Life got in the way of sewing and blogging all through May. I was busy working and moving my grandmother into residential care and out of her unit at short notice, a move that has been exhausting and stressful but … Continue reading
The Union Jack quilt that I made with the help of the Compass Quilters bee group is finished! After finishing the top in September, I dropped it off with Donna to be long-arm quilted in large, circular loops. When it came … Continue reading
Back in February, I was the queen bee of Compass Quilters, and I asked my bee mates to make Union Jack blocks with my free pattern. Most of the blocks arrived on time, but I was waiting for a one or … Continue reading
Sadly, Compass Quilters is in its final month. All good things must come to an end. Tanyia from Domestic Deficit Disorder is our queen bee in March, and she asked for tiny Polaroid blocks. We did not have to make the background … Continue reading
I am queen bee of the Compass Quilters group in February, and I have chosen red, white and blue Union Jack blocks. What says ‘queen bee’ more than the Queen herself? I cannot ask the group to make blocks inspired by stylish … Continue reading
Compass Quilters keeps moving along, and in January, Shauna of Shauna’s World is our queen bee. Shauna asked us to make 6-inch cross blocks, and she wrote simple instructions for the block on her blog. Each block was to have a bright centre and a … Continue reading
Compass Quilters is half way along, and Sharon from Motherdragon’s Musings is our queen bee in November. Sharon asked us to make 12-inch bow-tie blocks with a cream background. She said the fabrics could be anything as she is hoping for a … Continue reading
Compass Quilters is in its third month (yes, already!), and Diana from Red Delicious Life is our queen bee in October. Diana asked us to make 11½-inch string blocks, broken by a solid white stripe, and she explained her method on her … Continue reading
Compass Quilters is in its second month, and Nesta from Ella and Nesta’s Little Room is our queen bee in September. Nesta asked us all to make 6-inch cross-stitch blocks using this Pile O’ Fabric tutorial. She asked for yellow, orange or pink … Continue reading
Possum Magic is not the only group I joined as part of the 2014 New Quilt Blogger Blog Hop. A group of quilters from almost all points of the compass got together and started a block-based monthly quilting bee, Compass Quilters, and August is … Continue reading
Granny Mauds Girl 