My (first) Hour basket by Kelby Sews If you live in Instagram like I do (it’s a thing right?) then you couldn’t escape the new craze sweeping the world – the hour basket or one hour basket (check out #hourbasket or #onehourbasket). I’m sure Kelby Sews innocently posted her tutorial in March, never realizing the […]
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Jun
Jun
My pattern recommendations for girls Last week I shared my favourite patterns for boys, today I have a few for girls. Obviously there is a lot to choose from so I’ve split them out. Next up will be dress patterns. Not my usual pattern review but a few notes on changes I made to these […]
My pattern recommendations for boys Kids clothing week is coming up in a couple of weeks. This year a travelling theme – which is awesome for the current northern summer but I might need to think of some creative interpretation for our southern winter! I’m very excited to see Jenny from Mend and Make New […]
10 year wedding anniversary Today! I had this made by Prints by Stacy who was just awesome to work with. I’ve removed my children’s names and birthdays so don’t think there are big gaps she missed. I printed it and framed for the wall but I think I might try to get it printed on […]
Sew Box Unboxing Video Each month I receive the Sew Box full of fabric, patterns, and notions. It is a little like a Christmas or birthday present for me each month. For the June box, owner Leesa challenged the group to create an Unboxing video (or photos for the shy ones!). She inspired us with […]
5 tips for sewing with knit and my beginner pattern recommendations I’m part of an amazing sewing group on Facebook. I recently asked what crafty/sewing skill we would all like to conquer. Given the diverse skills in the group, we all said different things. For me, it was mastering free motion quilting which I’m doing […]
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May
May
If you have been reading along on my blog you will notice I’m getting right into this quilting caper. By no means an expert – pfftt – but having a load of fun. I couple of things I’ve recently signed up for that you might be interested in are the Aussie Aurifil Club and the Aussie Kona Club. […]
Flying geese I was very lucky to be asked by Ros (aka my idol – Sew Delicious – go check out her new look blog) to host the Quilt Block Boot Camp while she was on holidays. I selected something pretty basic for my first block – Flying Geese by The Crafty Mummy. I personally […]
Quiet Play Flamingo Paper Piecing For some insane reason I thought I would try my hand at paper piecing. Actually though, paper piecing is really fun. It’s kinda a paint by numbers sewing. BUT I possibly choose the hardest pattern to start with. Kristy from [Quiet Play](http://quietplay.blogspot.com.au/) is releasing a block each month that will […]
Big Puffy Bow I was sooooo excited to receive this wide 63mm grosgrain ribbon in my little stash from Sarah Lauren. I’ve made a few of these bows from regular 22mm or 1 inch ribbon but now seeing the end result with this wider ribbon – it is well worth buying some! I think I […]