Little Things

Do you ever find there are little things that continually annoy you but that you somehow never get around to dealing with? I don’t mean things that are really irritating or things that would take a lot of time, money or energy to deal with – just small things that are irksome and that you […]

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maybe it’s a modern?

I’ve never altogether understood what makes a quilt ‘modern’. This is looking pretty modern to me but it seems a bit ironic if my first ‘modern’ piece of sewing is a copy of an ancient symbol… What does modern mean to you?  

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What did you do on the weekend?

What did you do on the weekend? I’ve made a start on the Color Palette Challenge 1. Sewn Strips 2. Freezer paper 3. Appliquéd 4. Wondering what to do next And I discovered The Scrap Attack Quilt-Along at Stitched in Colour. I know I’m very late to the party on this one – it was […]

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Fantastic Friends and Frustrating Fabrics!

Linking up with Rebecca Lynne for TTT to share my thoughts of the past week. FIRST – Fantastic friends. One of my favourite things about blogging is all the friends I get to’meet’. It’s so nice to know there are people out there who will give a word of encouragement or a helpful suggestion, most […]

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Stars and Unicorns

Lucy mentioned, the other day, that she had chosen ‘challenge’ as her word of the year. I didn’t choose ‘challenge’ but it seems to have chosen me!   all together two usable elephants without balloons Today I’ve been trying to do some-thing with the Pernilla’s Journey. Before I bought it, I had it in mind to […]

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Winner!

The Winner of my Making Christmas 2011 Giveaway is: Random.Org  Pat said… I definitely linked to Making Christmas! Monday, January 09, 2012 Congratulations, Pat! You definitely did link to Making Christmas and your wonderful makes every week were a big encouragement to me. Please email me your address and I’ll get your prize in the post […]

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Making Christmas – The Grand Finale!

Welcome to the Making Christmas – The Grand Finale and a Giveaway to say Thank You for participating! 1. blue whirl quilt front 1, 2. blue whirl quilt front 2, 3. lucy blanket, 4. blue quilt scrap cushion, 5. two pot holders – front and back, 6. practice pieces cushion cover, 7. scrap star cushion […]

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