
